Judge Jennifer Elrod; Even though our physical courthouse is not open, it has been very important to make sure all litigants have...
The district court determined that Tejero’s attorneys did not settle his lawsuit quickly enough. So the district court sanctioned them. That was...
OCWEN believes the disruption created by the measures being taken to drive social distancing may give rise to industry-wide elevated delinquency levels.
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a per curiam order March 23, instructing the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to conduct...
The fact is many of those with judicial grievances normally pen judicial complaints while high on emotions and fall into the trap...
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...
In summary, the court concludes that AP may successfully assert the fiduciary exception against Cigna; or, stated differently, Cigna "cannot assert the...
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...
Fifth Circuit Judges should know their role. When a Supreme Court case is pending (Selia Law v. CFPB), hold your pens says...
Judge Gena Slaughters' law license was suspended five times since she was first elected in 2007, according to a public reprimand that...
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...
Bethel alleges that Quilling intentionally destroyed key evidence in the case by disassembling and testing the trailer’s brakes before Bethel had the...
Some jurists, like Judge Jerry Smith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, have opposed the current Federal Law...
Even though we hold that Lonergan reported her claim under the Policy, we decline to reach the issue of whether she breached...