Consumer Law

Oral Argument Preview: Are Custodians of Self-Directed IRAs Liable for Purchasing Illegal Securities? Cynthia Boyd; Thomas Flanders v. Kingdom Trust Company; PENSCO Trust Company; John Does 1-25

By Marianna Bettman on May 16, 2018

Update: On August 9, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

Read an analysis of the argument here.

On May 22, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Cynthia Boyd; Thomas Flanders v. Kingdom Trust Co., PENSCO…

What’s On Their Minds: Does Failure to Hold Timely Face-to-Face Meeting with Delinquent Borrower Bar Mortgage Foreclosure Action? Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. A. Christopher M. Burd f.k.a. Christopher M. Burd et al.

By Marianna Bettman on May 3, 2018

Update: On September 27 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed this appeal as improvidently accepted. Read more about that here.

“It seems so messy to be fighting about whether a mediation in a prior iteration of the complaint counts.”

Justice DeWine to counsel for Wells Fargo

“Where does it clearly say that you can’t…

Oral Argument Preview: Does Failure to Hold Timely Face-to-Face Meeting with Delinquent Borrower Bar Mortgage Foreclosure Action? Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. A. Christopher M. Burd f.k.a. Christopher M. Burd et al.

By Marianna Bettman on April 17, 2018

Update: On September 27 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed this appeal as improvidently accepted. Read more about that here.

Read an analysis of the oral argument here.

On April 24, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. A. Christopher M. Burd f.k.a. Christopher M. …

Merit Decision: No Consumer Sales Practices Act Violation in Providing Auto Repair Estimate. Dillon v. Farmers Ins. of Columbus, Inc.

By Marianna Bettman on January 5, 2016

On December 29, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Dillon v. Farmers Ins. of Columbus, Inc., 2015-Ohio-5407. In a 5-2 opinion authored by Chief Justice O’Connor, joined by Justices Lanzinger, O’Donnell, French and Kennedy, the court held that an auto repair estimate issued by an insurance adjuster to…

What’s On Their Minds: Auto Repair Estimates: Using the Consumer Sales Practices Act Improperly to Regulate Insurers or Properly to Protect Consumers? Jerry Dillon, et al. v. Farmers Insurance of Columbus, Inc.

By Marianna Bettman on February 28, 2015

Update: On December 29, 2015 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

On February 24, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Jerry Dillon, et al. v. Farmers Insurance of Columbus, Inc., 2014-0451. At issue in this case…