Tag: foreclosure crisis

AGs Sue Firms Over Fake Lawsuits

Attorneys general from Connecticut and Florida are suing five law firms in Federal Court on claims that the lawyers took millions of dollars in fees for “mass-joinder” lawsuits that they did little or nothing to advance, according to… Read More

Foreclosure Victims Get Little Of Huge Settlements

The headline-grabbing civil lawsuit settlements against financial institutions highlight one solid trend: relatively little of the money goes to the actual victims, if we know how much at all. Take the story in the Atlanta Constitution-Journal about the… Read More

Settlements A Source For Civil Gideon?

The idea of providing the civil-court version of “if you cannot afford one, a lawyer will be appointed without charge” โ€“ aka “Gideon” โ€“ usually runs into funding questions. But what about all these hundreds of millions of… Read More

‘Zombie’ Properties Targeted for Civil Action

New York moved closer to civil penalties for owners of abandoned properties, especially targeting large financial institutions that have been less than responsible for how they handle homes subject to foreclosure. This week, a group of 16 mayors… Read More