California’s attorney general has subpoenaed mortgage titans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in a wide-ranging probe of their lending, foreclosure and property management practices concerning the thousands of properties for…
A Nevada lawyer who recently took a plea in an ongoing federal case focused on Las Vegas homeowner associations and litigation over construction work was found badly beaten today and…
Retired Justice John Paul Stevens says his 2005 decision in Kelo v. City of New London was so unpopular that he was criticized by fellow bridge players.
An Iowa judge has certified a class action filed on behalf of about 300 current and former residents of two Des Moines apartment buildings who say their landlord failed to…
It’s often hard to tell whether a multitude of unauthorized no-parking signs posted on roads near California’s best public beaches are legitimate or not.
A Florida judge says he plans to schedule a contempt hearing after a lawyer handling civil litigation went with a locksmith to $1 million home in Lakeland that his client,…
A real estate lawyer in Massachusetts has taken a plea concerning his theft of nearly $600,000 in client funds he was supposed to distribute at two closings to pay off…
A New York real estate lawyer has been convicted of bank fraud and money laundering for closing purchases in pricey Westchester County in which mortgages were allegedly obtained by the…
A well-known Georgia real estate lawyer has temporarily closed his Columbus office amidst an audit, and a local bank has asked a Muscogee County court to determine who should get…
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