48 Cited authorities

Pioneer Investment Services Company v. Brunswick Associates Limited Partnership
507 U.S. 380 (1993) Cited 7,714 times 14 Legal Analyses
Holding that clients must be held accountable for the acts and omissions of their attorneys
State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. v. Campbell
538 U.S. 408 (2003) Cited 2,674 times 51 Legal Analyses
Holding that an award of $145 million in punitive damages on a $1 million compensatory verdict violated due process
Link v. Wabash Railroad Co.
370 U.S. 626 (1962) Cited 23,587 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that Rule 41(b)'s allowance for a party to move to dismiss for failure to prosecute did not implicitly abrogate the court's power to dismiss sua sponte
Roadway Express, Inc. v. Piper
447 U.S. 752 (1980) Cited 2,846 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that a court may impose attorney's fee sanction against opposing counsel for “abusive litigation practices” only in “narrowly defined circumstances,” including where the court makes a finding that “counsel's conduct ... constituted or was tantamount to bad faith”
Mullane v. Central Hanover Tr. Co.
339 U.S. 306 (1950) Cited 10,307 times 19 Legal Analyses
Holding that due process requires a hearing "appropriate to the nature of the case"
Mennonite Board of Missions v. Adams
462 U.S. 791 (1983) Cited 1,339 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that "notice mailed to [the affected party's] last known available address" is sufficient where a State seeks to sell "real property on which payments of property taxes have been delinquent"
United States v. Beggerly
524 U.S. 38 (1998) Cited 694 times
Holding that an "already generous [12-year] statute of limitations" cannot be tolled
Hall v. Cole
412 U.S. 1 (1973) Cited 959 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that the plaintiffs acted on behalf of all union members, and reimbursing the attorneys' fees from the union treasury, such that all union members in effect equally contributed to the costs of litigation
Gorman v. Wolpoff & Abramson, Llp
584 F.3d 1147 (9th Cir. 2009) Cited 884 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that a consumer has a private right of action against a furnisher of credit information for willful or negligent noncompliance with the requirements in 15 U.S.C. § 1681s-2(b)
Budget Blinds v. White
536 F.3d 244 (3d Cir. 2008) Cited 559 times
Holding that a district court may treat a forum resident's claim of trademark infringement as an intentional tort, for the purpose of determining whether jurisdiction is proper over a non-forum defendant
Rule 60 - Relief from a Judgment or Order
Fed. R. Civ. P. 60 Cited 53,572 times 146 Legal Analyses
Granting relief from the operation of a judgment
Section 1681 - Congressional findings and statement of purpose
15 U.S.C. § 1681 Cited 6,305 times 190 Legal Analyses
Recognizing the need to protect "the consumer's right to privacy"
Section 1681s-2 - Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies
15 U.S.C. § 1681s-2 Cited 2,870 times 42 Legal Analyses
Granting enforcement power to state and federal regulators
Section 1681n - Civil liability for willful noncompliance
15 U.S.C. § 1681n Cited 2,311 times 42 Legal Analyses
In §§1681n and 1681o, the Act authorizes consumer suits for money damages against "[a]ny person" who willfully or negligently fails to comply with this directive.

Serfess v. Equifax Credit Information Services, LLC et al

48 Cited authorities

Holding that clients must be held accountable for the acts and omissions of their attorneys

Holding that an award of $145 million in punitive damages on a $1 million compensatory verdict violated due process

Holding that Rule 41(b)'s allowance for a party to move to dismiss for failure to prosecute did not implicitly abrogate the court's power to dismiss sua sponte

Holding that a court may impose attorney's fee sanction against opposing counsel for “abusive litigation practices” only in “narrowly defined circumstances,” including where the court makes a finding that “counsel's conduct ... constituted or was tantamount to bad faith”

Holding that due process requires a hearing "appropriate to the nature of the case"

Holding that "notice mailed to [the affected party's] last known available address" is sufficient where a State seeks to sell "real property on which payments of property taxes have been delinquent"

Holding that an "already generous [12-year] statute of limitations" cannot be tolled

Holding that the plaintiffs acted on behalf of all union members, and reimbursing the attorneys' fees from the union treasury, such that all union members in effect equally contributed to the costs of litigation

Holding that a consumer has a private right of action against a furnisher of credit information for willful or negligent noncompliance with the requirements in 15 U.S.C. § 1681s-2(b)

Holding that a district court may treat a forum resident's claim of trademark infringement as an intentional tort, for the purpose of determining whether jurisdiction is proper over a non-forum defendant

Granting relief from the operation of a judgment

Recognizing the need to protect "the consumer's right to privacy"

Granting enforcement power to state and federal regulators

In §§1681n and 1681o, the Act authorizes consumer suits for money damages against "[a]ny person" who willfully or negligently fails to comply with this directive.