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On Tuesday, October 30, 2018, Judge Constance M. Sweeney granted preliminary approval of a proposed $3,000,000 settlement in LaChapelle, et. al. v. PeoplesBank, et. al. (1679-cv-00906 Massachusetts Superior Court, Hampden County), a consumer class action. Plaintiff, Craig LaChapelle, alleged that he, and all other similarly affected PeoplesBank customers, were monetarily […]

On October 10, 2018, the Department of Treasury, which chairs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), issued an interim rule establishing a pilot program implementing portions of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA), enacted on August 13, 2018. The new interim rule […]

On October 2, 2018, the Hon. Raymond J. Dearie, of the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York approved the Report and Recommendation from Magistrate Judge Bulsara for class certification in the ongoing class action entitled Morales v. Rochdale Village, Inc., 15-cv-502 (RJD)(SJB). In the ruling, the Court […]

A discussion of how courts applying the “grave risk of harm” defense to repatriation under the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction need to recognize the psychological harm caused to children by exposure to domestic violence. By Valentina Shaknes | July 27, 2018 Read more at The New York Law […]

The Florida Bar has recently published the Fourth Edition of the treatise “Florida Condominium and Community Association Law”. Chapter 16, “Condominium and Homeowners’ Association Liens, Foreclosures, and Bankruptcy”, was co-authored by Palm Beach Bankruptcy Partner, Steven S. Newburgh. The 141-page chapter is oriented to the non-bankruptcy, state law practitioner, who […]