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Tag Archives: Standing
Investors in Ponzi Scheme Reversed the Cook County Order Granting Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Standing
Six investors in Lancelot Investors, a Cayman Islands hedge fund, were suckered by the operator of a billion-dollar Ponzi scheme. They sued Lancelot’s auditors in Cook County, where the offshore company is headquartered. The lawsuit alleged that fraudulent and negligent … Continue reading
Posted in Injury & Accident Law
Tagged Cook, County, defendants, Dismiss, Granting, Investors, lack, Motion, Order, Ponzi, Reversed, Scheme, Standing
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FDCPA Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Bring Class Action for Validation Letter
In Pozzuolo v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently dismissed the named plaintiff of a putative class action for lack of standing to bring suit. Pozzuolo sought to represent a class of individuals who received validation … Continue reading
Posted in Banking and Finance law
Tagged Action, Bring, class, FDCPA, Lacks, Letter, Plaintiff, Standing, validation
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JACK GOLDSMITH: “Sometimes Justice Department independence means standing up to the president. And …
JACK GOLDSMITH: “Sometimes Justice Department independence means standing up to the president. And sometimes it means taking unpopular positions in defense of the presidency. I am pretty confident that the latter is what Barr is up to.” Read more detail … Continue reading
Posted in Law Professors
Tagged Department, Goldsmith, Independence, Jack, Justice, Means, President, Sometimes, Standing
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Standing to challenge the appointing authority's decision finalizing a disciplinary action taken against an employee
Certain residents and taxpayers of the Village [Plaintiffs] commenced a CPLR Article 78 proceeding seeking a court order annulling a resolution adopted by the Village's Board of Trustees [Board] approving, by a three-to-two vote, a modified disciplinary settlement agreement entered … Continue reading
Posted in Administrative law
Tagged Action, against, Appointing, authority's, challenge, Decision, disciplinary, Employee, Finalizing, Standing, Taken
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CRS Report: Congressional Participation in Litigation: Article III and Legislative Standing
From the summary of Congressional Participation in Litigation: Article III and Legislative Standing (R45636, Mar. 26, 2019): Houses, committees, and Members of Congress periodically seek to initiate or participate in litigation to, among other purposes, advance their legislative objectives, argue … Continue reading
Posted in Law Librarians
Tagged Article, congressional, Legislative, Litigation, Participation, Report, Standing
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