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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term. The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -

Judicial Conference issues policy regarding random assignment of judges

Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/21/2024

On March 12, 2024, the Judicial Conference of the United States (“Judicial Conference”) announced that, in an effort to limit the ability of litigants to select judges in certain cases based on where they file lawsuits, it...more

Supreme Court Grants Cert on, of all Things, the Standard of Review for Determining Non-Statutory Insider Status

BCLP on 4/27/2017

Last December, we updated you that the Supreme Court was considering whether to grant review of In re The Village at Lakeridge, LLC, 814 F.3d 993 (9th Cir. 2016). Our original post is here. On March 27, 2017, the Supreme...more

Does “Valid When Made” Apply To Evidences Of Indebtedness Qualified Under The CSL?

Allen Matkins on 6/30/2016

Many have expressed disappointment that the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in Midland Funding, LLC v. Madden. The question presented by the petitioners in the case was as follows...more

West Coast Real Estate Update: March 2016 #1

Holland & Knight LLP on 3/2/2016

Supreme Court of California Makes Mortgage Due Diligence More Difficult - The Supreme Court of California ruled that borrowers have standing to challenge a foreclosure on the grounds that an assignment of the mortgage...more

Case Update: Madden v. Midland Funding

Orrick - Finance 20/20 on 11/12/2015

As expected, today, November 10, 2015, Midland Funding filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme Court, asking the Court to review the Second Circuit’s ruling in Madden v. Midland Funding, that...more

Third Circuit – Failure to Identify Plan’s Limitation Period in Denial Letter Precludes Enforcing Deadline

Alston & Bird on 9/3/2015

In 2013, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that ERISA plans can impose shorter limitations periods than would otherwise be the case if the plan was silent. Nevertheless, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit...more

All Consuming - Legal Updates for Consumer Finance Professionals

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 3/20/2015

In This Issue: - Supreme Court Provides TILA Home Loan Rescission Guidance - West Virginia Legislature Proposes Changes to the WVCCPA - Defeating Another Challenge to the Mortgage Electronic Registration System...more

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