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.
Law v. Segal Allowed a Fraudster to Retain $30,000
Eighth Circuit was compelled to overrule its own precedent that permitted the bankruptcy court to bar a debtor from amending schedules based on bad faith.
Support for Indigent Extended Family Cut Off in Chapter 13, but Life Insurance Wasn’t
Chapter 13 forces judges to micromanage the lives of debtors.