"A key strength of our adversarial legal system is that we can learn the boundaries of the law from past cases,” Tushnet...
Burke v Ocwen and CFPB, that's right, the consumer watchdog objects to the consumers.
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...
During the middle of a trial, attorney Jack Yetiv threatened to file a disciplinary grievance against opposing counsel Bruce Wilkin unless Wilkin...
Burke v Ocwen and CFPB, that's right, the consumer watchdog objects to the consumers.
“Generally speaking, the FDCPA is a strict liability statute, which does not require the plaintiff to show that the violation was either...
The court finds that Texas Lawyer Ryan E. Ray engaged in intentional conduct, involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, and misrepresentation.
In the context of attorney's fees, "it is well settled that the payment of a previously denied claim following the initiation of...
When a motion to disqualify a judge is based on the judge’s ownership interest in certain real estate, the public must be...
Current federal jurisprudence grants judges wide latitude in the exercise of contempt powers, which in turn can lead to dire consequences for...
Yet the court did reject our judgment that lucrative market share is a ‘thing of value,’ holding that PHH could not be...
Eggert was licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and the Northern District of Texas in 2004. The following year, Eggert moved to...
Unbeknownst to many, federal courts have the power under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to set aside judgments entered years earlier...
When you're so connected to the Appellate Court and they reverse not once, but twice, the phrase "..it doesn't look good" cannot...
Only seven judges in the last decade have faced formal disciplinary action as a result of the nation's secretive misconduct review process....
Hecht: The framers of the Constitution mistrusted the power of government, so they divided it among three Branches, intending them to be...
Abbott, the front-runner for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, is a former state Supreme Court justice who was on the bench with Hecht...
The State Bar of Texas Discipline is clearly focused on ensuring it saves itself from any dwindling Fee Income. For example, the...