Mortgage ServicingRules Are Updated
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau adopted final rules under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that aim to "protect homeowners from surprises...
View ArticleBeverly Hills Fights L.A. Subway Extension
LOS ANGELES (CN) - Beverly Hills sued two federal agencies for approving a 9-mile subway extension beneath homes and 80-year old Beverly Hills High School. The City of Beverly Hills sued the...
View ArticleAnti-Discrimination Housing Standards Set
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Department of Housing and Urban Development created a formal nationwide test to determine violations of the Fair Housing Act, which prohibits housing discrimination. The...
View ArticleChevron's Goose to Face a Gander by Ecuador
(CN) - Evidence that Chevron used to avert responsibility for oil contamination in the Amazon may also serve to support the $19 billion verdict, the 5th Circuit ruled. Residents of the...
View ArticleHerbicide Claims Will Cost DuPont $6.5 Million
(CN) - DuPont can pay $6.5 million to settle tens of thousands of claims related to trees allegedly killed by a banned herbicide, a federal judge ruled. In fall 2010, E. I. du Pont de Nemours...
View ArticleAlleged Ponzi Cronies Still on the Hook
FORT LAUDERDALE (CN) - A federal judge dismissed some but not all securities fraud charges against two Florida investors the SEC accused of assisting Scott Rothstein in his $1.2 billion Ponzi...
View ArticleCheck-Cashing Business Beats Long Island Law
ALBANY, N.Y. (CN) - New York's highest court criticized zoning codes that exclude check-cashing businesses by focusing on the property's user rather than its use. The Long Island town of...
View ArticleColorful Vegas Constable Faces Lawsuit
LAS VEGAS (CN) - A woman sued the Constable of Las Vegas, claiming he had her thrown in jail for two days after swearing out a declaration of arrest for bogus charges. Teresa Johnson sued Las...
View ArticleFinal Candy Cane Claims Melt After 8-Year Thaw
SHERMAN, Texas (CN) - A federal judge cleared the last school official in an 8-year-old court battle over a ban against students who wanted to freely distribute religious gifts at school. Doug...
View Article18 Say Mortgage Scam Targeted Blacks
ATLANTA (CN) - A loan modification ring targeted black homeowners in a scam, 18 alleged victims claim in court. Lead plaintiff George Sampson sued All American Home Assistance Services,...
View ArticleRyan Crimes Won't Face Another High Court Look
CHICAGO (CN) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the latest challenge by former Illinois Gov. George Ryan against his corruption convictions. Ryan, now 78 years old, was convicted in 2006...
View ArticleL.A. Coliseum Sues Auditors for Millions
LOS ANGELES (CN) - The cash-strapped Los Angeles Coliseum sued SingerLewak accountants for $11 million, claiming the auditor should have found the fraud that led to criminal charges against...
View ArticleRemoval to Scotland Did Not Moot Custody Battle
WASHINGTON (CN) - A U.S. Army sergeant's fight for the return of his daughter from Scotland is not moot, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. Sgt. Jeffrey Lee Chafin met and married Lynne Hales...
View ArticleWhat the Hell Was That?
HOUSTON (CN) - A marketing company got permission to use a parking lot - just for parking - but trashed the place and built "a huge, multi-story building" on it to host NBA All-Star Weekend...
View ArticleArchitect's Insurer Must Pay Up for Fatal Accident
CHICAGO (CN) - The 7th Circuit adjusted a $1 million insurance dispute over a piece of scaffolding that fell 42 floors from the John Hancock building in Chicago and killed three. Shorenstein...
View ArticleWiccan Inmates Get a New Shot at Suing California
(CN) - California must face claims that it violates the establishment clause in refusing to hire a full-time chaplain for imprisoned Wiccans, the 9th Circuit ruled Tuesday. The federal appeals...
View ArticleCalifornia Courts Trying to Slice Smaller Pie
SACRAMENTO (CN) - With time running out, a group of judges and state officials appointed by the Chief Justice confronted the problem of allocating sharply reduced funds among California's 58 trial...
View ArticleArmy Exercise Appeal Probes User Error Note
(CN) - Improper witness testimony tainted the trial over an allegedly defective mortar cartridge that killed and injured soldiers, a lawyer told the 9th Circuit. Stephanie Rodriguez became a...
View ArticleJudge Tosses ATM Antitrust Complaints
WASHINGTON (CN) - A federal judge dismissed antitrust claims that Visa and Mastercard are "ringleaders and enforcers" in a scheme to fix ATM surcharge fees nationwide. The opinion consolidates...
View ArticleLaw Firm Can't Pin BBB for False Advertising
(CN) - The Better Business Bureau will not have to face claims that it disparaged a law firm by publishing misleading reviews of its services, a federal judge ruled. Kaufman, Englett &...
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