Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
(“MERS”), a subsidiary of MERSCORP, Inc., operates an
electronic mortgage registration system (“the MERS
System”). MERS is distinct from the MERS System. The
MERS System is a private electronic database that records the
ownership of and servicing rights in home loans. Various
financial institutions are members of the ME... More...   $0 (06-12-2014 - AZ)

Portland, Ore.—Shamont Lyle Sapp, 50, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Anna J. Brown to 33 months in prison for mail fraud in an unsuccessful scheme to obtain money from four Roman Catholic dioceses through fictitious claims of child sex abuse by priests. A former Pennsylvania resident, Sapp pleaded guilty to pursuing fabricated cases against dioceses in Portland, Oregon; Tuc... More...   $0 (06-11-2014 - OR)

This appeal requires us to interpret a state statute—the Pennsylvania Uniform Planned Community Act (UPCA), 68 Pa. Cons. Stat. §§ 5101–414—in the bankruptcy context. Appellant Kelly Makowka seeks in Chapter 13 proceedings to avoid a portion of claims made by her homeowners association, Pocono Mountain Lake Estates Community Association (the Association). The Bankruptcy Court, in an order a... More...   $0 (06-09-2014 - PA)

Melanie Whritenour, appointed guardian of William Wolden and parent and legal guardian of Gavin Wolden, appeals an order granting final summary

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judgment. Because Whritenour was entitled to a jury trial on the issues of negligence and damages, the trial court erred as a matter of law. Accordingly, we reverse. This case, to our knowledge, involves an unprecedented situation. Thom... More...   $0 (06-06-2014 - FL)

In this fraud case, the plaintiffs prevailed in their claims against a bank, the bank’s corporate agent, and the bank’s attorney, but the trial court granted judgment notwithstanding the verdict on the claim against the bank’s attorney on the ground that no evidence supported the liability finding. In arguments that we treat as cross-points, the attorney argues that the economic-loss rule an... More...   $0 (06-05-2014 - TX)

Former City of Miami City Attorney Jorge L. Fernandez appeals a final

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judgment and orders on attorney’s fees and costs entered against him after a nonjury trial. Mr. Fernandez, plaintiff below, sought $274,721 in severance, vacation, and sick leave payments from the City in a breach of contract action. Mr. Fernandez’s lawsuit followed his plea of nolo contendere and adjudicatio... More...   $0 (06-04-2014 - FL)

This case requires us to decide whether an attorney who prepares an order to show cause for a judge is entitled to absolute quasi-judicial immunity. We hold that he is not and affirm the judgment of the district court.

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Freddy Joe Burton (“Burton”) was injured in a bicycleautomobile collision. He incurred $271,101.87 in related medical expenses and loans and retained Jan Paul Ko... More...   $0 (06-04-2014 - NV)

Miguel Angel Garcia Rebollo appeals an order finding the court had subject matter jurisdiction to modify his child support order, which was issued in Mexico. He contends the family court lacked subject matter jurisdiction under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) (Fam. Code, § 4900 et seq.) because his domicile and residence is in Mexicali, Mexico, and there was insufficient evidenc... More...   $0 (05-29-2014 - CA)

David Allen Edwards (“Edwards”) appeals a non-final order denying his motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction a complaint filed against him under the Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act, Chapter 726, Florida Statutes (2013). Because we find that an alleged fraudulent transfer is not a “tortious act” under Florida’s long-arm statute, and because there were no allegations specifyi... More...   $0 (05-28-2014 - FL)

This case concerns rescission procedures and the calculation of attorneys’ fees under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA). On November 16, 2006, appellant Wilson Iroanyah closed on two separately documented loans. Appellee Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corporation (TBW) loaned Wilson $192,000 (first loan) and $36,000 (second loan). Wilson and his wife, appellant Joan Iroanyah, own a home in Stream... More...   $0 (05-28-2014 - IL)

The United States Attorney's Office announced that on May 22, 2014, a federal jury found GARY JOSEPH CONTI, 68, of Three Forks, guilty on 26 of 27 felony charges relating to his role in deceiving the government in an "in-kind" scheme that auditors have determined resulted in at least $4.6 million in fraud against a grant designed to help troubled and at-risk youth on the Blackfeet Indian Reservat... More...   $0 (05-23-2014 - MT)

Generally, after a debtor files a bankruptcy petition, 11 U.S.C. § 362(a)(4) provides for an automatic stay of any attempts by creditors to collect on their claims against the debtor. But exceptions exist, including an exception under Section 362(b)(3) for “any act to perfect, or to maintain or continue the perfection of, an interest in property to the extent that the trustee’s rights and pow... More...   $0 (05-22-2014 - NC)

SANDRA K. MCBETH, CHAPTER 7 TRUSTEE OF THE BANKRUPTCY ESTATE OF ROBERT GWEN LESLIE AND MARILYN BEVERLY LESLIE, PLAINTIFF, VS. JACK BLAKE FLETCHER, JR., MARY ALICE FLETCHER, MARY MARGARET STARR, REX EARL STARR, THE HEIRS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES, TRUSTEES, AND ASSIGNS OF ELSIE VANN, DECEASED, THE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS OF ANDREW VANN AND BEARPAW VANN, LEON CAR... More...   $0 (05-20-2014 - OK)

Hungry Joe packed up his bags and wrote happy letters home.
He had flown the 25 missions required to complete a tour of duty.
But things were not so simple on Catch‐22’s Pianosa island. He soon
discovered that Colonel Cathcart had just raised the number of
missions to 30, forcing Hungry Joe to unpack his bags and rewrite
his happy letters. At the time, Yossarian had flown 2... More...   $0 (05-16-2014 - NY)

¶ 1 Southern Management Corporation Retirement Trust (SMCRT) seeks review of the district court’s grant of summary
* The court has added ¶ 61 and altered ¶ 62 to address appellees’ request for attorney fees on appeal.
DILLON v. SOUTHERN MANAGEMENT
Opinion of the Court
judgment in favor of Douglas C. and Molly R. Dillon. The district court determined that the trust deed encum... More...   $0 (05-13-2014 - UT)

Sharon Lea Ann Lee v. William F. Letcher, D.M.D, Inc., William F. Letcher and Billi Broaddus Letcher

Issue # 1.
Issue: MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE (MEDNEG)
Filed by: LEE, SHARON LEA ANN
Filed Date: 07/22/2010
Party Name: Disposition Information:

Defendant: LETCHER, WILLIAM F
Disposed: BANKRUPTCY FILED, 05/16/2011. Dismissed- Transferred to Another Jurisdiction.<... More...   $0 (05-02-2014 - OK)

This case began with a prosaic dispute. John and Dawn Ertz (collectively the Ertzes) purchased a motor home from retailer Mega RV Corporation (Mega RV). Citing alleged defects in the motor home, the Ertzes sued Mega RV, Country Coach, L.L.C. (Country Coach; the manufacturer of the motor home), and Bank of America, N.A. (Bank of America; the financier of the transaction) under the Song-Beverly Cons... More...   $0 (04-30-2014 - CA)

There are two questions presented in this appeal. The first is one of first impression: whether, in light of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA), a bankruptcy court is required, absent extraordinary circumstances, to compensate Chapter 7 trustees on a commission basis. Thus far, no circuit court of appeals has confronted this issue, and the lower courts tha... More...   $0 (04-29-2014 - VA)

JulioMarcos Aguilera appeals from a final judgment of divorce, chiefly complaining about the property division, conservatorship order, and child support. In an opinion dated February 26, 2014, we abated and remanded this appeal to the trial court for the entry of findings pursuant to section 154.130(b) of the Texas Family Code. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 154.130(b) (West 2014). The trial court has... More...   $0 (04-23-2014 - TX)

In this appeal, we are asked to extend the sole-proximate-cause bar to legal-malpractice claims arising in the context of a contempt order entered in a civil case. We decline to do so and reverse the trial court’s order granting Appellees a partial summary judgment and remand the case to the trial court for further proceedings.


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I. BACKGROUND

A. DIVORCE ACTION AND CONTE... More...   $0 (04-17-2014 - TX)

The Chapter 7 Trustee in this matter (the “Trustee”) filed a complaint with the bankruptcy court seeking to recover a post-petition transfer to the Bank of Utah (the “Bank”). The bankruptcy court granted summary judgment in favor of the Bank, concluding the Bank was a fully secured creditor and, thus, the transfer caused no damage to the Estate. After the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (“BAP... More...   $0 (04-15-2014 - UT)

PLAINTIFFS’ ORIGINAL PETITION

COMES NOW the Plaintiffs, ROBERT BUSH and TALITHA BUSH, and for their Petition against the Defendants, allege and state as follows:

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PARTIES, JURISDICTION AND VENUE

1. Plaintiffs are, and at all times herein mentioned have been, residents of the City of Cushing, Payne County, State of Oklahoma.

2. The damages sought by ... More...   $0 (04-10-2014 - OK)

Plaintiff and appellant Stephanie Rosen (Stephanie), along with her husband Michael Rosen (who is not a party to this appeal), obtained a significant judgment against defendants Christopher Cook (Cook) and LegacyQuest for breach of contract. Cook and LegacyQuest appealed and obtained a stay of execution by posting an undertaking by personal sureties. After this court dismissed Cook and LegacyQuest... More...   $0 (04-08-2014 - CA)

Spokanem, WA – Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Doris E. Nelson, 55 of Colbert, Washington, entered guilty pleas to the 110 counts contained in a Superseding Indictment handed down in December 2013. The 110 counts related to charges of Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud, and International Money Laundering connected to a massive "Ponzi scheme" t... More...   $0 (04-04-2014 - WA)

The federal Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986, 15 U.S.C. § 3901, et seq. (“the LRRA” or “the Act”), contains sweeping preemption language that sharply limits the authority of states to regulate, directly or indirectly, the operation of risk retention groups chartered in another state. Id. § 3902(a). A provision of New York’s insurance law requires that any insurance policy issued in... More...   $0 (04-04-2014 - NY)