Miscellaneous

• Mortgage Lending Fraud - Class Actions the best answer

  Paul Kiesel | December 19, 2007 8:32 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Mortgage Lending Class Action crisis in California only gets worse.When we brought the first class actions in California involving the Sub-Prime mortgage mess in June of 2007 I blogged here and said, prophetically, "this is the tip of the ice berg." True to that prediction matters have only gotten far far worse since then, and, I'm afraid, are only going to continue to trouble our economy and,...

• Is Your Doctor on Drugs?

  Lance Rubin | December 18, 2007 6:48 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  It's one of the most important choices you make -- picking a doctor. But how much do you really know about the people who are supposed to provide your medical care? Thousands of doctors hooked on drugs and alcohol continue to practice medicine while receiving treatment for substance abuse, yet most patients will never know about their physicians' addictions. How much information are patients...

• Train Accident in Riverside Kills Two

  Jenny Albano | November 02, 2007 10:48 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Two women were killed in a train accident Thursday morning. The victims were 18 and 23 years old. The woman were driving in a car when it became stuck on the train tracks in Riverside. The two victims were able to exit the car, but the train then hit the car which then ran into the women, crushing them.Police believe the high heel shoes they were wearing many have hindered their escape from...

• California Sandstorm Causes 2 Deaths and Many Injuries

  Jenny Albano | October 16, 2007 4:51 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  A sandstorm on Tuesday, October 16 blinded dozens of drivers and caused many vehicles to get into accidents just north of Los Angeles. So far there have been two reported deaths and sixteen injuries, two of those were listed in critical condition.The car accidents took place at 1:40 PM with winds up to 55mph and left tractor-trailers and cars all over the road and tossed onto the pavement and...

• China Airlines 737 Catches Fire On Okinawa

  Courtney Mills | 2007-08-20T14:00:41 | 0 Comments

  A China Airlines Boeing 737 was billowed in flames on the runway as it came in for a landing on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa Monday, August 20. A single jet engine of the plane caught fire and exploded, and promptly engulfed the left wing of the airplane, according to reports. Passengers were able to exit the plane with dispatch and there were fortunately no fatalities. Some of the...

• Man Killed by Massive Dogs

  Jenny Albano | 2007-08-06T07:38:27 | 0 Comments

  Jacob Adam,40, died due to a dog attack at the home of the actor Ving Rhames. Adams had been living on Rhame's property for about two years as the caretaker.Adams was found dead on the front lawn and was covered in dog bites. A number of large dogs were found roaming the property when police arrived on the scene the morning of August 3. Animal control officers took three massive bull mastiffs...

• Bear Stearns -- The First Wave Mortgage Failure

  Paul Kiesel | 2007-06-23T08:51:06 | 0 Comments

  Mortgage loan industry facing continued crisisHaving filed 15 Federal Class Action law suits in the last two weeks against financial institutions that have sold Option ARM Loans to hundreds of thousands of consumers in California we continue to watch with keen interest where the financial markets are going. The financial markets are certainly beginning to feel the impact of these "shaky"...

• Beware Mortgage Crisis - Option ARM Loans

  Paul Kiesel | 2007-06-19T13:32:21 | 0 Comments

  California Lawyers file class action against Option ARM loan banks.The New York Times has observed that a "tidal wave of mortgage failures" is on the horizon. As California lawyers we have initiated 15 class action law suits against the largest home lenders in the state of who sold Option Adjustable Rate Mortgages. These mortgages were a trap for the unwary consumer. The Class Action alleges...

• Consumers Don't understand Mortgage Documents

  Paul Kiesel | 2007-06-17T10:23:14 | 0 Comments

  Mortgage disclosure statements prove baffling to most consumers.The Federal Trade Commission completed a study of 800 consumers throughout the country providing them Standard disclosures for "fixed" rate mortgages to determine their level of understanding. Remarkably the majority shown a standard disclosure form were totally baffled. The FTC found that the required disclosures were ineffective...

• Option ARM Loans -- a Tsunami in the making

  Paul Kiesel | 2007-06-16T15:47:39 | 0 Comments

  Option ARM Loans result in class action lawsuitsOption Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM) loans can easily confuse consumers hundreds of thousands of whom have acquired such loans in California and throughout the United States. The Los Angeles Times first reported on May 27, 2007 just how dangerous these loans can be. Kiesel Boucher & Larson LLP initiated the first of 15 Federal Court lawsuits...