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Banks & Banking – Breach of Duty – Negligent Misrepresentation – Derivative Claims
Browne v. Thompson. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-15-0255, 21 pp.) (John Jolly, J.) N.C. Bus. Ct. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: In a case in which […]
Banks & Banking – Service of Process – Pro Se Litigants
Johnson v. BAC Home Loans Servicing. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-02-0098, 12 pp.) (James C. Fox, J.) E.D.N.C. Holding: A plaintiff proceeding pro se should be given more latitude in correcting […]
Banks & Banking – Class Action – Pension Plans – ERISA – 401(k)
Pender v. Bank of America Corp. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-04-0849, 17 pp.) (Graham C. Mullen, J.) W.D.N.C. Holding: Plaintiffs who claim they were wrongfully deprived of benefits under Bank of […]
Banks & Banking – Federal-Question Jurisdiction – FDIC – Promissory Note Chain of Custody
Applied Bank v. Power Development LLC. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-04-0851, 7 pp.) (Martin Reidinger, J.) W.D.N.C. Holding: Even though the promissory note at issue passed through the hands of the […]
Banks & Banking – Joint Account –Right of Survivorship –Signature Card –Appeals –Interlocutory
Albert v. Cowart. (Lawyers Weekly No. 09-07-0868, 13 pp.) (Wanda G. Bryant, J.) Appealed from Henderson County Superior Court. (Mark E. Powell, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Where the decedent’s signature […]
Banks & Banking – National Bank Act – Credit Card Debt – Civil Practice – Jurisdiction
Citibank, South Dakota, N.A. v. Bowen. (Lawyers Weekly No. 08-16-1415, 8 pp.) (Robert Hunter, J.) Appealed from Harnett County District Court. (Jacquelyn L. Lee, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Even […]
Banks & Banking – Corporate Merger – Wachovia & Wells Fargo – Civil Practice – Preliminary Injunction – Share Exchange – Fiduciary Out – Redemption Tail
Ehrenhaus v. Baker. (Lawyers Weekly No. 08-15-1340, 33 pp.) (Albert Diaz, J.) N.C. Bus. Ct. Holding: With the U.S. government prepared to liquidate its assets, and with no more attractive […]
Banks & Banking – Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
Saunders v. Branch Banking & Trust Co. of Va. (Lawyers Weekly No. 08-01-0612, 17 pp.) (Motz, J.) No. 07-1108, May 14, 2008; USDC at Richmond, Va. (Dohnal, J.) 4th Cir. […]
Banks & Banking – Loan Fraud – Mortgage Securitization
FDIC v. Bakkebo. (Lawyers Weekly No. 07-01-1245, 18 pp.) (King, J.) No. 05-2175, Oct. 25, 2007; USDC at Bluefield, W.Va. (Faber, J.) 4th Cir. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as […]
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Top Legal News
- Legally Speaking: How communication failures turn disputes into lawsuits
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- US judge approves Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement of copyright lawsuit
- The legal confusion surrounding e-bikes
- Two Charlotte women file federal claims against immigration agents after Operation Charlotte’s Web arrests
Commentary
- Legally Speaking: How communication failures turn disputes into lawsuits
- We tore out our own backup generator
- When is a PIP an adverse employment action?
- Legally Speaking: What spring can teach us about active listening
- A useful patent management government notice
- Opinion: NC judges have enormous power. Be sure to vote in November
- The third option: Why your best employees are quietly losing their edge
- AI divorce is real, but family law can still save itself
