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A top running back for North Carolina State ran afoul of the law this summer due to an argument with his girlfriend in a school library. Based on conduct, including grabbing and pushing the young woman, he was arrested for assault on a female by...

Remember the song “10 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed?” Ten little monkeys jumping on the bed. One fell off and broke his head. Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, “No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”...

A particularly inept aspiring New Jersey drug dealer recently texted himself all the way to jail by messaging a detective he mistakenly believed was a potential customer. After agreeing to meet at a local pizza parlor, ostensibly for the sale of a...

Mortgage fraud includes various illegal schemes involving material misrepresentation, misstatements, or omissions that relate to property or a potential mortgage.

As you may recall, in 2011, Connecticut become the first state in the nation to enact mandatory paid sick leave legislation. This mandatory paid sick leave law, which became effective January 1, 2012, required most public-sector employers with more...

The CFPB issued an interpretive rule describing the data instructions for lenders to use in complying with HOEPA. The HOEPA rules require, among other things, that lenders provide applicants with a list of HUD-approved housing counseling agencies....

The Conference opened Monday in Warsaw with speeches by the newly elected President of COP 19/CMP 9, His Excellency Marcin Korolec (Poland’s Environment Minister), and Ms. Christiana Figueres (Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC)....

After losing a campaign to become New York's attorney general several years ago, John P. "Sean" Coffey got involved in starting a litigation-funding investment firm and said he didn't know if he would ever return to law practice.

The FHFA has directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to prohibit servicers from being reimbursed for expenses associated with captive reinsurance arrangements. The directive follows the FHFA’s proposal in March 2013 to ban mortgage lenders and servicers...

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