Judge Dismisses Lawyer, Lender From Defects Suit, Orders Arbitration

(February 7, 2018, 12:09 PM EST) -- GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge in Maryland on Feb. 2 dismissed with prejudice a man’s construction defects lawsuit accusing a lawyer and lender of violating the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and ordered the plaintiff to arbitrate his claims against the home builder (Maurice Washington v. Lennar Corp., et al., No. 17-0079, D. Md., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18943)....