Legal Opinion

Griner v. SYNOVUS BANK

District Court, N.D. Georgia

Decided July 22, 2011No. Civil Action 1:10-CV-2747-ATPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

AMY TOTENBERG, District Judge.

This is a case about bank card overdraft fees. Plaintiffs, Defendant’s customers, claim that the fees amount to usurious interest charges. The questions presently before the Court are whether the case should remain in federal court, and if so, whether Plaintiffs have stated a claim upon which relief can be granted.

I. Background

Thomas Griner and Fern Cohn are consumers who maintain bank accounts with Defendant Synovus Bank, a Georgia bank that does business under other trade names through its various bank divisions. First Am. Compl. ¶¶24, 34. Mr. Griner and…

2Cases cited30 opinions

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3Cited by3 opinions

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  3. Synovus Bank v. Thomas GrinerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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