The Ninth Circuit in Medellin v. IKEA U.S. West Inc. recently remanded a plaintiff’s appeal to the district court with instructions to dismiss the case after the plaintiff admitted that she lacked Article III standing to proceed in federal court. 

As background, Rita Medellin’s class action complaint alleged that IKEA violated the Song-Beverly Credit Card

On January 18, a United States magistrate judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania opined that a plaintiff has standing under Spokeo to pursue his Fair Credit Reporting Act class action complaint in federal court.  

In Miller v. Trans Union LLC, plaintiff Ronald J. Miller alleges that Trans Union violated section 1681g(a) of

On January 13, 2017, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a case presenting the question whether a financing company that purchases delinquent debts and begins collecting on those debts can be held liable under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The Court will review the Fourth Circuit’s decision in Henson et al.

Lands’ End, a Wisconsin-based clothing retailer, was named as a defendant in a putative class action filed January 4 under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act in federal court in Connecticut.  The TCPA includes, as a result of the Junk Fax Protection Act of 2005, prohibitions on sending unsolicited fax advertisements without a required opt-out notice

Financial Services Practice Recognized for Excellence by Law360

Troutman Sanders LLP announced today that its Consumer Financial Services practice has been selected as one of Law360’s 2016 Practice Groups of the Year.

Troutman Sanders was recognized in Law360’s Consumer Protection category for excellence in representing and advising clients with respect to high-stakes litigation and

CashCall Inc. and Western Sky Financial LLC have settled another state action over alleged charging of interest rates in excess of the 18 percent limit.  The action, filed by the Florida Office of Attorney General, alleged that loans with illegal interest rates were made to consumers by Western Sky and were later purchased, serviced,

We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partners John Lynch and Chad Fuller will be featured moderators and speakers, respectively, at the American Conference Institute’s 27th National Conference on Consumer Finance Class Actions and Litigation on January 24, 2017 at the W Miami Hotel.

John will moderate the  second portion of the panel

According to the complaint in Ibrahim v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., defendants Sterircycle, Inc. and Stericycle Communication Solutions, Inc. (collectively referred to herein as “Stericycle”) violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by making unauthorized telephone calls using a prerecorded or artificial voice to the cellular telephones of individuals throughout the nation.

Stericycle’s calling

On December 2, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a statement highlighting its updated rulemaking agenda for Fall 2016.  The Bureau specifically mentioned a number of supervisory and developmental initiatives scheduled for implementation in the coming months.

In the area of mortgages, the CFPB expects to finalize proposed tweaks to the Know Before You Owe

On December 16, U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer dismissed a putative class action suit alleging that Nordstrom department store’s credit card account disclosures violated the Truth in Lending Act (“TILA”).  Relying on the Supreme Court’s decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, the Court concluded that the plaintiff did not have standing to bring