Legal Opinion
Louis R. Koerner, Sr., Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. The American Express Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 12, 1980No. 78-1290PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This action involves a dispute about the coverage of the credit card provisions of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), 15 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq. Section 1666, dealing with correction of billing errors, requires that a credit card issuer take certain steps before restricting or closing a credit card account. The question this case presents is whether the safeguards of § 1666 apply to an individual cardholder who is jointly and severally liable with his employer for debts charged to the card. The card issuer contends that § 1666 does not apply .to transactions of a business or…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ford Motor Credit Co. v. MilhollinSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Johnson v. Jones-JournetSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Ford Motor Credit Company v. SoileauLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- American Airlines, Inc. v. Remis Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Credit Card Service Corporation, and John P. Ferry v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by8 opinions
- American Express Co. v. KoernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- GUESS?, INC. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000
- Commonwealth v. Duddie Ford, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Barry M. Barash, Chapter 7, Trustee for Raymond M. Pine, Jr. v. Gale Employees Credit Union, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Daniel v. Chase Bank USA, N.A.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 2009
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