3 Proven Strategies for Dealing with a Midland Funding Lawsuit
The Alabama Supreme Court issued its weekly release list on Friday, May 9. The opinions of interest to the Alabama business community include the following...more
An analysis of Lawton Candle v. BG Personnel LP and Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 108. In a recent case, Lawton Candle v. BG Personnel LP, the Dallas Court of Appeals overturned a default judgment against an Oklahoma LLC...more
Today’s article relates to a decision in a mortgage foreclosure action that combines numerous concepts about which we have previously written....more
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded a district court decision, allowing collection of actual damages in a default judgment where the complaint only sought damages “in an amount to be determined...more
Generally, you can ask a judge to change her mind, but you can’t ask her to change a different judge’s mind. For example, at the trial-court level, a judge can revise her own interlocutory order under Rule 54(b), but one...more
The insured was sued in an underlying action seeking damages and injunctive relief for alleged trademark infringement. The insured tendered the action to its CGL insurer which disclaimed. The insured settled the underlying...more
In our March Insurance Update, we discuss four state supreme court cases and four cybercrime cases. The state high courts address: •From whose perspective should a consent-to-settle provision be judged? •What standard...more
In Pounds, et al. v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC, the North Carolina Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion that may have a significant impact on collections law and arbitrability. Defendant is an entity that...more