The Fifth Circuit declined to broaden the exceptions to the Texas rule of attorney immunity with respect to liability to non-clients in...
During the run-up of the housing bubble, banks acquired thousands of subprime mortgages and turned them into securities. They created trusts as...
Homeowner Crear sued his lender and its loan servicer to prevent them from foreclosing on his property. Motion denied in favor of...
The pendency of three cases in circuit courts challenging the CFPB’s constitutionality has given rise to speculation as to whether the CFPB...
The Fifth Circuit panel ruled — go read it if you don’t believe me — that Anderson had no case for retaliation...
No Retainer Agreements or Engagement Letters? No Fiduciary Relationship Between Bank Lawyers And Alleged Creditor? The Secret Veil that's been Pierced Confirms...
The opinion is a good news for lenders and bad news for homeowners as there is now some precedent that lenders cannot...
The wholly groundless exception to arbitrability is inconsistent with the Federal Arbitration Act and this Court’s precedent. Under the Act, arbitration is...
Because our case law is clear that a voluntary dismissal of an appeal renders the opposing party the prevailing party for the...
The notice of default, however, was not issued by Ocwen. Rather, the notice was issued and at least initially maintained by the...
Schiff Hardin’s conduct falls squarely within the scope of the firm’s representation of its client. This court is not bound to accept...
Fighting a conviction for rigging the Libor benchmark rate, a former Deutsche Bank trader has alleged that the bank’s lawyers handed prosecutors...
re:searchTX: The new online Texas law case search portal. Attorneys will have expanded access to documents not available to the public.
Randy Dewayne Pittman appeals his sentence of 51 months in prison, imposed following his guilty plea conviction of possession of a firearm...
Donald Trump promised to drain the Washington swamp. Instead, he has surrounded himself with family members, appointees and advisers bankers who’ve been...
A surprise nomination Kraninger was a virtual unknown until late last week, when rumors of her nomination started circling. Unlike other contenders...
Defendants Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. and Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas breached its contractual duties by failing to address breaches of...
Honduran man caught illegally re-entering the U.S. from Mexico after 2012 deportation. Feds: His sentence should be enhanced as he was convicted...