As for MERS being both a “nominee” and a “mortgagee”, the idea that a principal can be its own agent does not...
Judge Priscilla Owen is involved in most of the 3-panel opinions in 2021 related to foreclosure appeals, representing Wall St. and taking...
Alex Kozinski said he was also bothered by the 5th Circuit panel’s publication of such a consequential decision without adversarial briefing. You...
Judge Wiener cites Macbeth, King of Scotland in his dissent aimed at Judge Ho. The full quotation reads - It is a...
Judge Mark Pittman, a 2019 Trump nominee to the Federal Bench in Northern District in Texas gets reversed at the Fifth Circuit...
The allegations in this case are sickening. Priscilla Lefebure alleges that Barrett Boeker, her cousin’s husband, raped and sexually assaulted her on...
Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod makes the right call here by way of dissent, applying common sense. Unfortunately it does not help the...
The 8 Dissenting 5th Cir. Judges Owen, Smith, Elrod, Haynes, Willett, Ho, Engelhardt, Oldham would give Attorney Client Privilege to the Austin,...
Our blog at LIT has grown so fast, it started creaking under the strain. So we've been busy moving our website and...
What's interesting is this case, not a mortgage/foreclosure case, is the first by a new judge (appointed by Trump) to Certify to...