Click in to tune in at The Neil Garfield Show Or call in at (347) 850-1260, 6pm Eastern Thursdays More than 33,000 people listen to the Neil Garfield Show. Maybe you should too. =============================== Tonight, Connecticut attorney Stephen Wright discusses the specifics of Ct Foreclosure Law in layman's terms.  There is very little education for the Connecticut consumer to go…[...]

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After constant complaints from litigants and lawyers on the length, breadth, and costs of discovery, there seems to be a real effort afoot to solve all three of these problems. The upcoming amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which go into effect on December 1, 2015, aim to decrease what have become the most expensive and time-consuming aspects…[...]

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So for those of you who think that Bankers can't go to jail for lying and market manipulation --- the very basis of the way securitization was practiced --- I present Iceland. Eleven former bankers have been sentenced to four and a half years or more in prison. The former top bosses of Kaupþing have received the longest sentences to…[...]

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For further information, please call 954-495-9867 or 520-405-1688 This is for general information only. Consult with an attorney before taking any action or making any decisions. ======================== see http://lastbestnews.com/site/2015/11/bank-ordered-to-pay-2-million-for-mistaken-foreclosure/ This was no mistake and that is why punitive damages were awarded along with damages for emotional distress. Further in all probability Deutsch had no idea that its name was being…[...]

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For more information please call 954-495-9867 or 520-405-1688. This article is no substitute for advice from a competent attorney licensed in your jurisdiction. Get a lawyer. ======================= The Banks are getting increasingly obscure in their pleading and proof because they do not have any actual transactions in the chain upon which they can rely to collect or enforce an alleged…[...]

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see http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=86924d58-6984-40cd-8fd8-f4081f34fbe8 In an article the banks are celebrating a success for their shell game or "musical chairs"(see above link). The appellate court reversed the trial court who through out the business records of the prior servicer. BUT, the court pointed out that the robo-witness was also employed by the prior servicer and could therefore speak from personal knowledge about…[...]

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For more information please call 954-495-9867 or 520-405-1688. This is for general information only. Get a lawyer. ================= see 2D14-1137-1 The game has been obvious to everyone. Until recently, it seemed that the courts considered it irrelevant. But decisions over the last couple of years have shown that the courts are increasingly disturbed by the"musical chairs" game being played by…[...]

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Congratulations to the experts and attorneys on this. As Marie McDonnell states in the article reproduced below this case is important because it is the first time that Robo-signing has resulted in an award of damages for fraud. I would add that the lawyers must have done a fine job at trial --- because ordinarily we don't see jury instructions…[...]

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see http://www.housingwire.com/articles/35631-doj-reportedly-pursuing-criminal-charges-against-jpmorgan-chase-rbs-executives While this is an interesting first step, the DOJ and the media are still overlooking the most basic fatal flaw in the sale of mortgage backed securities, to wit: the certificates were not mortgage-backed, and in fact were bogus certificates from a non-operating entity controlled by the Investment Bankers. It was the perfect crime --- invent a company,…[...]

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Click in to tune in at The Neil Garfield Show Or call in at (347) 850-1260, 6pm Eastern Thursdays More than 33,000 people listen to the Neil Garfield Show. Maybe you should too. =============================== So those of you who have followed me since 2007 know that I have said two things repeatedly and that most of my esteemed colleagues said…[...]

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