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Connecticut Law Tribune

Judge Orders Sale of Infowars, Alex Jones' Media Platform

"The Connecticut families have always sought a fair and equitable distribution of Free Speech System's assets for all of the families, and today's decision is a significant step forward," Chris Mattei of Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, one of the attorneys for the Connecticut plaintiffs, said. "[Free Speech Systems] will now be sold at auction, meaning Alex Jones will no longer own or control the company he built. This brings the families closer to their goal of holding him accountable for the harm he has caused."
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The Legal Intelligencer

Seventh Circuit Issues Seemingly Internally Inconsistent FCRA/FDCPA Decision

In its recent decision in Freeman v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, No. 23-2512, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld a district court's dismissal of a borrower's Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) claims arising out of her mortgage servicer's erroneous reporting that her mortgage was in default.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

About That Hedge: How Borrowers and Lenders Have Gotten Creative With Hedging Commercial Real Estate Loans in a Heightened Interest Rate Environment

"While real estate publications and practitioners have written ad nauseam about the impacts of high interest rates on the commercial real estate industry, this article focuses specifically on how borrowers and lenders have gotten creative in negotiating and structuring interest rate hedges (namely interest rate caps), or avoiding them altogether."
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Delaware Business Court Insider

After Purdue Pharma, Boy Scout Plan Objectors Ask for Third Circuit Unwinding

Proponents of plans like the BSA's and Purdue Pharma's say they're the most efficient way to resolve tens of thousands of claims that would take significantly more time and resources to litigate separately in the tort system.
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New York Law Journal

Enforcing Money Judgments Against Co-Op Apartments

Judgments may be enforced against any property interest of a judgment debtor, real or personal, tangible, or intangible, unless specifically exempted by law. Thus, co-op apartments, common in New York City, can be reached by a judgment creditor, but there are several issues counsel should consider.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

CFPB Proposes Ban on Medical Debt Credit Reporting

Approximately 15 million Americans have medical debt on their credit reports, according to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) estimates. This…
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Eleventh Circuit Issues Problematic FCRA Decision

The court created a new legal standard that appears to conflict with the FCRA and Congress's legislative intent when enacting it, and produced a holding that is at odds with the facts before it.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lenders Blasted for 90-Day Notice (With One Saving Grace)

While lenders and servicers with New York portfolios should long have been exceptionally familiar with the requirement, such presumed awareness nonetheless seems to little diminish the constant—often fatal losses suffered.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Lowenstein Adds Bankruptcy Vice Chair, Partner From Kilpatrick Townsend

With the hires of David Posner and Gianfranco Finizio, Lowenstein has made three additions to its bankruptcy practice in as many months.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

FTX Creditors to Vote on Plan Liquidating 'Mind-Boggling' Assets

Several parties argued the disclosure statement that's part of the plan didn't meet the legal standard for approval, but Judge John T. Dorsey overruled their objections.
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