Civil Litigation

Cases & Results: Tag Archive - "Civil Litigation"

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District of Nevada; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Obtained complete summary judgment in favor of consumer credit reporting company where plaintiff alleged violations of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).  Plaintiff subsequently appealed from the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada to the Ninth Circuit…

Northern District of Ohio; Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

In this case and roughly 20 others with which it was consolidated, the consumer plaintiffs argued that Experian had violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by treating as suspicious correspondence purportedly sent by the plaintiffs. The parties, with the…

Northern District of Ohio; Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

Successfully defended Cliffs and certain current and former company executives in a putative ERISA “stock drop” class action. Plaintiffs—participants in the company’s 401(k) plan—alleged that their 401(k) accounts suffered significant losses due to a prolonged decline in the price of…

Northern District of Ohio

In a suit challenging Goodyear’s decision to terminate its dealer contracts, Plaintiff Morgan Tire alleged breaches of contract, tortious interference, and violations of federal antitrust law and the California unfair competition statute. The trial court granted Goodyear’s motion to dismiss…

Eastern District of Missouri

Trial court granted judgment on the pleadings in Experian’s favor.  The plaintiff alleged that Experian had violated the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by reporting “stale” debts on which the statute of limitations for collections had supposedly expired.