Real Estate & Property Law

Moody’s Weighs in on Bond Defaults and Late SEC Filings
Moody’s Weighs in on Bond Defaults and Late SEC Filings As Broc noted in the blog last summer, the decision in Cyberonics, Inc. v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. further muddied the debate on whether the language of a typical delivery...

New York Attorney General Enters Agreement with Credit Rating Agencies to Increase Independence
New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced agreement with the nation?s three principal credit rating agencies in the residential mortgage-backed securities market -- Standard & Poor?s (?S&P?) Moody?s Investors Service, Inc...

Erik Stanley on Moodys Chris Fabry Show: ADF Pulpit Initiative, the beginning of a movement
ADF attorney Erik Stanley appears with Pastor Jody Hice of Bethlehem First Baptist Church on Moody’s Chris Fabry Show to discuss the ADF Pulpit Initiative.  The mp3 file is here and runs just over 18 minutes...

US might lose triple A Credit Rating since 1917 - Moody.
The US is at risk of losing its top-notch triple-A credit rating within a decade unless it takes radical action to curb soaring healthcare and social security spending, Moody?s, the credit rating agency, said on Thursday...

Court of Appeals Upholds 2.54 million of 2.74 million FELA Verdict!
The Court of Appeals just published CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Moody, which dealt with several issues arising from a jury verdict awarding Moody $2.74 million in his FELA action. CSX sought review that: (1) the evidence was insufficient to submit the issue of foreseeability to the jury; (2) the trial court should have given a specific foreseeability instruction; (3) the evidence was insufficient to prove causation; (4) it was error to allow Moody to introduce evidence of other dissimilar claims filed by workers against CSX; (5) the evidence was insufficient to support the jury's award for future medical expenses and lost wages; (6) the trial court erroneously failed to instruct the jury that lost wages and future medicals are non-taxable; and (7) the trial court should have instructed the jury to discount the award to present value...

The Twenty-Year Meme
I was tagged by Yin! 20 years ago I: 1. Was a moody 15-year-old. 2. Lived on Camp Pendleton, CA, outside of San Clemente. 3. Dyed my hair pink. 4. Listened to a lot of Smiths, Depeche Mode, and Bauhaus...

Moody International Facing Unpaid Overtime Class-Action
Moody International Facing Unpaid Overtime Class-Action