CHRIST v. BENEFICIAL CORP.

Nos. 06-14828, 07-10246.

547 F.3d 1292 (2008)

Kenneth R. CHRIST, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BENEFICIAL CORPORATION, Beneficial Florida, Inc., Beneficial Management Corporation of America, Beneficial Insurance Group, Inc., Wesco Insurance Company, Beneficial Insurance Agency of Nevada, Wilmington Property And Casualty, Defendants-Appellants. Kenneth R. Christ, Jr., on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Beneficial Corporation, Beneficial Management Corporation of America, Beneficial Insurance Group, Inc., Beneficial Insurance Agency of Nevada, Wesco Insurance Company, Wilmington Property and Casualty Insurance Company, n/k/a Wesco Insurance Company, Beneficial Florida, Inc., BFC Insurance Agency of Nevada, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

October 28, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas N. Campbell, Douglas N. Campbell & Associates, P.C., Atlanta, GA, Michael B. Colgan, Glenn, Rasmussen, Fogarty, P.A., Tampa, FL, Daniel H. Squire, Naracha D. Steimer, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP, Bridgette L. Kaiser, Washington, DC, James C. Huckaby, Jr., Clarence M. Small., Jr., Deborah Alley Smith, Christian & Small LLP, John Winston Scott, Scott, Dukes & Geisler, P.C., Mark J. White, White, Arnold, Andrews & Dowd, P.C., Birmingham, AL, Christopher R. Lipsett, Michael A. Granne, Kathryn C. Arnold, Wilmer Cutler Pickering LLP, Christopher R. Lipsett, New York City, Kevin H. Moriarty, Hale and Dorr, LLP, Washington, DC, for defendants-appellants.

R. Timothy Morrison, Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick, Morrison & Norwood, LLP, Atlanta, GA, C. Neal Pope, Wade H. Tomlinson, III, Pope McGlamry Kilpatrick, Morrison & Norwood, LLP, Columbus, GA, Lanny S. Hines, Lanny Hines & Associates, Birmingham, AL, Robert Scott, Johnson, Franzen & Salzano, P.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TJOFLAT, ANDERSON and HILL, Circuit Judges.


TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff borrower, Kenneth R. Christ Jr., sued his lender, Beneficial Florida, Inc. ("BFI"), and a number of affiliated corporations for violating the Truth in Lending Act ("TILA"). Christ alleged that BFI listed a fee for non-filing insurance ("NFI") in the wrong column of a disclosure form. The district court certified a class of plaintiffs represented by Christ, granted summary judgment on the merits in favor of the plaintiff class, and...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases