Panel Reverses Dismissal Of Miami’s FHA Claims, Finds Proximate Cause

Mealey's (May 6, 2019, 1:42 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — After holding that the city of Miami adequately pleaded that banks’ alleged discriminatory lending practices directly related to its tax-base injuries, a panel of the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 3 reversed a district court’s dismissal of the city’s claims for violations of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) (City of Miami v. Wells Fargo & Co., et al., Nos. 14-14544, 14-14543, 11th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 13343)....