Legal Opinion
Loatman v. Summit Bank
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided August 28, 1997No. Civil Action No. 95-5258 JBSPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SIMANDLE, District Judge:
This case is a putative class action suit involving a dispute between borrowers and a bank regarding the purchase of so-called “force-placed” insurance coverage. The insurance in question insured the collateral securing the loans extended by the bank to the borrower if the borrower failed to obtain such insurance herself. The creditor, defendant Summit Bank (“Summit”), purchased the insurance and charged the debtors for it, allegedly pursuant to the defendant’s contractual rights. One of these debtors was Annette Loatman, the named plaintiff in this case, who…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
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- Alexander Kahan, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Lewis RosenstielCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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