Second Circuit Expands Federal Class Actions for Mortgagors
September 01, 2021
The Second Circuit recently held that a bare violation of mortgage satisfaction recording statutes without a demonstration of actual injury conferred federal jurisdiction, meaning that a mortgagor now has the ability to bring a class action in federal court. Thus, statutes designed to be merely remedial in nature can now be used punitively against lenders and servicers.
Abbreviated Name Makes UCC Financing Statement Defective
September 01, 2021
In In re Bryant, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Georgia determined that a lender's UCC-1 financing statements were "seriously misleading" under the Georgia Commercial Code because the financing statements identified the individual debtor with his middle name abbreviated.
Players on the Move
September 01, 2021
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
Stakeholders: How to See Things from the Client's Perspective
September 01, 2021
Without hearing the Voice of the Customer (or Client), we risk missing the mark in our strategy, messaging and positioning, as well as delivery of work, product and service, operations, technology, staffing and so forth — in short, we potentially miss on everything.
Voice of the Client: Stakeholders: How to Hear the Voices of the Clients and See Things from their Perspective
September 01, 2021
Without the Voice of the Customer (or Client), we risk missing the mark in our strategy, messaging, and positioning, as well as delivery of work, product and service, operations, technology, staffing, and so forth — in short, we potentially miss on everything.
Co-ops and Condominiums
September 01, 2021
Summary Judgment Premature on Discrimination Claim
Defect In Recording Insufficient to Defeat Mortgage Priority
