Supreme Court Grants ‘Cert’ to Decide Whether Inaction Violates the Automatic Stay
Virginia case highlights the damage that will be done to debtor protections if affirmative action is required for a stay violation.
Mortgage Servicer Blew the Statute of Limitations, Judge Grossman Says
New York intermediate appellate courts are split on critical questions about the ‘start date’ for the statute of limitations on mortgage foreclosure.
Seventh Circuit Limits Punitive Damages to Total Compensatory Damages of $582,000
Despite atrocious mortgage servicing, the circuit court cut a jury’s $3 million award of punitive damages to $582,000.
Supreme Court Grapples with ‘Finality’ in Ritzen v. Jackson Masonry
Justices may narrow Bullard by drawing back from the requirement that finality requires a change in the status quo.