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· 5/22/2002

Tyna L. Boulware, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Crossland Mortgage Corporation, United States of America, Amicus Curiae

Citations

  • 291 F.3d 261
  • 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 9649
  • 2002 WL 1025101

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding “§ 8(b) only prohibits overcharges when a ‘portion’ or ‘percentage’ of the overcharge is kicked back to or ‘split’ with a third party”
  • observing that RESPA is “directed against” things that “increase the cost of real estate transactions”
  • affirming dismissal holding that 8(b) “only prohibits overcharges when a ‘portion’ or ‘percentage’ is kicked-back or ‘split’ with a third party.”
  • affirming denial of class certification when the plaintiff failed to state a claim, and “all other similarly situated plaintiffs would likewise fail to state a claim”
  • Section 8(b) does not apply where defendant simply collected an overcharge and retained it as a \windfall\
  • “The use of the conjunctive ‘and’ indicates that Congress was clearly aiming at an exchange or transaction, not a unilateral act.”

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Judges: Wilkinson, Williams, Traxler

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