Those “standard” agreements big businesses like to impose on small clients are one-sided deals intended to protect their interests while reducing or eliminating your legal rights altogether. Before you sign on the dotted line, …
As multiple lawsuits and SEC actions progress in relation to the nation’s mortgage mess, it’s becoming clear that the misbehaviors of the lawyers involved at all stages were not isolated incidents: The misconduct was systemic, …
On Oct. 20, New York courts ordered attorneys for foreclosing banks to swear they’d personally confirmed that their documents are true and accurate. But a Brooklyn judge has taken things a step further. Since the banks aren’t c…
New York’s highest court just gave a big gift to accountants, lawyers, and any other outside professional in a position to detect fraud at one of their corporate clients: The court ruled that shareholders still can’t sue them f…
The “robo-signers” at banks who signed thousands of foreclosure-related documents were essentially lying under oath. But perhaps even worse were the lawyers involved: They’re the ones who should have known better and put an en…