Litigation

lawsuits for piggyback mortgages
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Resurrected ‘Zombie’ Loans years after a foreclosure

In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, countless Americans faced the grim reality of foreclosure. Yet, for some, the financial nightmare didn’t end with the loss of their homes. Years, even decades later, some find themselves haunted by “zombie” loans: old, supposedly settled debts that suddenly come back to life, demanding payment, sometimes through…

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Aggressive Attorney
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Debunking the Myth of the ‘Aggressive Attorney’: True Hallmarks of Effective Legal Representation

Imagine you’re in a courtroom. Would you prefer an attorney whose voice booms with aggression, or one whose arguments resonate with calm confidence? Popular culture, with characters like the flamboyant Jackie Chiles from Seinfeld, might have us believe that the former is more effective. Yet, in the practice of law, the latter often prevails. Let’s…

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Strike 3 subpoenas
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Did you get a letter from Frontier, Comcast, Charter, etc. with an attached Strike 3 subpoena?

I first wrote about Strike 3 Holdings‘s “pure bill of discovery” cases in October 2019. Back then, the Strike 3 lawsuits were new to Miami-Dade County Court. Because they had so many procedural and legal problems in county court, I did not think they would they would last. Flash forward to nearly a year later,…

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