Real Estate & Property Law

New Law Protects Foreclosure Scam Victims
A new law addressing distressed property transactions went into effect June 12, 2008...

Toyota Overtakes Ford As The 2nd Biggest In U.S. Sales
Toyota Motor Corp. has overtaken Ford Motor Co. to become the No. 2 automaker by U...

Chicago Gets Highest Sales Tax in U.S.: 10.25%
From the Associated Press: [A]fter the Cook County Board voted Saturday to double the county sales tax to 1...

Drug-Maker Amgen is Accused of Shady Sales Dealings
Two former sales representatives for Amgen have brought suit against the company, alleging it used questionable and illegal sales tactics to help push sales of its psoriasis-treating drug, Enbrel...

A Statistical Anomaly??
Did anyone take a close look at the new home sales released Monday? Yeah they dropped 26...

How to increase results by planning sales advances
Many lawyers increase results by adapting the concept of ?advances? from Neil Rackham?s system of SPIN Selling, based on the most systematic research ever conducted on the sales process...

House Closing
Sealing a home sale

What is the statute of limitations in New york State as to how long a person may claim heirship?
who has paid the taxes for the last 7 to 11 yrs ? you can take a house by openly...

How to learn content of deceased parent's will?
go to the court house where your father died or the county he lived in. It is pu...

What role does financial means determine which parent gains custody?
was(am) a single male that gained custody of my daughter when she was three. Thi...

Can a creditor/collection agency call other employees at your place of work AND call your adult children who live in another state?
A creditor can call you at home, several times a day if you aren't answerin...

Does a lawyer have the right to ask what your religion is when it has nothing to do with the situation?
In divorce issues and the children's well being religion doesn't matte...

YTB International
Sales Agents Seek Class Action

Ticketmaster
FacesThird Class Action Alleging Fraud Related to Ticket Sales

Coca-Cola Co.
has agreed to pay $137.5 million to settle a securities lawsuit claiming the company artificially inflated sales to boost its stock price.

Sales to Iran
Software company to pay $132,791 settlement in conspiracy lawsuit.

Consumer Funding
BlueHippo Funding agrees to set up $5 million restitution fund after modifying its computer sales program.

Lexus Inc. and Toyota Motor Sales Inc.
allegedly failed to correct problems with the front passenger air bag system in thousands of 2007 Lexus ES350 vehicles.