August 14, 2013
Regression Aggression: Statistics and Disparate Impact
The Third Circuit affirmed, in Rodriguez et al. v. National City Bank et al., No. 11-8079 (Aug. 12, 2013), the denial of final approval “of the parties’ proposed settlement and certification of the settlement class” in a mortgage loan discrimination … Continue reading
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August 7, 2013
Racial Discrimination in the Secondary Mortgage Market
Judge Baer issued an opinion in Adkins et al. v. Morgan Stanley et al., No 1:12-cv-07667 (July 25, 2013), denying Morgan Stanley’s motion to dismiss the plaintiff-homeowners’ Fair Housing Act claims. The homeowners claimed “that Morgan Stanley’s policies and practices … Continue reading
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June 20, 2013
Servicing Fraud Claim Survives Motion To Dismiss
Judge Gonzalez Rogers issued an opinion in Ellis v. J.P. Morgan Chase, No. 4:12-cv-03897-YGR (N.D. Cal. June 13, 2013) in which she denied a motion to dismiss a fraud claim in this class action lawsuit arising from Chase’s servicing business. … Continue reading
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