Household Inc

• Household Credit Services, Inc. v. Pfennig, 541 U.S. 232 (2004)

HOUSEHOLD CREDIT SERVICES, INC., et al. v. PFENNIG CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT ...

• U.S. Supreme Court

• Fast and Loose Litigants and Courts: Carnegie V. Household International, Inc. And the End of Settlement Classes*

Class action defendants have previously been free to pursue settlement classes to reach a global resolution of all claims with little fear of adverse consequences. Recently, however, in Carnegie v Household International Inc, the Seventh Circuit unearthed the little-used doctrine of judicial estoppel and, in an unprecedented move, applied it to settlement-class defendants whose settlement with class members had been overturned. Consequently, the court held that the defendants were estopped from arguing against class certification for litigation purposes. There is a potential for mischief when an influential jurist pens a revolutionary opinion that seemingly provides an elegant solution to a difficult problem. In Carnegie, the mischief is potentially enormous. Should other circuits apply...

• Texas Law Review
• Vol. 84 Nbr. 2, December 2005

• Lytle v. Household Mfg., Inc., 494 U.S. 545 (1990)

U.S. Supreme Court LYTLE v. HOUSEHOLD MANUFACTURING, INC., 494 U.S. 545 (1990) 494 U.S. 545 LYTLE v. HOUSEHOLD MANUFACTURING, INC., DBA SCHWITZER ...

• U.S. Supreme Court

• Westchester Fire Ins v. Household Intl Inc, (3rd Cir. 2006)

NOT PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS ...

• Federal Circuits

• Prohibited trade practices: Indiana Household Movers & Warehousemen, Inc.,

• FR, March 24, 2003
• Notices
• Federal Trade Commission

• Echo Acceptance Corp., a Colorado Corporation and Echosphere Corporation, a Colorado Corporation, Plaintiffs - Appellees- Cross-Appellants, Vs. Household Retail Services, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Defendant - Appellant - Cross-Appellee., 267 F.3d 1068 (10th Cir. 2001)

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO (D.C. No. 95-WY-605-WD)[Copyrighted Material Omitted][Copyrighted Material O...

• Federal Circuits

• Southern Household Products Co., Inc., 369 (1969)

SOUTHERN HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS Southern Household Products Company, Inc. and United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, AFL-CIO. Cases 15...

• National Labor Relations Board

• Lynne A. Carnegie, on Behalf of Herself and all Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Household International, Inc., Et Al., Defendants-Appellants., 376 F.3d 656 (7th Cir. 2004)

Ronald L. Futterman, Futterman & Howard, Chicago, IL, for Respondent. Before CUDAHY, POSNER, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges. POSNER, Circuit Judge. We ha...

• Federal Circuits

• James Mcdonald and Karen Mcdonald, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Household International, Inc., D/B/a Household Finance Corp., and United Healthcare Corp., D/B/a United Healthcare Insurance Co., Defendants-Appellees., 425 F.3d 424 (7th Cir. 2005)

D. Bruce Kehoe (argued), Wilson Kehoe & Winingham, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. William J. Wortel (argued), Bryan Cave, Chicago, IL, ...

• Federal Circuits

• Moise Katz, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Household International, Inc., Donald C. Clark and Edwin P. Hoffman, Defendants-Appellees., 36 F.3d 670 (7th Cir. 1994)

Jules Brody, Stull, Stull & Brody, Joseph H. Weiss, Robert A. Skirnick, Robert Harwood, Weschsler, Skirnick, Harwood, Halebian & Feffer, New York City...

• Federal Circuits