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Significant decision from the Ninth Circuit affirming HOLA preemption, Silvas v. E*Trade Mortgage Corporation.
 

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Settlement preliminarily approved in the TJX data breach litigation.
 

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Supreme Court issues opinion regarding the deductibility of investment advisory fees, Knight v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
 

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California court re-affirms that SLUSA bars class actions by private parties based on state law based on an alleged misrepresentation or omission, Wells Fargo v. Superior Court (Richtenberg).
 

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Supreme Court rejects “aid or abetting” theory of liability in suits brought pursuant to Section 10(b) of the 1934 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Stoneridge Investment v. Scientific Atlanta, Inc.
 

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City of Cleveland sues over subprime lending, City of Cleveland v. Deutsche Bank Trust Company.
 

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State of Massachusetts obtains injunction in subprime lending case, Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Fremont Investment and Loan.
 

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ABA files amici brief with the Supreme Court concerning the banking industry’s need for certainty concerning tribal court jurisdiction, Plains Commerce Bank v. Long.