What to know about expert witnesses Expert witnesses provide their opinion on relevant information in court cases. They have specific professional qualifications in an area that relates to a specific case. For example, in a personal injury lawsuit, a professional accident reconstructionist could be hired as an expert witness to provide their opinion on how [...]
According to WBRZ, Wells Fargo says a company mistake contributed to hundreds of foreclosures because it miscalculated customers' eligibility for mortgage modifications. The bank said in a filing Friday the error caused about 625 customers to be denied, or not offered, loan modifications they otherwise qualified for. Foreclosures were completed in about 400 of the [...]
In April, Vincent Piazza Jr. & Sons Seafood Inc. filed suit against a former employee in the 24th Judicial District Court in Gretna, Louisiana, alleging breach of contract and fraud. According to the claim, the plaintiff hired the defendant in 2002 as a sales supervisor and manager. The defendant was arrested for obscenity in 2018, [...]
After losing its effort to have the entire United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals undo the legal agreement it made, BP lost no time in declaring it would ask the United States Supreme Court to do so. On top of that, by early Thursday afternoon, BP had formally asked that the United States Fifth Circuit […]