High Court Limits Damages Under Lending Law
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday  ruled the federal truth in lending law caps damages at $1,000  for violations of its requirements for consumer loans secured  by personal property, such as a motor vehicle.
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Property seized by eminent domain must be blighted, not just unproductive, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
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All 50 states and the District of Columbia yesterday urged the Supreme Court to overturn lower court rulings that they said would give federal authorities the ability to block states from prosecuting financial institutions for predatory lending practices.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on  Thursday that foreign governments can be sued in an effort to  collect unpaid local property taxes on residences for their  diplomats at the United Nations.
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The U.S. Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it would decide whether the government can take a person's home or business for a private development project intended to boost tax revenues and revitalize a local economy.
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The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday proposed new protections for high-cost mortgage borrowers to avoid a repeat of the loose lending standards that have put many Americans at risk of losing their homes.
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The Supreme Court announced that it will decide whether the Constitution permits governments to transfer property from one private owner to another in the name of creating jobs and tax revenue -- a case that could affect local economic development policy and individual property rights nationwide.
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London - The bulk of a brokerage firm&#39;s Â£240 million (R2.7 billion) damages claim against the Financial Times (FT) could not proceed, a judge ruled yesterday.
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Australian court opens the way for restaurants to claim damages over unfavourable reviews.
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JERUSALEM, Dec. 12 -- Israel's high court ruled Tuesday that Palestinians have the right to sue the Israeli military for damages caused by some of its operations in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, overturning parts of a law that had given the security forces broad immunity to such claims.
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Banks are accused of seizing on a court victory to urge customers to drop claims for repayment of charges.
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The Supreme Court threw out a $79.5 million punitive damages award to a smoker's widow Tuesday, a boon to businesses seeking stricter limits on big-dollar jury verdicts.
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The U.S. Supreme Court said on  Tuesday that it would decide whether the government can take a  person's home or business for a private development project  intended to boost tax revenues and revitalize a local economy.
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The Supreme Court said Tuesday that it will decide whether cities can seize a person&#39;s property and transfer it to private developers whose projects could boost an ailing local economy.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled the federal truth in lending law caps damages at &#36;1,000 for violations of its requirements for consumer loans secured by personal property, such as a motor vehicle.
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court says individual participants in the most common type of retirement plan can sue under a pension protection law to recover their losses.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed a six-year deadline for suing the federal government in property disputes.