Where appellant sought the return of escrow money after failing to close on a condominium purchase, bringing claims under the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act and for fraudulent transfer, the judgment for the defendants is affirmed because the trial court did ...

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Where appellants, who brought an action against their landlord alleging damages from a bedbug infestation, challenged the denial of their motion to amend the judgment to award them attorneys’ fees on their claims under the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, the ...

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  Where plaintiffs brought claims that the defendants, a limited liability company and its owner, engaged in the unauthorized practice of law when it obtained judgments through collection lawsuits or by assignment, the acts performed by the individual defendant on  ...

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Where a car buyer claimed that the seller violated the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act by selling her a defective car without clear title, and the trial court first entered judgment in favor of the plaintiff and then replaced it with ...

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Faltermeier v. FCA US LLC (MLW No. 71982/Case No. 17-2093 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Erickson, J.)

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Jackson v. Barton (MLW No. 71575/Case No. SC95771 – 22 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Breckenridge, J.; Draper, Russell and Stith, JJ., concur; Wilson, J., dissents in separate opinion filed; Fischer, C.J., concurs in opinion of Wilson, J.; Powell, J., not participating)

Tagged with: Consumer Law Fair Debt Collection Practices Act MMPA Statute Of Limitations

Lewis v. Scottrade, Inc. (MLW No. 71320/Case No. 16-3808 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)

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Selleck v. Keith M. Evans Insurance, Inc. (MLW No. 71249/Case No. ED105142 – 13 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Odenwald, J.)

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Williams v. Bayer Corp. (MLW No. 71233/Case No. WD80238 – 28 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ardini Jr., J.)

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Topchian v. JPMorgan Chase Bank (MLW No. 71207/Case No. WD80472 – 31 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Mitchell, J.)

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Lane House Construction, Inc. v. Triplett (MLW No. 71188/Case No. ED105312 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Robert G. Dowd Jr., J.)

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