Legal Opinion
In re Bank of America, N.A.
United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Decided August 7, 2013No. MDL No. 2467Published
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING TRANSFER
JOHN G. HEYBURN II, Chairman.
Before the Panel: Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, plaintiffs in one action {Gustafson) move to centralize this litigation in the Central District of California, and request separation and remand of claims concerning two unrelated insurance products in one action.1 This litigation currently consists of five actions pending in four districts as listed on Schedule A.2 The actions involve allegedly abusive practices in the unilateral “forced” placement of hazard insurance by Bank of America3 and two affiliated insurers — QBE and Balboa4 — on…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2011
- In re Plavix Marketing, Sales Practices & Products Liability LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2013
- In Re Air Crash Disaster at Duarte, California on June 6, 1971United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1972
- In re Mortgage Lender Force-Placed Insurance LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2012
- In Re Resource Exploration, Inc., Securities LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1980