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Daily Business Review

South Florida Court Ruling Is a Catch-22 for Foreclosure Defendants Looking to Collect Attorney Fees

Foreclosure defendants can't have it both ways when a lender loses a foreclosure lawsuit for lack of standing.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Fixing Broken Trusts With the Uniform Trust Act Tool Kit

Trusts can “go bad” for many reasons. Some may be unsuitable from the outset, perhaps being the product of a trust-mill or a generic form downloaded…
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How to Redo Estate Plans and Save on Taxes Under New Tax Reforms

Recent changes to the federal estate tax system have turned traditional estate planning on its head. Now under the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, most traditional estate plans for a married couple are likely to increase taxes at death, instead of saving taxes. This means attorneys who want to keep their clients happy had better redo existing estate plans and shift the focus of estate planning services moving forward.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Protecting and Planning for Your Estate During a Divorce

Even happily married couples often neglect to estate plan. It may seem overwhelming, perhaps time-consuming, and it certainly isn't as appealing as planning a vacation or a retirement party or any of the myriad of more attractive items on their lists. For those in the process of a divorce it is even more distasteful.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Developments in Automatic Stay Litigation

Violations of the stay can result in damages, including damages for emotional distress and punitive damages.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

HIPAA and the Stark Law Take Center Stage in '21st Century Oncology'

The automatic stay does not prohibit a governmental entity from enforcing health-care laws against a debtor.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Mulvaney's CFPB Doesn't Want to Keep Arguing Over the Agency's Structure

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is moving to stop at least two companies from continuing to argue that enforcement actions should be dismissed based on an alleged defect in the agency's power structure. Mick Mulvaney, the acting director, said he has "ratified" those two lawsuits.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Can He Say That? Frustrated Attorney Asks, 'What's Wrong With the Third DCA?'

"Sometimes things just need to be said," attorney Evan M. Rosen told the Daily Business Review.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

First Circuit Further Limits Remedies Following Trademark License Rejection

Section 365(a) of the Bankruptcy Code is a powerful tool which enables a debtor to reject certain contracts it finds unnecessary or burdensome to its reorganization.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Court Wipes Ruling That Found HSBC Forged Mortgage Documents

A state judicial panel remanded the case to the trial court to enter a final judgment of foreclosure.
4 minute read

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