Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is being accused of being anti-military after statements she made on the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy on gays in the military. Her supporters attest that she has a profound respect for the military, balanced with her commitment to anti-discrimination policies. However, the White House is pessimistic on winning GOP votes for Kagan.
Family of Maryland inmate Rodney Jennings was awarded $2M last week after suing the state for his death. Jennings was struck and killed by a dump truck while working on a roadside trash-removal crew. Family alleged that state corrections officials failed to provide adequately safe conditions for the inmates of the roadside crews.
At 155 active cases this year, mortgage-related litigation has reached a daunting high. This jump in lawsuits is due in part to companies suing each other, rather than cases between lenders and home owners. Included are investor-related mortgage cases, such as shareholder lawsuits and class actions alleging deception regarding earnings and other financial issues.
On an emotional morning in the Supreme Court this week, justices, lawyers, law clerks and journalists bid a fond farewell to Justice John Paul Stevens as he retired after 35 years as a justice. Several lawyers and journalists wore bowties as an affectionate tribute to Stevens’ trademark neckwear.
The U.S. Supreme Court expanded Second Amendment gun rights to the states this week, stating that the right to keep arms is “among those fundamental rights necessary to our system of liberty.” However, Justice Samuel Alito Jr. did reassure anti-gun-violence advocates that the decision did not universally mean that an individual can carry a weapon in any manner without regulation.
Cross Border Commercial Debt Collection & Dispute
Where large commercial debt has been incurred as a result of bad faith withholding of payments by large corporations, a task force of specialized attorneys capable of retrieving payments is needed to represent the creditors. This issue is becoming more and more prevalent as China becomes a manufacturing powerhouse and the United States dips into a prolonged recession. Many of the US companies are strapped for cash and are negligent in making payments to the Chinese manufacturers.
Specifically, we have noticed that many attorneys in China are unfamiliar with the legal landscape in the United States and are having difficulty advising their clients as to the available legal remedies. In fact, we have experienced a surge of inquiries in this specific field and have handled enough of these cross-border legal disputes to make us experts in this field. Our Chinese-American staff and attorney are fluent in Mandarin with in-depth knowledge of both the dynamics of manufacturers in China and the legal landscapes in the US.
Traditional US collection agencies are not ideal in settling matters of this nature. Typically, such agencies ask up to 50 percent in contingency fees on the recovery. Therefore when the outstanding balance is in the several hundred thousands, creditors ended up paying enormous fees. Our firm provides a partial contingency/partial legal fees arrangement that reduces the client's legal bills, lowers the contingency split and aligns the attorney’s interests with those of the client.
In addition, traditional US collection agencies cannot file lawsuit in civil litigation. They often rely on outside law firms to carry out the litigation process.
With InHouse Co. Law Firm, you are directly engaging an experienced litigation firm that has a successful track record of gaining judgments in the millions, and that is capable of operating with ease between the borders of Asia and the United States.