Appellate Panel to Hear Suits Filed by the State of Virginia Over Federal Health-Care Law
5/20/2011 Oral arguments over the constitutionality of the country’s health-care overhaul will be heard by a three-judge appellate court panel Tuesday morning. This developed after lawsuits challenging the federal law climbed up the legal ladder and will likely end up at the U.S. Supreme Court. Over 30 lawsuits challenging the federal law’s constitutionality have been […]
Homeowners to Avail of Loan Modifications From Banks Only if They Waive their Legal Rights
5/20/ 2011 The year has been fairly dramatic for the lending industry with requirements being changed, news that fifty percent of the housing market is now distressed, and continuous infighting over how to resolve the robo-signing fiasco where banks wrongfully foreclosed on homes. A number of homeowners have stood up against the banks by launching […]
Debate Stirred By Idea of Moving Legal Ads from Newspapers to Websites
5/19/2011 Lawmakers in Pennsylvania are considering measures that could revolutionize the way people get official information concerning government actions. Their plan has ignited a debate over whether online-only advertisement of public notices would be less costly or easier for taxpayers. Although no state has done so, a number of legislators are pushing to transfer […]
Illegal Immigration Crackdown Looms Before Georgia Tourism and Convention Boosters
05/19/2011 Worried that the state will suffer the same economic blows that were felt in Arizona last year after it enacted the toughest immigration enforcement law in America, tourism and convention boosters in Georgia are, at this time, bracing for any eventuality. As a similar immigration measure, House Bill 87, is about to be […]
Tech Startups Finds a Friend in Fenwick and West law firm
5/18/ 2011 Silicon Valley’s top counsel is Gordon “Gordy” Davidson. In a legal career that has spanned nearly 40 years, the lawyer has helped in raising venture capital for Cisco, as well as guided eBay and Intuit through their initial public offerings. He has also helped with the $17 billion acquisition of Network […]
Foreclosure Problems was Forecasted by Fannie Report in 2006
4/27/11 Long before the regulators started investigations into the practices of the mortgage industry, an internal report in 2006 already warned Fannie Mae of abuses in the manner lenders and their law firms administered foreclosures. The report stated that foreclosure attorneys in Florida had “routinely made” incorrect statements in court in an effort […]
Legal Analysts Say That Nursing Homes Industry Medicate Rate Cuts Violate Federal Laws
4/27/11 A legal analysis made available to the skilled nursing home industry concerning a proposal for a reduction in the Medicaid rate to cover the expenses in caring for the seniors in Nevada states that the cuts would be in violation federal laws. The proposed $20 cuts for every Medicaid resident per day […]
Damage Claim of Record Industry against A P2P Site Called “Absurd” By A US Judge
4/27/11 Last year, the US-based file-sharing network company LimeWire finally lost a long drawn out legal battle against various record labels. Subsequently, the claim for damages was filed against the file-sharing company. However, the damage claim was so ridiculously over-inflated that a US judge yesterday called such claims “absurd.” The damage claim, which […]
Texas State Legislature Requested to Regulate Loans
4/27/11 Several cities across the state of Texas have asked the Legislature to regulate the increasing number of businesses making short-term loans. The cities include Dallas, Midland, El Paso, Lubbock, San Antonio and Houston. In passing resolutions similar to the one unanimously approved by the Lubbock City Council two months ago, these municipalities […]
Federal Trade Commission Reveals That Debt Collectors Incite More Complaints
4/27/11 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported that debt collectors have incited more complaints compared to other industries. In fact, the report showed that the debt collection industry causes Americans more pain than any other business. In 2010, 140,036 complaints regarding debt collection were received by the FTC. It shows an increase of […]