Oklahoma Couple's Florida State Law Claim Trimmed From Inspection Fee Suit

Mealey's (September 8, 2020, 2:01 PM EDT) -- TULSA, Okla. — A federal judge in Oklahoma on Sept. 3 dismissed a couple's claim accusing their loan servicer of violating the Florida Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA) when charging them for inspection fees that were allegedly not allowed under the terms of the mortgage, finding that Oklahoma law applies to the plaintiffs' allegations because the injury and allegedly illegal conduct occurred in Oklahoma (DeWayne Mathews, et al. v. PHH Mortgage Corp., No. 20-200, N.D. Okla., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 161408)....