by Brian Huddleston | Feb 21, 2011 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
Under some states’ Construction Lien Acts, a contractor must record a construction lien within 90 days after the subcontractor last furnishes?labor or material for an improvement. In Stock Building Supply, L.L.C. v. Parsley Homes of Mazuchet Harbor, L.L.C., No....
by Brian Huddleston | Feb 21, 2011 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
by: GERALD L. JACKSON As housing markets struggle to rebound, a new wrinkle has been thrown into the mix by the Massachusetts Supreme Court, which voided several foreclosures because the banks involved could not demonstrate they had an interest in the mortgages at the...
by Brian Huddleston | Dec 16, 2010 | Firm News, Legislation & Case Notes
The baby cribs that allow the sides to be lowered can no longer be manufactured, sold or re-sold in the United States. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), which governs the release of consumer products, banned the practice today by a unanimous vote. The ban...
by Brian Huddleston | Nov 16, 2010 | Firm News, Real Estate Law
A number of mortgage servicers are facing attorneys general (AG) investigations in multiple states, as well as a large number of borrower and guarantor lawsuits amid a ?foreclosure crisis? fueled by substantial proof of improper and unlawful practices during judicial...
by Brian Huddleston | Nov 16, 2010 | Firm News, Uncategorized
Contract law is a branch of the legal sector that deals with the legal binding and exchange of agreements between group or parties; in effect, a contract. A contract can be many things: verbal, written, even action oriented. If you buy a dress, for example,...
