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Several states also have exceptions to the American rule in both statutes and case law. For example, in California, the Consumers Legal Remedies Act allows plaintiffs to recover attorney's fees, [6] and in insurance bad faith cases, a policyholder may be able to recover attorney's fees as a separate component of damages. [7]
price fixing and other allegedly anti-competitive trade practices in the credit card industry: 2012 Pigford v. Glickman: racial discrimination in its allocation of farm loans and assistance: 1999/2010 Price v. Philip Morris, Inc: cigarette company advertising class action led by plaintiff's attorney Stephen Tillery resulted in $10.1 billion ...
The United States is a notable exception, operating under the American rule, whereby each party is generally liable only for costs (e.g., filing fees, motion fees, fees for service of process, etc.) but not the other side's attorney's fees unless a specific statute or rule of court provides otherwise. [28]
A recently announced class action lawsuit filed against T-Mobile alleges the company has disguised a hidden fee as a government charge for two decades.. The wireless network allegedly ...
In March 2024, a settlement in the injunctive relief portion of the payment card interchange fee case was announced to reduce what are known as "swipe fees" for merchants in the U.S. This change, set to last five years, was expected to save retailers about $30 billion and mark the end of a long-standing legal battle over antitrust issues ...
For example, a national bank generally must limit its total outstanding loans and credits to any single borrower to no more than 15% of the bank's total capital and surplus. [ 15 ] [ full citation needed ] Some state banking regulations also contain similar lending limits applicable to state-chartered banks. [ 16 ]
The Federal Trade Commission announced a final rule banning ticketing and short-term rental companies from including hidden junk fees in their total price on Tuesday.
Early federal and state civil procedure in the United States was rather ad hoc and was based on traditional common law procedure but with much local variety. There were varying rules that governed different types of civil cases such as "actions" at law or "suits" in equity or in admiralty; these differences grew from the history of "law" and "equity" as separate court systems in English law.