Monthly Archives: November 2011

WILMINGTON, Del. — Homeowners facing foreclosure throughout Delaware are now receiving vital assistance thanks to a new law endorsed by Attorney General Beau Biden. Sponsored by Representatives Helene Keeley, John Kowalko, Robert Gilligan and Mike Ramone and Senator Bethany Hall-Long, … Continue reading →

As social media and mobile devices and apps (“social-mobile”) continue to proliferate in the corporate enterprise, these new forms of collaboration and information sharing are putting a new spin on compliance issues. There has been a tidal wave of publications … Continue reading →

Editor’s note: This term of the U.S. Supreme Court is shaping up as a blockbuster, with issues of health care reform, affirmative action, high-tech surveillance, and church/state separation already on the docket or soon to be considered. With attention focusing … Continue reading →

By Barry Ritholtz Defendants to be Held Criminally Accountable for Filing Tens of Thousands of Fraudulent Foreclosure Documents Carson City, NV – The Office of the Nevada Attorney General announced today that the Clark County grand jury has returned a … Continue reading →

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled 4-3 in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS) Wednesday, allowing thousands of previously halted foreclosures around the state to resume. The decision overturns a lower court ruling from April that had blocked MERS’ foreclosures … Continue reading →

BY JIM MILLER SAN FRANCISCO — Redevelopment supporters’ lawsuit to overturn a key part of this year’s state budget package confronted a sometimes-skeptical California Supreme Court on Thursday. The case challenges state lawmakers’ June approval of a bill to dissolve … Continue reading →

By Debra Cassens Weiss A Connecticut judge has ordered lawyers representing a divorcing couple to exchange passwords to their clients’ Facebook and dating websites. Judge Kenneth Schluger ordered the password exchange in the divorce of Stephen and Courtney Gallion, according … Continue reading →

In this months issue of INLAND EMPIRE, Mr. Frank J. Lizarraga, Jr. was profiled as one of the best lawyers in the Inland Empire. Covington & Crowe LLP is headed by the Managing Partner, Frank J. Lizarraga, Jr., who has … Continue reading →