Thomas E. Soule's Legal Cases (7)

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Arbitration

QuickClick Loans LLC v. Russell (407 Ill.App.3d 46 (1st Dist. 2011))

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OUTCOME: Motion to compel invidual arbitration denied

Defeated attempt to have case of alleged classwide lending fraud transferred to individual arbitration

Consumer protection

Wendorf v. Landers (755 F.Supp.2d 972 (N.D.Ill. 2010))

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OUTCOME: Motion to dismiss client's claims denied

Successful defended against attempt to dismiss claims that health club unfairly imposed fees and charges to which club members did not agree

Consumer protection

Laseter v. ClimateGuard Design & Installation et al (931 F.Supp.2d 862 (N.D.Ill. 2013))

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OUTCOME: Motion to dismiss denied

Successfully argued that lender's failure to make complete and accurate disclosures stated claim under Truth in Lending Act

Consumer protection

McDonald et al v. Asset Acceptance LLC (296 F.R.D. 513 (E.D.Mich. 2013))

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OUTCOME: Motion for summary judgment and class certification granted

Successfully argued that debt collector added interest to claimed debts which it was not entitled to collect from consumers

Consumer protection

Adkins et al v. Nestle Purina Petcare Company et al (973 F.Supp.2d 905 (N.D.Ill. 2013))

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OUTCOME: Motion to dismiss denied in part, case pending

An attempt to dismiss claims of consumers buying chicken jerky dog treats which allegedly caused illness was rejected.

Arbitration

Jackson et al v. Payday Financial LLC et al (764 F.3d 765 (7th Cir. 2014))

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OUTCOME: Order requiring arbitration of claims reversed

An attempt by a lender based on Native American reservation to use choice-of-forum clause to require handling of usury claims by a Native American arbitrator was defeated.

Consumer protection

Buchanan v. Northland Group Inc. (776 F.3d 393 (6th Cir. 2015))

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OUTCOME: Claims relating to attempts to collect time-barred debt upheld

A dismissal of a claim under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, based on an attempt to collect on a debt that was time-barred under Michigan law, was reversed.

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