Legal Opinion

Sosa v. Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided October 24, 2003No. 02-13930PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

Section 8 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (“RESPA”) provides, in pertinent part:(a) Business referrals. No person shall give and no person shall accept any fee, kickback, or thing of value pursuant to any agreement or understanding, oral or otherwise, that business incident to or a part of a real estate settlement service involving a federally related mortgage loan shall be referred to any person.(b) Splitting Charges. No person shall give and no person shall accept any portion, split, or percentage of any charge made or received for the rendering of a real…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Johnson Enterprises of Jacksonville, Inc. v. FPL Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
  3. Nedzad Krzalic and Danijela Krzalic v. Republic Title Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
  4. Tyna L. Boulware, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Crossland Mortgage Corporation, United States of America, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
  5. Covad Communications Co. v. BellSouth Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002

3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Cohen v. JP Morgan Chase & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
  2. McKell v. Washington Mutual, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2006
  3. Officemax, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
  4. Busby v. JRHBW Realty, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
  5. Alston v. Countrywide Financial Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009

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