In some business decisions, Obama’s judicial appellate appointees shift law to the left
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Former appellate defender employee is entitled to $1M in retaliation suit, federal judge rules
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Florida Appellate Court Rules Lis Pendens Does Not Bar Post Judgment Liens
In a recent decision issued by the Fourth District Court of Appeal, the court held that while a lis pendens may discharge liens that exist prior to entry of a final judgment of foreclosure, it does not affect those that accrue after the date on which the judgment is entered. In Ober v. Foreclosure News
The F-word is making more frequent appearances in appellate opinions
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Appellate lawyer remembers a 1992 client and wins new trial for woman convicted in lawyer’s murder
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Appellate Court Holds HUD Regulations Don’t Provide Private…
A federal appeals court recently decided that a plaintiff could not assert a claim against the issuer of a reverse mortgage for breach of regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development , when those regulations were not expressly incorporated into the parties' written agreement. In a case of first impression, the […]
Death of Defendant During Pendency of a Foreclosure Action – Connecticut Appellate Case Update
The Connecticut Appellate Court has weighed in on the topic of whether or not a lender foreclosing a mortgage in Connecticut must comply with the statutory process to make the administrator of the decedent a party to the action to ensure a proper judgment of foreclosure entersort of. In the matter of HSBC Bank USA, […]
Fla. Appellate Court Reverses Itself In Key Foreclosure Victory For Mortgage Industry
The Florida Third District Court of Appeal , sitting en banc , reversed itself this week and held that the five-year statute of limitations did not bar a second foreclosure suit filed on a subsequent payment default so long as the subsequent default occurred less than five years before the commencement of the second action. […]
Appellate Court Notes
Welcome to our Supreme and Appellate Court summaries page. Here, I provide abbreviated summaries of decisions from the Connecticut appellate courts which highlight important issues and developments in Connecticut law, and provide practical practice pointers to litigants. Foreclosure News
Appellate judge pleads guilty, in private, in airport gun-possession case
A Michigan Appeals Court judge waived arraignment and pleaded guilty Tuesday, in private, to a misdemeanor gun-possession charge. It concerned the loaded handgun reportedly found… ABA Journal Daily News