Tenants have complained about blighted views, possible fire safety issues and, in at least one apparent contract-based claim, an adverse effect on their business. But, at least for now, so-called…
If they go bankrupt, real estate investors who don’t live in the homes they purchase can ask a judge to reduce the principal balances on their mortgage loans.
A former associate of Nixon Peabody has filed an employment discrimination suit against the international law firm, saying that he was fired last year because of his gender, race and…
In a move that is expected to expedite proposed federal legislation permitting bankruptcy judges to reduce the principal balance on troubled mortgages on owner-occupied properties, a major bank is supporting…
A lawsuit launched by a former law student at the University of California at Berkeley has netted some $33 million in refunds—make that $42 million, counting interest—for tuition overcharges to…
Two lenders who contend Heller Ehrman still owes them nearly $6 million are fighting a contention that they no longer have a security stake in the law firm because of…
In a much-watched age discrimination case that is expected to be the basis of law firm retirement policies throughout the United Kingdom, a appellate tribunal has ruled that partners can…
A former dental student at the University of Michigan who was dismissed after her third year due to claimed academic deficiencies has won a $1.72 million verdict from four faculty…
A 30-year stolen art saga has ended with a seven-year federal prison sentence for a 74-year-old retired lawyer with dementia who was described by the judge in the case as…
Individuals in the Tampa, Fla., area for whom “airport security,” “nasty nurse” and “Mad Science ElectroPlay” role-playing fantasies are a turn-on apparently now have more than one option, as far…
A new ramp linking a portion of Interstate 10 to a parking facility around Houston is 28 feet high. Unfortunately, a visibility easement purchased from Harris County in 2001 by…
Despite a crackdown on individuals in Florida who had a significant role in writing millions of dollars worth of troubled mortgages, some of their colleagues who have been involved in…
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