Binding Arbitration - Understanding and Reforming the Ripoff Clause |
Tuesday, 07 June 2016 |
Reforming the Ripoff Clause: Why Access to Justice Matters for Accountability and the Economy
Fortunately, some lawmakers and federal regulators are seeking to turn this trend around and protect individual and class action rights. This event will gather legal experts, consumer advocates, and others to explore how mandatory arbitration clauses harm the public, as well as the efforts that can be taken to restore access to justice. |
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Crumbling Foundation in Connecticut |
Monday, 06 June 2016 |
NBC Connecticut: "Crumbling Foundations" IRE
Advocacy Group, Connecticut
Coalition Against Crumbling Basements speak out Elected officials US Senator Richard Blumenthal and State Senator Tony Guglielmo call for Investigation. NBC received over 250 emails from people crying about crumbling foundations.
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NEW FEATURE: Connecticut Homeowners Website |
Monday, 06 June 2016 |
Connecticut
Coalition Against Crumbling Basements
Countless homeowners in northeastern Connecticut (and lower parts of
Massachusetts) are facing crumbling basement walls that provide the
foundation upon which their houses sit. Cracking, flaking, bowing, and
separation of the concrete has been progressing on these homes, built
between 1980s to 1998. The damage appears to take decades or more to
appear, yet there is no magic number or formula to determine the rate at
which a home will begin to fail, or when it will become unsound to
inhabit. The date range of 1980 to 1998 is only a current estimate.
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Monday, 06 June 2016 |
Former Whitestown-based builders charged with $1.2M in fraud
The co-owners of a Whitestown-based homebuilder that filed for bankruptcy in 2013 have been arrested and charged with theft, corrupt business influence, perjury and forgery, Indiana State Police announced Saturday. Ogle is already facing similar felony counts in Marion County after prosecutors charged him in February 2015 with defrauded a homeowner whose house was damaged in the 2012 Richmond Hill neighborhood explosion.
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Homebuilder to pay $11 M for Bank Fraud & Mortgage Scam |
Sunday, 05 June 2016 |
Seeno company charged with bank fraud, fined $11 million
Six years after federal agents raided the Seeno homebuilder headquarters, federal prosecutors Friday criminally charged Discovery Sales with bank fraud and the East Bay familyâs company will plead guilty and agree to pay $11 million in fines and restitution, according to unsealed court documents. ... scam that allowed the Seeno companies to continue selling properties at high prices during the housing market downturn by obtaining mortgages through illegal means.
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