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Federal court dismisses wrongful foreclosure lawsuit against mortgage registry, others

May 21, 2013 1:00 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

SPOKANE, Wash. (Legal Newsline) — A federal judge earlier this month ruled in favor of the national mortgage registry known as MERS and its co-defendants in a lawsuit alleging wrongful foreclosure and violations of Washington’s Consumer Protection Act. Judge Thomas … Read More »

Financial Crisis, Hot Topics, News, Sub-Prime Mortgages, U.S. District Court, Washington

U.S. asks federal court to deny S&P’s motion to dismiss fraud lawsuit

May 21, 2013 11:15 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Department of Justice, in a filing Monday, asked a federal court not to dismiss its lawsuit against The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. and its subsidiary Standard & Poor’s Rating Services. The DOJ filed its … Read More »

Federal Government, Financial Crisis, Hot Topics, News, State AGs, Sub-Prime Mortgages, U.S. District Court

Texas AG files lawsuit against BP for oil spill damages

May 20, 2013 1:01 PM
By Bryan Cohen

AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced a lawsuit Friday against BP America and other defendants for their contributions to the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon offshore oil spill. The enforcement action against BP America, Anadarko, Halliburton, Transocean … Read More »

BP Oil Spill, Issues, News, State AGs, States, Texas, U.S. District Court

Obama nominates four women to federal courts

May 20, 2013 11:35 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — President Barack Obama last week nominated four women to serve on four different federal courts. On Thursday, Obama nominated Judge Carolyn McHugh to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. If confirmed, McHugh, who … Read More »

Hot Topics, News, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court

Judiciary seeks $73 million in emergency funds

May 20, 2013 10:15 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Judicial Conference asked the White House last week for $73 million in emergency funding to address what it calls “critical needs” resulting from sequestration cuts. The emergency funding would replace only a small portion … Read More »

Federal Government, Hot Topics, News, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court

Judge lets defense lawyers withdraw from Chevron RICO lawsuit

May 20, 2013 9:00 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — A federal judge, in an order Friday, allowed the law firms defending New York attorney Steven Donziger and two Ecuadorian plaintiffs against Chevron Corp. to withdraw from the fraud case, filed by the oil giant … Read More »

Class Action, Hot Topics, News, U.S. District Court

Fifth Circuit dismisses lawsuit over energy companies’ emissions

May 17, 2013 9:30 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) — A federal appeals court this week dismissed repeat claims by a group of Mississippi Gulf Coast residents, who alleged that emissions by energy companies contributed to global warming, which intensified Hurricane Katrina and, in turn, … Read More »

Global Warming, Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi, News, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court

Legal foundation urges court to protect mass action defendant’s right to federal forum

May 16, 2013 4:00 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) — The Washington Legal Foundation urged a federal court Wednesday not to allow Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway to deprive an out-of-state business defendant of its right to a federal forum by filing a parens patriae … Read More »

Class Action, Hot Topics, Kentucky, News, State AGs, U.S. District Court

Judge: Chevron CEO must testify in Ecuador case

May 9, 2013 12:00 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — Chevron CEO John Watson must be deposed by the attorneys for a group of Ecuadorian plaintiffs being sued by the oil giant, a federal magistrate judge ruled Tuesday. Magistrate James Francis for the U.S. District … Read More »

Class Action, Hot Topics, News, U.S. District Court

Federal judge favors mortgage registry, banks in suit over transfer taxes

May 8, 2013 9:30 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Legal Newsline) — A federal judge in Michigan last week sided with the national mortgage registry known as MERS and a group of banks in a case over transfer taxes. On Friday, Judge Robert Holmes Bell of … Read More »

Financial Crisis, Michigan, News, Sub-Prime Mortgages, U.S. District Court