In yesterday’s post, we discussed when a lender’s failure to comply with guidelines under the federal Home Affordable Mortgage Program (HAMP) might violate N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1 as well. We analyzed a very recent federal decision, Campbell v. CitiMortgage, that refused to dismiss this type of 75-1.1 claim. Several […]
In a recent article, Matt Sawchak explained per se violations of section 75-1.1. When courts recognize a per se violation of section 75-1.1, they are saying that violating a separate source of law—a separate statute, a regulation, or a tort doctrine—automatically violates section 75-1.1 as well. Often, though, courts use […]
Last Thursday, former UNC football player Michael McAdoo filed a putative class action against UNC-Chapel Hill. This federal complaint has already received extensive publicity. The publicity, though, has overlooked the surprising lead claim in the complaint—a claim for unfair and deceptive practices under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1. McAdoo alleges that when […]
As baseball fans know, any trip to the ballpark requires a good hot dog. And one hot dog soars above the rest: the all-beef kosher hot dog. A Minnesota judge was probably enjoying fond October baseball memories when he recently wrote a notable decision in a putative class action that […]
