What would an extra 48 cents a day, $2.40 a week, or $124.80 a year mean to you? Six-cents an hour may seem like small change, but for nearly two hundred thousand minimum wage workers in Florida, it has resulted in litigation and an increased paycheck.
Read More »From relative obscurity and a paltry 57 followers to 92,991 followers as of 7:45 am EDT, Athar provided – unbeknownst to him at the time – the first reports and a “play-by-play” of the raid that has brought great relief to a nation impacted by the 9-11 terrorist attacks.
Read More »“The Broward Republican Party has hosted all four candidates for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate,” said Richard DeNapoli, BREC Chairman. “They all know how important Broward’s votes are.”
Read More »A dynamic three-digit number reflecting an individual’s ability to repay, credit scores are assigned by companies like Fair Issac and Company. They play a critical role in determining whether a borrower is eligible for a loan, the loan amount, as well as interest rates and repayment terms.
Read More »The alleged splitting of attorney fees between foreclosure mills and third-party mortgage servicing providers is the subject of yet another lawsuit brought by Alabama-based attorney, Nick Wooten. The latest case involves plaintiff, Susan Marie Harris of Pensacola, against Lender Processing Services, its subsidiary LPS Default Solutions Inc., and the Ben-Ezra & Katz law firm of Fort Lauderdale.
Read More »One day after a reported settlement between Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and Ally Financial with attorneys general across the U.S. in the foreclosure epidemic, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi released a highly critical presentation detailing legal issues surrounding the crisis. The presentation, titled “Unfair, Deceptive and Unconscionable Acts in Foreclosure Cases,” was provided by the attorney general’s economic crimes division | Read More »
Barely a year into Florida’s enforcement of the federal Real ID Act of 2005, an act that requires multiple pieces of identification to renew or obtain an original driver’s license or state identification card, the law continues to confuse people. In response to the 9-11 terrorist attacks that killed more than 5,000 people at the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in | Read More »
As of November, 43.6 million Americans, or more than 14 percent of the population, collected food stamps to purchase groceries as tough economic times continued. The number of recipients was up 0.9 percent from October, according to a recent report of the US Department of Agriculture. Compared to a year ago, the number of people receiving food stamps was up 14.2 percent. Formerly known as | Read More »
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi announced today a first-of-its-kind settlement against attorney Marshall C. Watson and his law firm – the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson – for alleged improprieties in the prosecution of foreclosure cases throughout Florida.
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