SELECTED WORK
Landmark & Representative Cases
Selected matters illustrating significant results, important legal rulings, law-reform impact, and the breadth of the firm’s trial and appellate experience.
This list is intentionally curated rather than exhaustive.
Landmark & Published Decisions
Lyons v. PNC Bank, N.A.
Published Fourth Circuit decision arising from Truth in Lending Act litigation and reflecting the firm’s continuing appellate work in complex consumer-finance disputes.
Brown v. Transworld Systems, Inc.
Published Ninth Circuit decision in consumer litigation. The case is representative of the firm’s national appellate practice.
Nationstar Mortgage LLC v. Kemp
Significant Maryland appellate decision involving mortgage and foreclosure issues.
Harwood v. Wheaton Franciscan Services, Inc.
Successful published appeal and one of the early appellate decisions applying Wisconsin’s revised class action framework.
Jackson v. Sagal
Successful published federal decision arising from consumer protection litigation.
Eyler v. 3 Vista Court LLC
In an important foreclosure-rescue matter, the district court agreed that a RICO claim based on collection of unlawful debt does not require proof of a pattern. On remand, the bankruptcy court found PHIFA and TILA violations, concluded that the conduct constituted collection of unlawful debt under RICO, and recommended treble damages and attorney’s fees.
Influential Litigation & Law Reform
Griffin v. Bierman
Although the Court ultimately upheld Maryland’s then-existing foreclosure notice system, the case highlighted serious policy concerns during the foreclosure crisis. The Court expressly noted that the Executive and Legislative Branches were considering substantial foreclosure reforms at the same time. Scott C. Borison was counsel for the homeowner on appeal.
Poku v. Friedman
The appeal was dismissed as moot because the homeowner had not posted a supersedeas bond. The litigation nevertheless highlighted significant foreclosure and procedural issues. The General Assembly later introduced the “Richard Atta Poku Foreclosure Defense Act,” addressing foreclosure appeal and bond issues. Scott C. Borison was counsel for the homeowner.
Bellinger v. Sydnor
Early PHIFA litigation in which the defendants raised a constitutional challenge to the statute. Scott C. Borison was involved in the case during the formative period of PHIFA enforcement.
Selected Published Decisions
In addition to the featured cases above, Scott has appeared in numerous other reported state and federal decisions involving consumer protection, mortgage lending, foreclosure, debt collection, credit reporting, class actions, and related issues.