The value of modified home loans serviced under Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guidelines could be diminished by a March 9, 2017 ruling against JP Morgan Chase Bank in Fried v. JP Morgan Chase & Co., No. 16-3069, 2017 WL 929752 (3d. Cir. Mar 9, 2017 […]
In the summer of 2016, Builders Bank of Chicago, Illinois was informed that its Camels rating—a risk-profile metric assigned by banking regulators—had reached a 4. This is the threshold at which a financial institution is considered a "problem […]
The White House Office of Management Budget has tendered its proposed budgets for various government agencies in 2018, which includes a proposed cut of $2.5 billion to the Department of Labor. That amount represents approximately 21% of the DOL's annual […]
In this week's episode of our energy law podcast, KRCL trial lawyer Tom Ciarlone discusses a variety of important new decisions covering issues ranging from the intersection of fraud with disclaimers of warranties of mineral title; […]
Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC announced that ten attorneys from the firm have been selected to the 2017 Texas Super Lawyers list of Rising Stars. Thomson Reuters compiles and publishes the list, which rates outstanding young lawyers across more […]
Be on the look out for our Ad in the May issue of the Dallas Medical Journal!
Over the past several months, the Texas Supreme Court has issued two opinions providing guidance to property owners concerning potential liability for injuries occurring on their property. Although the facts and defenses were unique in each case, in […]
Director Jeff Novel discusses the cybersecurity regulations now effective in New York that affect financial services companies, and how they can lead to future regulations in the industry. Read his post on The Law of Banking blog.
"First-in-the-nation" regulations issued by the New York Department of Financial Services ("NYDFS") which require that financial services companies implement cybersecurity programs are effective March 1, 2017 and will phase in over a period of two years […]
Join oil-and-gas trial lawyer Tom Ciarlone as he gets you up to speed on critical new case law in the energy industry—listen to the latest episode of his podcast, Energy Law Round Up.
KRCL trial lawyer Tom Ciarlone discusses recent oil-and-gas news and developments in the latest episode of his podcast, www.energylawroundup.com.