Appellate Law News and Insights

The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently upheld an arbitration award finding that an employee must repay his former employer bonuses advanced to him. The employee attempted to overturn the award through the courts. However, two courts upheld the award, reminding litigants that they will face an uphill battle to...

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The Illinois Court of Appeals recently found that Fannie Mae's COVID-related instruction for servicers to suspend foreclosure-related activities beginning in March 2020 was not grounds to vacate a February 2020 foreclosure judgment or a November 2020 foreclosure sale. See Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC v. Starks, 2022 IL App (2d) 210056,...

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On April 19, 2022, a California Appeals Court reversed and remanded a trial court's grant of summary judgment in an employer's favor, concluding there was a triable issue of material fact regarding whether a defendant had "willfully" violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act's ("FCRA") "standalone disclosure" requirement. The case is Hebert...

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