Real Estate & Property Law

The Danger of Promissory Note
Osler, a leading Canadian law firm, has an article on a recent case mine, entitled "Does the Arthur Wishart Act Change the Law of Set-off in Ontario?" "This case could also potentially change the manner in which franchisors must allocate funds received from franchisees to various categories of debt...

Buys and Sells of Promissory Notes a Consequence of Downturned Real Estate Market
One consequence of the downturn in the residential real estate market that is taking place in Missouri among other states is the escalation of offers and sales of promissory notes by promoters to investors...

Attention homeowners: your lender can help you avoid foreclosure
[Consumer Law & Policy Blog crosspost] According to a Freddie Mac study, 57% of homeowners are unaware of the workout options that could help them avoid foreclosure. And this is an improvement, up from 61% in 2005...

Friend or Foe On Facebook, Its Not So Clear
An Australian court has ruled that a mortgage lender may serve a foreclosure notice via Facebook. See Aussie court OKs using Facebook for serving lien. Efforts at contacting the homeowners had failed until the attorney for the lender was able...

Friend or Foe On Facebook, Its Not So Clear
An Australian court has ruled that a mortgage lender may serve a foreclosure notice via Facebook. See Aussie court OKs using Facebook for serving lien. Efforts at contacting the homeowners had failed until the attorney for the lender was able...

TX- Judge rules child killer unfairly labeled sex offender
3-26-2009 Texas:Convict deserves hearing on whether he lacks sexual control, judge says.Convicted child killer Raul Meza deserves a hearing on whether he lacks sexual control, a federal judge ruled Tuesday...

How to Stop Home Foreclosure
Bankruptcy can Stop Foreclosure

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

Paxil Lawsuit
Paxil Claims, Lawsuits, and Injuries

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

GMAC Faces Class Action over Foreclosure Abuses
GMAC Faces Foreclosure Abuses Class Action

Bank of America Faces Class Action over Mortgage Foreclosure Practices
Bank of America Faces Class Action over Mortgage Foreclosure Practices

Class Action Filed Against Banks in Foreclosure Proceedings
Class Action Filed Against Banks in Foreclosure Proceedings

Baltimore Strip Search Class Action
Judge Gives Go-ahead

FDA
Halts Importation of Drugs Manufactured Offshore By Ranbaxy

Rutland School District
Double pay offered as part of class action wage dispute settlement, pending court approval.