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13 Oct 2011, 7:29 pm
I was going to comment on the CFPB's new mortgage servicing examination guidelines. One of my favorite "concerns" of the CFPB is to ensure that delinquent homeowners are given all of the various alternatives to foreclosure. Do you think the CFPB will ding servicers who don't tell borrowers that one of the alternatives is to "make your damn loan payments on time"?
However, that hot topic will have to take a back seat because a reader sent me Liz Warren's potty-mouthed, beer-swilling video announcing… [read post]
3 May 2011, 3:09 pm
Does the fact that you were partly at fault mean you cannot bring a claim for personal injuries in Massachusetts? No. In Massachusetts, as long as you are not more than 50% responsible for a car crash, then you may still make a claim. However, the amount of your settlement will be reduced by the percentage of fault you have for the accident. Therefore, if you are considered 50% at-fault for the crash, and your case is worth $10,000.00, then you would recover $5000.00, because of the fact that… [read post]
4 May 2012, 7:27 am
1) It compensates for the medical treatment the injury victim had to endure;
2) It covers the medical bills and liens that must be paid out of the settlement;
3) It adequately compensates the injury victim for lost wages, and if applicable, future lost wages or impairment of earning capacity;
4) It fairly compensates for the physical pain and suffering the injuries have caused, and will cause in the future:
5) The settlement number puts the injury victim in the position they were in prior to… [read post]
31 Mar 2009, 1:55 pm
From the Sacramento Business Journal today:
Law firm confidence index drops to record low
Excerpt:
Confidence in the economy among managing partners at large law firms nationwide hit new lows in the first quarter, according to the latest research from the Citi Private Bank Law Firm Group in New York City.
I recommend three priorities to Managing Partners:
Bulletproof existing clients (complacency is deadly in light of the predator-like behaviour you can expect from your competitors as their… [read post]
27 Dec 2011, 5:22 am
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the negotiations between remaining state attorneys general and the big banks over issues related to the foreclosure practices employed by the banks’ mortgage servicing operations, are nearing an end. According to the WSJ, $19 billion settlement is near… in fact, the Journal makes it sound imminent, although the paper does concede that delays could result from no agreement as to who should be appointed to monitor the… [read post]
7 Feb 2012, 2:55 pm
If a drunk driver causes a Massachusetts auto accident, the injury victim can bring claims against multiple parties. Obviously, a claim can be brought against the drunk driver's insurance company. But, there are also less obvious parties that may be held responsible. For example, if the drunk driver was over-served at a bar, club, restaurant, or even private party, then a dram shop case may be possible against the establishment, and the people, that over-served the drunk driver. These cases are very… [read post]
5 Mar 2010, 5:16 am
Many people in Massachusetts have health coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield. Following a personal injury event (car accident, slip and fall, etc.) Blue Cross may pay a portion of your medical bills. If you receive a settlement at the end of your case, then Blue Cross has the legal right to obtain from you its share of money they paid to your medical providers on your behalf. This right arises from the contract of insurance that you have with Blue Cross. In my experience working with… [read post]
26 Jan 2011, 1:41 pm
Structured settlement expert John Darer discusses the rights and responsibilities of plaintiffs and defendants under New York General Obligations Law §5-1702, a/k/a the New York Structured Settlement...
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11 Jan 2012, 3:00 pm
Pedestrian accidents happen all too often. They can be a traumatic and life-changing experience, in so many ways. Here are some salient claims procedure points to keep in mind if you have been hit by a car:
1) It is the operator's insurance company that is responsible for paying for your "reasonable and necessary" medical expenses;
2) The operator's insurance company will also pay 75% of any lost wages you sustain as a result of the accident. But, the insurance company for the operator… [read post]
17 Jan 2012, 5:33 pm
Under a new corporate guarantee for New York structured settlements announced January 17, 2012, AGC Life Insurance Company will guarantee the obligations owed to structured settlement claimants under...
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13 Oct 2010, 8:23 pm
All of these people are either engaged in a legal action against Obama or have publicly expressed their support for people in legal actions against Obama.
Lieutenant Colonel Terrence Lakin, Major General Carroll D. Childers, Captain Neil B. Turner, Commander Charles Kerchner, Lt. Commander Walter Fitzpatrick, Captain Connie Rhodes, Lieutenant Colonel David Earl Graef, Major Stefan Frederick Cook, Paul Vallely, Major General (Ret), US Army, Jim Cash, Brigadier General (Ret), USAF, Harry Riley,… [read post]
3 May 2012, 8:49 am
A House committee in Rhode Island will consider several bills related to same-sex unions, marriage, and divorce on Wednesday: – One proposal would allow same-sex marriage in Rhode Island, recognize previously performed civil unions as marriages, and recognize unions and marriages performed in other jurisdictions as marriages. – A second measure would allow divorce in Rhode Island for couples legally married elsewhere. – A third bill would repeal the controversial amendment attached to last… [read post]
15 Apr 2012, 5:52 am
One of the first questions I ask a potential personal injury client is whether he has made any claims in the past. Whether it be a motor vehicle accident, slip and fall or some other claim, it is important for me to know this information. The reason is that the claims adjuster and the defense attorney (if the claim goes into suit) has access to a claims index. If you have made claims in the past, they will appear in the claims index and will come up on a search.
Therefore, before meeting with… [read post]
3 May 2012, 8:49 am
A House committee in Rhode Island will consider several bills related to same-sex unions, marriage, and divorce on Wednesday: – One proposal would allow same-sex marriage in Rhode Island, recognize previously performed civil unions as marriages, and recognize unions and marriages performed in other jurisdictions as marriages. – A second measure would allow divorce in Rhode Island for couples legally married elsewhere. – A third bill would repeal the controversial amendment attached to last… [read post]
15 Feb 2011, 10:01 pm
All the talk in the sports world these days seems to revolve around the impending lock-out of NFL players by the NFL owners. However, this Antonio Irzarry/Sports in the Courts Blog post reports on Ed O'Bannon's class action lawsuit against the NCAA, which might just end up being more interesting and change-provoking than anything that occurs in the current NFL labor negotiations: As noted many times over the years, big-time college sports under the rubric of NCAA regulation is shamefully corrupt.… [read post]
6 Oct 2011, 9:48 am
On October 3, 2011, the Ninth Circuit held that parens patriae actions commenced by state attorneys general are not “class actions” under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”) and, therefore, could not be removed from federal to state court under the CAFA removal provisions. Washington v. Chimei Innolux Corp., No. 11–16862, 2011 WL 4543086 (9th Cir. Oct. 3, 2011). The California and Washington attorneys general commenced actions under state law in their respective state courts to… [read post]
16 Oct 2011, 7:46 pm
The lovers of the idea that United States needs just a few humongous banks that dominate our financial products must take hope from another unintended consequence of the wonderful world unleashed by Dodd-Frank, the CFPB, and the Federal Reserve Board: the consolidation of the mortgage origination and servicing businesses.
MetLife Bank, a division of insurer MetLife Inc., is selling the bank's mortgage business, citing uncertainty in the marketplace and a regulatory environment that requires… [read post]
18 Apr 2010, 11:52 am
For those Louisiana residents, whether you live in Lake Charles, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Kentwood or any other of the great cities across this state, looking for more information on their possible personal injury claim, check out our blog dedicated to these legal matters:
Louisiana Personal Injury Blog
This blog discusses the legal issues relating to Admiralty/Maritime law, Animal/Dog Bites, Car Accidents, Chemical/Industrial Spills, the intricacies of Expert Testimony, Insurance… [read post]
8 Jul 2010, 11:01 pm
If you tire of the seemingly endless demagogic blather that governmental officials and pundits often pass off as discussion of key societal issues, then be sure to read this insightful Will Wilkinson post on the politics of ignorance: The problem [of ideologues elevating doctrine over wisdom] is heightened by the fact that the reading public generally enjoys ideologues more than three-handed scholars, and so the more ideological among ideologues find themselves with larger audiences and more… [read post]
9 Dec 2012, 8:05 pm
Eighteen months ago, we made the official call: "B of A has become the poster child for foreclosure dysfunction." Of course, we were way late in throwing that flag, but unless we could belabor the obvious, we'd be out of blogging material.
The incident that prompted our banal observation was the sweet foreclosure by a wrongfully foreclosed-upon Florida couple upon a Bank of America branch, a theatrical performance engineered by an attorney only eight months out of law school. It turns out that the… [read post]