Ninth Circuit Lays Down Additional Pleading Requirements for FCRA Complaints
Curiously, a Ninth Circuit panel imposed significant pleading requirements for FCRA complaints but only issued a nonprecedential opinion.
‘Deemed Allowed’ Claims Can Be Binding in Subsequent Litigation, Circuit Says
A failure to distinguish between res judicata and collateral estoppel turned out to be costly.
Tardy Recordation of a Mortgage Not Salvaged by Relation-Back Arguments
A mortgage recorded more than 30 days after closing resulted in a transfer within the preference window.