Cox v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that the appellants “waived [an] issue by failing to provide . . . citation to relevant authority in their opening brief”
• stating that under Minnesota law, “contract performance is excused when it is hindered or rendered impossible by the other party”
• affirming dismissal of a demand for accounting when the information was available through normal discovery process
• “The homeowners provided only conclusory allegations that they relied on the lender’s representations and were damaged ‘as a direct and proximate result’ of that reliance.”
• under Minnesota law, a claim for breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing requires “a causal link between the alleged breach and the party’s claimed damages”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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• Joseph H. Whitney v. The Guys, Inc.
  Eighth Circuit· 2016-06-24· cited 66×
• Far East Aluminium Works Co. v. Viracon, Inc.
  Eighth Circuit· 2022-03-09· cited 41×
• Vanessa Chavero-Linares v. Timothy Smith
  Eighth Circuit· 2015-04-13· cited 36×
• Ambassador Press, Inc. v. Durst Image Technology U.S.
  Eighth Circuit· 2020-02-05· cited 29×
• Zachariah Marcyniuk v. Dexter Payne
  Eighth Circuit· 2022-07-08· cited 23×
• Reitz v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC.
  E.D. Missouri· 2013-06-27· cited 22×
• Zimmerschied v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  D. Minnesota· 2014-09-23· cited 19×
• Domick Nelson v. Midland Credit Management, Inc
  Eighth Circuit· 2016-07-11· cited 17×
• Podpeskar v. Makita U.S.A. Inc.
  D. Minnesota· 2017-03-28· cited 14×
• Olympus Insurance Company v. AON Benfield, Inc.
  Eighth Circuit· 2013-04-01· cited 11×
• Stumm v. BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP
  D. Minnesota· 2012-10-24· cited 11×
• Paul Gillpatrick v. Scott Frakes
  Eighth Circuit· 2021-05-19· cited 7×
• OmegaGenesis Corp. v. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education & Research
  D. Minnesota· 2015-09-21· cited 6×
• McClurg v. MI Holdings, Inc.
  E.D. Missouri· 2013-03-27· cited 6×
• Purnie Peterson v. CitiMortgage, Inc.
  Eighth Circuit· 2013-01-28· cited 3×
• Whitney v. Guys, Inc.
  D. Minnesota· 2014-09-23· cited 1×
• Jennifer Knaack v. Henley Park Homeowners Association, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2022-08-26
• Lee Pederson v. U.S. Securities Exch. Comm.
  Eighth Circuit· 2025-08-22

Cites

28 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Ashcroft v. Iqbal
  Supreme Court· 2009-05-18· cited 149,772×
• Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly
  Supreme Court· 2007-05-21· cited 146,720×
• Dataphase Systems, Inc. v. C L Systems, Inc.
  Eighth Circuit· 1981-01-07· cited 1,932×
• Mattes v. ABC Plastics, Inc.
  Eighth Circuit· 2003-02-24· cited 279×
• Bjc Health System v. Columbia Casualty Company, Atg Assurance Company Limited v. Columbia Casualty Company, Doing Business as Cna Healthpro
  Eighth Circuit· 2007-02-23· cited 244×
• Florenzano v. Olson
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1986-05-09· cited 154×
• In Re Hennepin County 1986 Recycling Bond Litigation
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1995-11-09· cited 127×
• Hoyt Properties, Inc. v. Production Resource Group, L.L.C.
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 2007-07-26· cited 109×
• Burkstrand v. Burkstrand
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 2001-08-30· cited 81×
• Carter v. Arkansas
  Eighth Circuit· 2004-12-17· cited 76×
• TROOIEN v. Mansour
  Eighth Circuit· 2010-06-17· cited 73×
• United States v. Rudolph George Stanko
  Eighth Circuit· 2007-06-20· cited 62×
• Zobel & Dahl Construction v. Crotty
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1984-10-12· cited 46×
• Raines v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America
  Eighth Circuit· 2011-03-21· cited 44×
• Triton Corporation v. Hardrives, Inc.
  Eighth Circuit· 1996-06-03· cited 44×
• Beardsley v. Garcia
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 2008-07-31· cited 30×
• Minnwest Bank Central v. Flagship Properties LLC
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 2004-12-07· cited 24×
• Wormsbecker v. Donovan Construction Co.
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1956-03-29· cited 22×
• Nodland v. Chirpich
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1976-03-12· cited 20×
• Vernon J. Rockler & Co. v. Glickman, Isenberg, Lurie & Co.
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1978-12-08· cited 19×

Other cases named Cox v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Cox v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
  D. Minnesota· 2011-06-30· cited 11×