By Deborah S. Lapin It was just over a year ago that the U.S. Supreme ...
The Fair Housing Act Remains A Concern in Municipal Blight Actions
Blog: Mortgage Industry Must-Knows
Banks Beware – Does Dodd-Frank Erode Preemption of State Banking Laws?
By Deborah S. Lapin The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a ruling that ...
Attention Mortgage Servicers: Beware the St. Germain Act When It Comes To Due On Sale Clauses
By Deborah S. Lapin When it comes to the plaintiffs’ bar in the area of ...
Employers’ Background Checks and the Fair Credit Reporting Act Recent Case Highlights The Cost of Non-Compliance
By Matthew Mitchell This is a supplement to my prior post titled “Employers Beware: Your Background ...
Employers Beware: Your Background Checks Could Provide More Than You Bargained For
By Matthew Mitchell The Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) provides fertile ground for plaintiffs’ attorneys ...
Good News for Investors and Servicers: Court of Appeals Says No to City of Detroit Efforts to Collect Unpaid Property Taxes
On March 15, 2018, the Michigan Court of Appeals held in City of Detroit v. Baylor (Docket No. 337705) that the City of Detroit could not collect unpaid property taxes from Baylor, Ltd. (“Baylor”) because Baylor did not own the three properties at the time of the assessment.