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Creditor Loses Bankruptcy Settlement Challenge
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that a bankruptcy court did not err in approving a bankruptcy settlement that allotted a portion of the...
Top 4 Opinions from Judge Richard Posner in 2011
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We have a well-documented law crush on Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Richard Posner. While some people think that public professions of law crushes...
Unlawful Stop? Indiana Drivers Must Signal When Bearing Right
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals clearly knows that the best way to make a splash in a new year is to write an opinion featuring Indiana traffic laws, a...
District Court Gives Jury the Bird: Ostrich Instruction is Proper
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Is the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals the most ostrich-obsessed appellate court in America? Last month, Judge Richard Posner not only compared an appellate...
City-Sanctioned Fines Not 'Debts' Under FDCPA
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Is a debt-collection law firm retained to collect fines for a city obligated to comply with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)? Apparently...
Kevin Trudeau to Pay $37.6 Million Fine for Misrepresentations
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The sweet siren song of infomercial infamy is too tempting for Kevin Trudeau. After several multi-million dollar sanctions and bans from the infomercial...
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Joseph Fawbush, Esq.
Managing Editor
Vaidehi Mehta, Esq.
Attorney Writer
Kit Yona, M.A.
Legal Writer
Mariana Petersen
Legal Content Editor