Google Case Provides Spoliation Exception to Living Document Safeguard BlogJanuary 28, 2014 By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Scott St. Amand Google has come under scrutiny in the last few years over … Read more
Gross Negligence Enough for Adverse Inference Instruction BlogJanuary 23, 2014 By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Scott St. Amand In 2003, Judge Shira Scheindlin of the U.S. District Court for … Read more
Obtaining a Deficiency Judgment in Georgia – Overview of Procedures BlogJanuary 21, 2014 By: E. Carson Lange A previous post discussed the non-judicial foreclosure procedure used in Georgia. This post discusses the steps … Read more
“Saving Everything” No Defense to Spoliation Argument BlogJanuary 17, 2014 By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Scott St. Amand As we discussed in our previous spoliation post , parties are … Read more
The Status of Florida Foreclosures in 2014 BlogJanuary 15, 2014 By: Douglas L. Waldorf, Jr. Recently, The Wall Street Journal published an editorial discussing the status of mortgage foreclosure litigation. … Read more
Caveat Charities: Disgorging Donations as Fraudulent Transfers BlogJanuary 14, 2014 By Jacob J. Payne & Scott St. Amand The Bankruptcy Code permits a trustee to avoid transfers of property that … Read more
Litigation Hold Extends to Third Party Independent Agents BlogJanuary 8, 2014 By: M. Scott Thomas & Scott St. Amand Insurance and financial institutions understand the importance of data preservation, but from … Read more
Status as a Debtor not Enough to Confer Appellate Standing BlogDecember 26, 2013 By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Scott St. Amand “Standing” is a legal term of art that refers to a … Read more
Detroit Bankruptcy Update: Direct Appeal to Sixth Circuit Permitted BlogDecember 17, 2013 By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Scott St. Amand Yesterday Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes ruled that the appeals to his … Read more
Collecting Deficiency on Wholly-Unsecured Nonrecourse Loan (in Chapter 11) BlogDecember 17, 2013 By: Jacob J. Payne & Scott St. Amand Some of you who read the title of this post may have … Read more