Christopher S. Comstock
Mayer Brown
Articles
Federal Court Dismisses “Speculative” Lawsuit By New York Department of Financial Services Over Proposed OCC Fintech Charter
USA - December 14 2017 On Tuesday, a federal district court in the Southern District of New York issued an order dismissing a lawsuit brought by the New York Department of…
U.S. House Passes Bills That Would Change the Standards for Federal Class Actions and Fraudulent Joinder
USA - March 10 2017 The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed two bills that would reform the standards for bringing federal class actions and raise the bar…
Supreme Court: Fannie Mae’s “Sue-and-be-Sued” Authority Does Not Grant Federal Courts Jurisdiction Over All Cases Involving Fannie Mae
USA - January 19 2017 The Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) operates under a corporate charter, which authorizes Fannie Mae “to sue and to be sued, and to…
Florida Supreme Court Holds that Each Default Resets the Statute of Limitations for Filing a Foreclosure Complaint
USA - November 3 2016 On November 3, in a case that was closely watched by industry participants, the Florida Supreme Court held that a mortgagor's default that occurs…
Debra Bogo-Ernst, Lucia Nale, Thomas V. Panoff, Joseph M. Snapper
Supreme Court holds that CAFA doesn’t let defendants remove state AG actions to federal court
USA - January 14 2014 When state attorneys general file suits to seek monetary recoveries based on claimed injuries to private citizens, those lawsuits look like, walk…
