After the subprime mortgage meltdown in the U.S. and a resulting worldwide credit crunch worsens, a traditional law firm taboo against suing banks has been relaxed as related litigation looms.
Municipal officials who tried to ban a nude swim club from holding planned members-only late-night pool parties in a town-owned suburban Vancouver, British Columbia, facility need to lighten up, a…
Due to the important public policy issues implicated, a former California judge overseeing an arbitration over a health insurer’s cancellation of a policyholder’s coverage has opened up the hearing to…
Only a few weeks ago, it looked like Paul McCartney’s divorce was going to end with an eye-popping agreed $102 million settlement with his soon-to-be ex-wife, Heather Mills.
The Delaware Supreme Court has upheld a ruling giving a California businessman the right to sell Elvis Presley memorabilia once owned by the singer’s personal physician.
In violation of federal lending regulations, a major real estate appraisal company and two of the nation’s biggest savings and loans participated in a scheme to inflate the value of…
In a case that has attracted national interest, an Ohio woman is appealing a court ruling that her ex-husband doesn’t have to pay the dowry she is guaranteed in her…
A legal bill of nearly $680,000 allegedly owed by Nassau County in New York to a Washington, D.C., law firm for work performed in 2002 doesn’t have to be paid,…
Updated: The fires sweeping much of Southern California this week, causing, at last report, an estimated $500 million in insured losses, have made homeowner insurance coverage a hot issue.
Facing a surge of possible foreclosures and potential federal legislation to strengthen lending standards, the nation’s largest home-mortgage lender will allow 82,000 or so customers holding some $16 billion worth…
After months of concern over the state of the nation’s mortgage market, a leading Democrat has introduced legislation in the House of Representatives that would create a consumer bill of…
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