March 18, 2020
A proposed class of homeowners in a nearly nine-year-old suit over foreclosure fees urged a Pennsylvania federal judge Wednesday to pause litigation for 90 days due to slowing internet speeds as more people work from home during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
January 16, 2020
A Pittsburgh federal judge denied a motion for sanctions Wednesday against Phelan Hallinan & Schmieg LLP for allegedly making a false claim about its opponent collecting fees, since the claim appeared in a footnote to a sur-reply filed more than two years ago and was now "stale."
February 08, 2018
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday refused to toss a class claim against the last remaining defendant in an eight-year litigation from homeowners suing over foreclosure fees that allegedly were improperly assessed despite renegotiated mortgages, saying the debt collector isn't precluded from similar claims settled by its associates.
September 02, 2014
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday nixed a bid by a pair of homeowners to revive a putative class action against Citi Mortgage Inc. over allegedly improperly foreclosure fees and costs after finding that the claims did not pass muster under the state's consumer protection law.
March 31, 2014
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday tossed class action allegations against Citi Mortgage Inc. in a suit brought against it and two other companies accused of bungling foreclosure proceedings against homeowners amid the housing market's collapse, saying the plaintiffs' trimmed complaint didn't sufficiently allege the class claims.
June 26, 2012
A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Monday left intact much of a proposed class action against Citi Mortgage Inc. and two other companies accused of bungling foreclosure proceedings against homeowners amid the housing market's collapse.