Current/Recent Cases
Recently settled: Flowers, et al. vs. Louisiana Land & Exploration Co., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. This case concerned the underpayment of royalty payments to mineral owners on natural gas and gas substances in the Big Escambia Creek Oil Field in Escambia County, Alabama. Case settled for a confidential sum.
Recently settled: Player, et al. vs. ExxonMobil Corp., U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. This case concerned the drainage of oil and gas substances from under land on which the plaintiffs owned the minerals. The case presented particularly difficult legal issues because of Alabama mineral law regarding the “Rule of Capture.” However, the case settled for a confidential sum.
Pending: In re Community Bank of Northern Virginia, U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. This case is a class action on behalf of mortgage borrowers nationwide. The case concerns the charging of excessive and illegal closing costs on home mortgages. The case is presently on appeal for the second time to the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia.
Pending: Gunter, et al. vs. Chase Bank, U.S.A., U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. This case is a class action on behalf of a nationwide class of mortgage borrowers. The case challenges Chase’s practice of charging homeowners loan discount points on mortgages for which it did not provide a loan discount.
Pending: Wooten, et al. vs. Quicken Loans, U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. This case is a class action on behalf of a nationwide class of mortgage borrowers. This case, like Gunter above, challenges Quicken’s practice of charging homeowners loan discount points on mortgages for which it did not provide a loan discount.
Recent Judgment: Yezzi, et al. vs. Hawker Financial Corporation, U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. This case was brought under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The three plaintiffs sued Hawker, a national debt buyer/collector, for filing debt collection actions on time-barred debts. The Court awarded plaintiffs judgment in the amount of $88,000.
Recently settled: Flowers, et al. vs. Louisiana Land & Exploration Co., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. This case concerned the underpayment of royalty payments to mineral owners on natural gas and gas substances in the Big Escambia Creek Oil Field in Escambia County, Alabama. Case settled for a confidential sum.
Recently settled: Player, et al. vs. ExxonMobil Corp., U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. This case concerned the drainage of oil and gas substances from under land on which the plaintiffs owned the minerals. The case presented particularly difficult legal issues because of Alabama mineral law regarding the “Rule of Capture.” However, the case settled for a confidential sum.
Pending: In re Community Bank of Northern Virginia, U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. This case is a class action on behalf of mortgage borrowers nationwide. The case concerns the charging of excessive and illegal closing costs on home mortgages. The case is presently on appeal for the second time to the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia.
Pending: Gunter, et al. vs. Chase Bank, U.S.A., U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. This case is a class action on behalf of a nationwide class of mortgage borrowers. The case challenges Chase’s practice of charging homeowners loan discount points on mortgages for which it did not provide a loan discount.
Pending: Wooten, et al. vs. Quicken Loans, U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. This case is a class action on behalf of a nationwide class of mortgage borrowers. This case, like Gunter above, challenges Quicken’s practice of charging homeowners loan discount points on mortgages for which it did not provide a loan discount.
Recent Judgment: Yezzi, et al. vs. Hawker Financial Corporation, U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. This case was brought under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The three plaintiffs sued Hawker, a national debt buyer/collector, for filing debt collection actions on time-barred debts. The Court awarded plaintiffs judgment in the amount of $88,000.
