Monthly Archives: May 2020

Contract Lawyer Suspended for Overcharging Public Defender

Lawyer, Jennifer Meyer, has been suspended for the overcharging of a public defender’s legal services and car mileage. The agency was billed for more than 24 hours a day on 30 different days. She also copied repayment requests for mileage … Continue reading

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Nursing Homes Cannot Take Stimulus Checks for Medicare

In recent news, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) spoke about an issue in nursing homes as well as assisted living facilities on how the resident’s stimulus checks are being taken away from those who are on Medicare. The stimulus payments … Continue reading

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Kendall Jenner Resolves Lawsuit over Instagram Post

A 2017 music festival, also known as Fyre Festival, was being promoted on Instagram by reality TV star and model, Kendall Jenner. The lawsuit was presented by a bankruptcy trustee who was regaining money for the creditors of the festival … Continue reading

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CFPB Achieves $1.275 Million Dollar Settlement

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received a settlement on behalf of consumers for the amount of $1.275 million in their lawsuit against the Specialized Loan Servicing (SLS), a Colorado based mortgage loan servicer. In 2014, the CFPB discovered that SLS … Continue reading

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JCPenney To File for Bankruptcy

JCPenney is facing financial troubles amid the outbreak and the shutting down of their department stores. Sephora stated recently that they would not reopen their doors after the pandemic and that they would stop restocking in store products.  Sephora’s products … Continue reading

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Injured in an Accident? We can help!

You may have heard on the radio, but the Law Office of Camron Hoorfar will help you handle personal injury matters! We have even launched a new site to help navigate your personal injury needs mykclawyer.com. Personal Injury Law is … Continue reading

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City of Fairfield, Alabama Files for Bankruptcy

The small city of Fairfield, Alabama is set to file for Chapter 9 Bankruptcy, which is quite rare, especially for a municipality of merely 12,000 residents. Prior to the pandemic, Mayor Eddie J. Penny stated that the city had drained … Continue reading

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Treasury Turns Small Business Loans into Grants

The Treasury Department rolled out a program for small business loans, however, there has recently been minor changes to the original program. The original guidelines for the small business loans required a rehiring of staff and any additional loan amount … Continue reading

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Pause on Foreclosures

Mortgage loan company Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have extended their delay on mortgage foreclosures through June. With the plan of initially deferring homeowners’ payments until May 17th, the plan was changed and may even be deferred for as long … Continue reading

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Neiman Marcus Group Inc., Files for Bankruptcy

Neiman Marcus Group Inc., became America’s major extravagance retailers when they were granted access to Texas Oil 100 years ago. The popular retailer has stated they are now facing bankruptcy due to the coronavirus outbreak and the precautions they are … Continue reading

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