Personal Injury Law

Head of AEY, Inc. arrested over ammo sales
Story here. The allegations are that the militiary ordered AK ammo from him, for issuance to friendlies in Afghanistan, and had in place an order forbidding sale to the government of Chinese made ammo, and that he apparently relabeled lots of Chinese ammo to reflect that it was made elsewhere...

Mortgage denials for Native Americans
In light of all the subprime lending mess, in which “No Doc loan” credit applications were often based on largely fictional income, and brokers and banks where playing all sorts of games to get people into high interest subprime loans, the Fargo Forum analysis of home loan applications for 2006 found that lenders denied one [...

Ex-Credit Suisse Brokers Charged in $1B Subprime Fraud Scheme
Federal officials have filed securities fraud charges against two former Credit Suisse brokers, accusing the pair of securities fraud in connection with the purchase of auction rate securities (ARS) tied to high-risk subprime debt...

More On The $8+ Billion Settlement In Countrywide Loan Litigation; Subprime Borrowers To Get Mandatory Loan Modifications

Events in Maryland
Posting here. Description is a bit overwraught, but essentially, a collector buys ammo from an FFL who keeps ammo records (not required) and gives them to the State Police. They show up at his house past midnight, because he bought ammo for guns for which there was no dealer record of their purchase...

Schwarcz on Disclosure and the Subprime Crisis
Steven L. Schwarcz (Duke) has posted Disclosure's Failure in the Subprime Mortgage Crisis on SSRN. Here's the abstract: This symposium article examines how disclosure, the regulatory focus of the federal securities laws, has failed to achieve transparency in the subprime...

Truth In Lending Act
Consumer Loans and Consumer Credit Protection Act

The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act
Phantom Income Relief on Debt Cancellation

Whats a Home Loan Modification?
How to Qualify for a Home Loan Modification

Hurricane Ike
Gulf Coast Residents Fight for Compensation

Katrina Victims See Justice, Ruling Paves the Way for Class Actions
Katrina Victims See Justice Ruling Paves the Way for Class Actions

Goldman Sachs
Agrees $60 Million Subprime Settlement in Massachusetts

Katrina Flood Victims Agree $20 Million Settlement
Katrina Flood Victims Agree $20 Million Settlement

Securities Settlement
GMH Trust Securities to pay $8.75 million in pending class action suit.

Wells Fargo Faces Loan Discrimination Class Action
Wells Fargo Faces Loan Discrimination Class Action