In 2011, Federal regulators told the nation’s big banks to investigate themselves because of the shoddy foreclosure practices that took place in 2009 and 2010. The banks were forced to hire consultants and if violations were found, they were supposed to reimburse...
We filed a lawsuit against a well-known Philadelphia law firm for not honoring a written agreement to pay a referral fee for our client, another lawyer. Referral fees are a common practice, and the defendant law firm would not honor its own written agreement. The...
If you have been litigating long enough, it has undoubtedly happened to you: Your opponent’s deposition day has finally arrived, and after you have gone through the introductions and instructions on the record, you ask about 20 minutes of background questions. You...
In 2012, five of the nation’s biggest banks reached an agreement with state and Federal officials that addressed the foreclosure abuses over the last several years. The banks agreed to give roughly 46 billion dollars in relief to distressed homeowners, much of it...
