U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Laskaris v. Fifth Third Bank (In Re Fifth Third Early Access Cash Advance Litig.)
Panel
The judges who heard this appeal.
- Judge Richard Allen Griffin
- Judge Joan Louise Larsen
Case history
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May 28, 2019decided Decision issued in Laskaris v. Fifth Third Bank (In Re Fifth Third Early Access Cash Advance Litig.)
Opinions and writings
RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 19a0105p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT IN RE: FIFTH THIRD EARLY ACCESS CASH ADVANCE ┐ LITIGATION. │ ___________________________________________ │…
GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge. *269This putative class action concerns defendant Fifth Third Bank's "Early Access" cash advance loan program, a short-term lending option the bank offered to certain customers who held eligible checking accounts with it. Fifth Third, as both lender and bank, had direct access to borrowers' checking accounts. It deposite…
LARSEN, Circuit Judge, concurring in part and dissenting in part. I join Part II of the majority opinion, which concludes that we have jurisdiction to consider the merits of this appeal. I depart, however, from my colleagues when it comes to the reading of the parties' contract. Under Ohio law, parties are free to define the terms in a contract as they see fit, even those that othe…