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In Addie v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., CIV. 12-281 PAM/TNL, 2013 WL 1760446 (D. Minn. Apr. 24, 2013), a Minnesota federal court held that a straw buyer who fraudulently received a loan could not maintain a Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) action against a lender who conducted a per se reasonable investigation as required… Read more »
A federal district court recently awarded an insured its defense fees and costs incurred in defending against a declaratory judgment action brought by the insurer to resolve whether it owed a the duty to defend and indemnify in the underlying litigation. In Milwaukee Mutual Insurance Company v. Val Pro, Inc., et al., Case No. 12-CV-1658… Read more »
In the recent case of Lansing v. Wilford, Geske & Cook, P.A., CIV. 13-1525 RHK, 2013 WL 5587956 (D. Minn. Oct. 10, 2013), a Minnesota federal court held that a law firm’s filing a foreclosure action in state court during the 30-day debt validation period did not violate the FDCPA, even though the filing caused… Read more »
