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Stark Succeeds in Class Action Litigation
Posted on 07/07/2009 at 12:00 am | Viewed 992 times
Andrea Stark, working with the lawfirm of Roddy and Klein, in Boston Massachusetts, recently succeeded in defeating a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of debtors refinancing their homes who were overcharged by title insurance companies for title insurance. The case of Campbell v. First American Title Insurance Co.
Mandatory Mediation in Foreclosure
Posted on 06/12/2009 at 12:00 am | Viewed 759 times
The Maine Legislature recently passed LD 1418 on an emergency basis, requiring mortgagees to participate in mediation prior to seeking a foreclosure judgment. The new law requires mortgagees to notify homeowners of the availability of mediation and loan modifications when sending default notices and at the commencement of a foreclosure
Unlisted Debts Not Discharged
Posted on 05/11/2009 at 12:00 am | Viewed 872 times
The First Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that unlisted debts remain undischarged in a no asset Chapter 7 case, in Colonial Surety Company v. Weizman, decided May 6, 2009. The First Circuit recognized that there was a difference of opinion on this issue in other circuit courts of appeal. Maine Bankruptcy Judge Haines in the
First Circuit Allows Homestead Exemption
Posted on 04/05/2009 at 12:00 am | Viewed 736 times
The First Circuit, in Stornawaye Financial Corporation v. Hill (In re Hill), decided a matter of first impression when it determined that a debtor, who had fraudulently transferred real estate to his spouse, but later had the property re-conveyed back to him before filing bankruptcy was entitled to a homestead exemption in the
BAP Reverses Bankruptcy Court
Posted on 03/19/2009 at 12:00 am | Viewed 810 times
The First Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel recently reversed a decision of the Maine Bankruptcy Court in the case of In re Lumb. Lumb, represented by Joseph Goodman, Esq. of Portland, Maine, filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition in 2001. After filing, a creditor, Nahabet Cimenian, threatened to sue Lumb's wife if Lumb didn't pay
House Passes Loan Modification
Posted on 03/07/2009 at 12:00 am | Viewed 739 times
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed its version of the "Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009". The legislation must now go to the U.S. Senate for passage and then the House and Senate versions of the law must be reconciled before the law is presented to the President for his signature.
The House version of
NACBA Report on Loan Modifications
Posted on 01/31/2009 at 12:00 am | Viewed 703 times
The National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) has issued a press release which provides evidence that loan modifications are not effectively working for many homeowners. NACBA's research shows that more than half of homeowners in financial distress are not being helped by loan modifications and those that are helped
Loan Modifications in Chapter 13
Posted on 01/06/2009 at 12:00 am | Viewed 826 times
Mortgage companies understand that they need to be more reasonable with borrowers in financial trouble. Many mortgage companies are willing to agree to loan modifications which alter the interest rate of loans and incorporating missed mortgage payments into the mortgage loan, provided that the borrower meet certain financial
Means Test Ruling in Maine
Posted on 11/30/2008 at 12:00 am | Viewed 618 times
The Maine Bankruptcy Court issued a ruling on November 18, 2008 on the means test in the case of In re Coffin. Coffin filed a Chapter 13 bankruptcy case and filed a Chapter 13 plan. A creditor and the Chapter 13 Trustee objected to the plan on the grounds that the means test required Coffin to pay more money into his payment plan
Stark and Hayden attend NCLC Conference
Posted on 10/29/2008 at 12:00 am | Viewed 398 times
Andrea Bopp Stark and Jennifer Hayden recently attended the National Consumer Law Conference in Portland, Oregon. The annual conference is the premier consumer law conference in the United States. Attorneys attending the conference are among the most advanced consumer law attorneys in the country. The NCLC publishes a series
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Why should you choose Molleur Law Office?
- 05/01/12 - Jim Molleur Attends 20th Annual NACBA Conference
- 03/16/12 - Chapter 13 Frequently Asked Questions
- 03/11/12 - Bopp Stark Advocates For Homeowners’ Rights To Highest Court In Maine
- 03/11/12 - Recent Bankruptcy Court/Divorce Court Decisions
- 01/12/12 - Sambatakos, Stark, and Hayden Become Members of Molleur Law Office
- 11/27/11 - Current on Student Loan Payments, But Having a Hard Time?
- 11/27/11 - Hayden and Stark Attend Fall Bankruptcy Conferences
- 07/24/11 - Supreme Court Restricts Bankruptcy Court Authority
- 06/06/11 - Bankruptcy Court Rules on Discharge Injunction Violation
- 02/01/11 - Supreme Court Rules on Means Test
- 01/10/11 - Comprehensive Foreclosure Defense
- 12/03/10 - Sambatakos elected to Habitat Board
- 10/22/10 - Molleur Law Office Represents Maine Homeowners in Federal Lawsuit Against First American Title Insurance Company
- 10/04/10 - Molleur Law's Efforts Lead to Halt in GMAC Foreclosures
- 10/01/10 - Maine Court Finds Affidavit Filed in Bad Faith and Vacates Summary Judgment Order in Foreclosure
- 09/02/10 - MLO Works With Habitat for Humanity
- 07/13/10 - Maine Court Foreclosure Diversion Program
- 06/28/10 - Supreme Court Decides Two Cases
- 05/31/10 - MLO Opens Portland Office
- 05/22/10 - Molleur and Sambatakos Attend NACBA
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