Wells Fargo Bank has admitted to opening millions of customer accounts and credit card accounts without customer authorization since 2005. Stories have emerged of a bank gone wild where employees working in an intense sales culture felt pressured to open new accounts to meet sales quotas.
Wells Fargo has agreed to pay $185 million in
Nebraska is the 16th biggest state in the USA, but we rank 43rd in population density. In fact, Nebraska has more cows than people by a ratio of 3 to 1.
Bankruptcy is a specialized area of laws these days, especially after enactment of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005. Attorneys in sparsely populated areas
A few weeks ago I wrote an article to warn plaintiff attorneys to be careful to ensure that their clients who have previously filed bankruptcy to ensure that all claims they have against third parties are reported on the bankruptcy schedules. (Plaintiff’s Attorneys Beware: Your Client’s Bankruptcy Case is About to Sock You Right
The more I think about the disastrous consequences of two recent 8th Circuit Court of Appeals decisions regarding Judicial Estoppel the more alarmed I become.
This is a time bomb waiting to go off. The 8th Circuit has ruled that debtors who fail to amend bankruptcy schedules to report claims against third parties that occur
In two recent cases the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has sustained summary judgments against debtors who failed to report claims against third parties that arose after the bankruptcy case was filed.
In the case of Jones v. Bob Evans Farms Inc., the debtor failed to disclose an employment discrimination claim that occurred 3
What is the most effective solution to a serious debt problem? Without a doubt, Chapter 7 remains the single most effective way to eliminate debt. What is the success rate of chapter 7 cases?
In reviewing 172 cases filed by our firm since January 1, 2014, clients received a discharge in all but three cases.