by John Rogers | Mar 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
WASHINGTON — Ask Elizabeth Warren, scourge of Wall Street bankers, how they treat consumers, and she will shake her head with indignation. She will talk about morality, about fairness, about what she calls their “let them eat cake” attitude toward taxpayers. If she is...
by John Rogers | Mar 24, 2010 | Uncategorized
For a copy of the opinion, click here From the opinion: “Espinosa’s failure to serve the summons and complaint as required by the Bankruptcy Rules deprivedUnited of a right granted by a procedural rule. United could have timely objected to this deprivation and...
by John Rogers | Mar 24, 2010 | Uncategorized
Here is the transcript of the Lanning case that was heard by the United States Supreme Court yesterday. This case, when decided, will provide some definition to what the “means test” actually means ! As bankruptcy attorneys, we all eagerly await this...
by John Rogers | Mar 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYLBPwOvQPc] “Starting April 2, advertising for “free credit reports” will require new disclosures to help consumers avoid confusing “free” offers – which often require consumers to spend money on credit monitoring or...
by John Rogers | Mar 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
I think the key part of the entire recent United States Supreme Court Opinion in Milavetz v. United States, as far as any legible understanding of what debtor’s attorneys can and can not advise clients is in Footnote 6 of the opinion, which is found on page 18, the...
