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News & Analysis as of May 22, 2013

CFPB gets preliminary injunction in mortgage relief assistance case

by Alan S. Kaplinsky | Ballard Spahr LLP on 11/21/2012

On November 16, a federal district judge in California entered a preliminary injunction in favor of the CFPB in the action it filed this past July against a law firm that offered mortgage assistance relief services to...more

Attorney Gambles Chasing Fees and Loses Big

by Carlton Fields on 11/13/2012

Originally published in Litigation News, American Bar Association (November 2012). As lawyers often advise their clients, any litigation involves some element of risk, and “there is no such thing as a slam dunk.” A...more

Four New Civil Opinions Coming From the Illinois Supreme Court

by Sedgwick LLP on 6/15/2011

The Illinois Supreme Court has announced that on the morning of Thursday, June 16, it will file opinions in four civil cases: • Studt v. Sherman Health Systems, No. 108182-- Does the Illinois pattern jury instruction on...more

The Map of the Iceberg of Toxic Foreclosure

by Richard Kessler on 11/1/2010

When it comes to foreclosure, particularly those involving a mortgage sold to a trust, the media has reported all kinds of irregularities and improprieties. I thought it would be interesting to do a table of who might be...more

Funk & Bolton Mid-Atlantic Property & Casualty Reporter

by Jennifer Lubinski on 10/14/2010

Funk & Bolton's Coverage & Defense Practice Group provides advice and counsel to insurers in coverage and extra-contractual matters, product development and claim compliance, and defends claims and litigation matters. The...more