In an attempt to invalidate mortgage liens without affording lienholders due process, borrowers (and purchasers of real estate subject to a mortgage lien) sometimes pursue quiet title actions premised upon suspect attempts to...more
On March 27, 2020, the Texas Supreme Court, in Farmers Texas County Mutual Insurance Company v. Beasley, No. 18-0469, decided whether “an injured plaintiff had standing to bring suit against his personal injury protection...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejected arguments that would have expanded the scope of liability under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act for lenders, or other participants, in the secondary mortgage market....more
In a published opinion issued February 16, 2017, the Fifth Circuit rejected arguments that would have expanded the scope of liability under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), 15 U.S.C. § 1691 et seq., for lenders, or...more
The Fifth Circuit recently reversed a published panel opinion (805 F.3d 145) and affirmed a trial court’s certification of a class of individuals who paid money to become sales representatives in what is alleged to be a...more