Consumer Protection – May 23, 2012

by Bloomberg Law on 3/19/2012

March 15 (Bloomberg Law) -- The $25 billion mortgage settlement between lenders and state attorneys general won't help nearly as many people as its touted to, Neil Barofsky, the former Special US Treasury Department Inspector...more

by Joel Glucksman on 2/22/2012

A late January ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has gladdened real estate lenders and struck terror into the hearts of developers. Essentially, the court prevented a major real estate developer from using the...more

by John Eric Pollabauer on 9/28/2011

GREEN BUILDINGS AND GREENER LEASES The Environmental Background All buildings, including residential, commercial and industrial buildings have a significant impact on our environment. For example,...more

by Jonathan Rosenfeld - Nursing Home Abuse on 8/19/2011

Several years ago, my office represented a boy who fractured his legs after he was thrown from a water slide at a large water park to the concrete pavement below. Our investigation into the matter revealed that the boy...more

by John Cowherd on 8/2/2011

This article explores Real Estate Short Sales, Foreclosure Sales, Post-Foreclosure Sales, and Associated Lawsuits in the Context of a Real Estate Investor's Decisionmaking in a Market in Transition. (This article is provided...more

by John Skiba on 7/27/2011

Yesterday the Arizona Republic reported that Arizona has the second highest rate of homes where the owners owe more than the home is worth. Nearly 50% of Arizona's homes are not worth what is owed, and in Phoenix the number...more

by Qin Qu on 6/7/2011

While retail sales in China are growing by around 18% annually, China has become the world’s fastest-growing retail market, and maybe one day be the biggest. Foreign chains from different sectors are piling in. For most...more

by Carson Tucker on 2/22/2011

In this case, the Michigan Court of Appeals found nothing improper in a signed agreement by a county sheriff and a process serving company wherein the president of the process serving company was appointed a special deputy...more