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Decided: March 23, 2016
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal.
Four Maryland consumers, Ricky Henson, Ian Glover, Karen Pacouloute, and Paulette House, each entered into a retail installment sales contract with CitiFinancial …
Decided: March 28, 2016
The Fourth Circuit reversed, vacated, and remanded the district court’s holding.
Roger and Mary Jo Carlson entered into a sales agreement with PulteGroup, Inc. and its subsidiary Del Webb Communities, Inc. …
Decided: March 8, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the district court in holding that appellants were not “customers” of Raymond James Financial Services (“RJFS”), and therefore the arbitration agreement …
Decided: February 26, 2013
In a putative class action, prospective luxury home buyers brought suit against a real estate development company and several of its subsidiaries (collectively “Toll Brothers”), alleging that Toll Brothers unlawfully refused …
Decided: November 28, 2012
Santander Consumer USA (“Santander”) appealed from the district court’s order denying its motion to compel arbitration and stay court proceedings of Antonia Rota-McLarty’s (“Rota-McLarty”) claims against it. The Fourth Circuit, after …
Decided: June 27, 2012
A putative class of plaintiffs which included hospitals, physician practice groups, and individual physicians brought a breach of contract action against, inter alia, the Health Plan of the Upper Ohio Valley …
Decided: June 21, 2012
In this declaratory judgment action, the Fourth Circuit held that a securities brokerage firm was subject to arbitrate the claims of certain investors who alleged that their financial advisor, a person …