Federal Judge Finds TILA Claims Are Barred By Rooker-Feldman

Mealey's (February 7, 2017, 1:24 PM EST) -- ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida federal judge on Feb. 6 granted a bank's motion to dismiss a property owner's claims for violation of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), finding that his claims were barred by a ruling in a previous state court case (Ernest Michael Ellis III v. U.S. Bank, N.A., et al., No. 6:16-cv-1750, M.D. Fla., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16003)....