Legal Opinion

Jordan v. AVCO Financial Services of Georgia, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided July 24, 1997No. 96-9168PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

STAGG, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiffs/appellees are consumers who have filed suit against defendants/appellants, five insurance companies, pursuant ■ to the Truth In Lending Act (“TILA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1601, et seq., the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. § 1961, et seq., the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1, et seq., and the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 12, et seq. Plaintiffs allege that defendants fraudulently induced them to purchase “non-filing insurance,” which the plaintiffs allege is not, in fact, insurance, but is an undisclosed finance charge. The defendants…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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3Cited by1 opinion

1997-2 Trade Cases P 71,883, 11 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. C 219 Elaine M. Jordan Theresa Sheldon Marilyn Evone Mulrain Denise Bryant Byllye J. Comer, Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants v. Avco Financial Services of Georgia, Inc., Pioneer Credit Company, a Tennessee Corporation, Counter-Claimants, American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida Voyager Guaranty Insurance Company, a Florida Corporation Voyager Indemnity Insurance Company, a Georgia Corporation Voyager Life and Health Insurance Company, a Georgia Corporation Voyager Property and Casualty Insurance Company, a South Carolina CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997