Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin apparently enjoyed working with some of his compatriots at OneWest Bank so much that he’s now moving to...
Secrecy is fine at the discovery stage, before the material enters the judicial record. But those documents, usually a small subset of...
The public thus has a right to access complaints in pending cases, in the weeks before an answer is filed, in the...
I can no longer say that with any confidence. You (Chief Justice John Roberts) are doing far more— and far worse– than...
In summary, the court concludes that AP may successfully assert the fiduciary exception against Cigna; or, stated differently, Cigna "cannot assert the...
Burke v Ocwen and CFPB, that's right, the consumer watchdog objects to the consumers.
ATTORNEY as a WITNESS: Plaintiffs seek the same remedy as in the Landmark Graphics opinion, where the district court confirmed that a...
“Generally speaking, the FDCPA is a strict liability statute, which does not require the plaintiff to show that the violation was either...
An attorney is a key participant in a mortgage scheme. That’s because being able to point to a lawyer, who is sworn...
When a motion to disqualify a judge is based on the judge’s ownership interest in certain real estate, the public must be...
Fifth Circuit Judges should know their role. When a Supreme Court case is pending (Selia Law v. CFPB), hold your pens says...
Current federal jurisprudence grants judges wide latitude in the exercise of contempt powers, which in turn can lead to dire consequences for...
Judge Gena Slaughters' law license was suspended five times since she was first elected in 2007, according to a public reprimand that...
"Both New Residential and Ocwen have evolved tremendously since we first announced our agency subservicing agreement with PHH. We believe this transfer...
What Texas Courts Do Not Want Homeowners Doing; Discovery before Trial: Admit historically, in your cases, BDF or their related corporate entities,...
Unbeknownst to many, federal courts have the power under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to set aside judgments entered years earlier...
Still, it serves as yet another red flag for those concerned with the power of too-big-to-fail banks that the top two banks...
"A federal court has no authority to give opinions upon moot questions or abstract propositions, or to declare principles or rules of...