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The article explores the role of court dysfunction in the eviction suffered by New Yorkers who live in rental housing. Topics covered include how landlord-friendly laws adopted by Albany, New York and haphazard regulation governing landlords and tenants in the city have led to the disappearance of affordable housing and contributed to rising homelessness, some of the steps taken by landlords especially corporate owners to push tenants out, and implications of eviction suits on tenants.

The article discusses religious arbitration clauses utilized by U.S. corporations that can create an alternate system of justice involving arbitration rather than trials. The article discusses the substance abuse program Teen Challenge and a lawsuit against it brought by the family of Teen Challenge patient Nicklaus Ellison following his death, a dispute involving Covington, Louisiana, Northlake Christian School teacher and principal Pamela Prescott, and a case involving former Scientologist Luis Garcia.

The article focuses on a new trend in funding slip-and-fall lawsuits in the field of litigation-finance business. Some litigation-finance firms involved in the scheme such as Fast Trak Legal Funding are backed by hedge funds and private equity companies to bankroll defendant's lawsuit with large cash advances. The business of litigating claims in slip-and-fall cases is considered to have a long history of abuse, with insurance companies spending large amount of money in detecting fraud.

The article focuses on how some women in the U.S. are being coaxed into having unnecessary surgery so that they become plaintiffs in lawsuits against medical device manufacturers. Topics covered include how lawyers build up such cases with the help of marketing firms and finance companies that offer high-interest loans to clients, mass tort cases surrounding mesh implants to treat pelvic organ prolapse, and overview of litigation against mesh implants manufacturers such as Boston Scientific.

The article reports on the lawsuit filed by a woman employee of investor Steven A. Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management LP, who alleges animosity and describes a toxic working environment for women.

The article discusses settlement-advance companies is trying to cash in by offering money to plaintiffs in anticipation of future legal settlements are racing to capitalize on sexual harassment lawsuits. It mentions settlement-advance firms get paid back only if a plaintiff collects money from a lawsuit. It also mentions the views of Michael Gibson, a former case manager at Oasis, on the same.

The article reports on the changes in the workplace policy in software company Microsoft which eliminated the labor arbitration agreement with employees that are accused of sexual harassment. Topics mentioned include the support to the U.S. federal law that ban on the agreements, the aim to prevent the lawsuit from being silenced, and the comment of news anchor Gretchen Carlson who was sexually abused on reforming the arbitration laws to amplify their voices.

The article discusses how Consumer Financial Protection Bureau appeared to have been victorious and mentions that judge agreed with bureau that financial company Nationwide Biweekly Administration had mislead mortgage customers. Topics include how Mick Mulvaney was named the consumer bureau's acting director, how Mulvaney briefly stopped approval of payments to some victims of financial crime, halted hiring and how employees have formed secret groups to resist changes.

The article reports on the lawsuits filed by debt collector Transworld Systems, in behalf of its client, the National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts, against holders of student loans in the U.S. which are found to be mostly flawed. Legal filings by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau claims that National Collegiate and Transworld used illegal collections methods. The frequency of the high-volume tactics of Transworld in student loan cases is discussed.

The article reports that the U.S. Senate Republicans voted to rejected new rule that would have allowed millions of Americans to band together in class-action lawsuits.

The article describes the filing of lawsuits and enforcement orders by regulators in U.S. against mortgage service provider Ocwen Financial Corp. on account of illegal foreclosures, deceptive fees and mishandling the home loan payments of customers. Information regarding the regulatory orders is provided. Opinions of the company regarding the matter and that of regulators regarding the problems faced by homeowners with mortgage service providers are highlighted.

The article focuses on how state lawsuits were filed against lenders like Sallie Mae which encouraged students to take high risk loans. It talks about students like Ashley Hardin who had been misguided to take a loan for enrolling in Brooks Institute of Photography, and how these loans were made to fail so that could prosper with more profits as per the comments of consumer protection division Shannon Smith from the Washington State Attorney general office.

The article offers information on the lawsuits filed against U.S. student loan payments collector Navient filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and attorneys general following a number of complaints about its student loans. It mentions that the agency was alleged of contributing to a student loan crisis being experienced by the country.

The article reports that financial companies Navient and Sallie Mae were sued by attorney general of Illinois Lisa Madigan, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Washington State's attorney general Bob Ferguson due to mishandling loan payments for student loans. Navient's spokesperson Patricia Nash Christel said the allegations against the company were unfounded and had political motivations.

The article reports on the bill introduced by New York City councilman Benjamin J. Kallos on August 16, 2016 that requires tenant-screening firms to provide complete descriptions of housing court cases. Topics include the abuses of tenant-screening companies, the errors on the list that make it difficult for tenants to rent an apartment and the screening lists use by owners to evaluate potential tenants.

The article reports on the felonies charged to New York City landlord Steven Croman including grand larceny, falsification of business records, and criminal tax fraud. Topics discussed include the lawsuit filed by the office of the attorney general in New York against Croman on May 9, 2016 in call for the landlord to give up his real estate business, the properties included in the business of Croman, and the rent regulations embodied in the business of Croman.

The article discusses the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposed rule allowing banking customers to bring class-action lawsuits against the financial industry. An overview of U.S.'s consumers ability to bring class action lawsuits against credit card companies under the aforementioned rules is provided.

The article discusses arbitration clauses in relation to an incident in 2009 when nursing home patient Elizabeth Barrow was strangled and suffocated by her then-97-year-old roommate, and it mentions trials and Elizabeth Barrow's son Scott Barrow who is still trying to hold the Brandon Woods nursing home in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts responsible for his mother's murder. According to the article, Scott Barrow was barred from suing the nursing home due to a clause in his mother's contract.

The article discusses U.S. creditors' lawsuits against alleged debtors, including their efforts in having debtors' class action lawsuits dismissed. An overview of the retired electrician Clifford Cain Jr.'s (Junior's) class action lawsuit action in court against the collecting agency Midland Funding for its subsidiary Encore Capital Group's lawsuit against him, which resulted in debt collection from him without his knowledge, is provided.

The article discusses the U.S. political advertisement (ad) and lobbying efforts to change the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (C.F.P.B.'s) policy on restricting consumer arbitration, including the nonprofit organization the American Action Network and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's efforts in this regard. An overview of corporations' efforts to prevent consumer lawsuits through arbitration clauses is provided.

The article discusses a potential plea deal for Deutsche Bank regarding allegations that the bank manipulated the London interbank offered rate (Libor) interest rate. Topics addressed include U.S. federal prosecutors' pursuit of guilty pleas from banks involved in manipulating Libor, as well as the size of the fine that Deutsche Bank is expected to pay.

The article discusses the United States Justice Department's and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's scrutiny of an increase of borrowers offering high-interest automobile loans to minority borrowers in the U.S. Topics addressed include the views of Vanita Gupta, the U.S. assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, regarding the problem, as well as complications regarding federal legal action taken against financial services company Ally Financial.

The article discusses the Credit Suisse bank's announcement that Brady W. Dougan will resign as chief executive officer (C.E.O.)and will be succeeded as chief executive by Tidjane Thiam. Topics addressed include the impact of Credit Suisse's plea of guilty to criminal tax evasion charges in 2014 and other legal settlements, as well as Thiam's career and personal history.

The article discusses the United States Justice Department's efforts to seek felony pleas from several banks such as Barclays, JPMorgan Chase, and Citigroup regarding a criminal investigation alleging that the banks manipulated the prices of foreign currencies. Topics addressed include the role of New York financial regulator Benjamin M. Lawsky in the investigation, as well as the case's implications in terms of calls for greater efforts to hold banks criminally accountable.

The article discusses a settlement reached between New York state attorney general Eric T. Schneiderman and the Encore Capital Group financial services company regarding allegations that the firm filed flawed debt collection lawsuits against New York residents. Topics addressed include fines and other penalties on Encore as part of the settlement, as well as increasing amounts of legal scrutiny of companies' purchases of consumer debt.

The article discusses U.S. federal regulators' decisions to revisit investigations into misconduct by U.S. banks and financial services company, noting suspicions that the companies are not adhering to the terms of previous settlements. Topics addressed include federal prosecutors' reopening of investigations into banks such as Standard Chartered and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, as well as firms' deferred-prosecution agreements.

The article discusses the United States Justice Department's plans to pursue legal action against banks on charges that they colluded to manipulate the price of foreign currencies. Topics addressed include prosecutors' focus on traders at banks such as Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, and JPMorgan Chase; considerations of banks' manipulation of benchmark interest rates; and the potential settlement of cases by certain banks.

The article reports on the New York attorney general Eric T. Schneiderman's lawsuit against the Buffalo, New York bank Evans Bank for allegedly redlining through denying mortgages and credit to African Americans in Buffalo, regardless of their credit. An overview of Evans Bank's lending practices in Buffalo's East Side neighborhoods is provided.

The article discusses an increasing amount of U.S. government investigations into subprime automobile lending practices, focusing on the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's allegations that First Investors Financial Services Group provided credit reporting agencies with distorted credit reports for car buyers. Topics addressed include increases in the number of subprime auto loans in the U.S. and also in the number of delinquent auto loans, as well as the securitization of subprime auto loans.

The article discusses a settlement between the U.S. Justice Department and Bank of America regarding the bank's sale of mortgage-backed securities leading up to the 2008-2009 global financial crisis. Topics addressed include the preparation of a separate lawsuit against Angelo Mozilo, the former chief executive of financial services firm Countrywide Financial; the settlement negotiation process; and Bank of America's agreement to pay a $16.65 billion fine.

The article reports on a lawsuit filed by 297 plaintiffs against financial company Arab Bank Group in Federal District Court in Brooklyn, New York City in 2014 due to its alleged connection to the terrorist group Hamas. They argued that the bank account of Osama Hamdan, Hamas' spokesperson, in Beirut, Lebanon was an evidence of the bank's financial support to terrorists. Arab Bank responded that it conducts a proper screening for names and groups that are included in the lists of terrorists.

The article discusses charges of usury and conspiracy filed by the office of Manhattan, New York City district attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. against several payday loan companies and their owner, Carey Vaughn Brown. Topics addressed include similar charges against the companies' chief operating officer Ronald Beaver and legal advisor Joanna Temple, as well as allegations that Brown attempted to avoid legislation aimed at curbing high interest rates on payday loans.

The article discusses New York State financial regulator Benjamin M. Lawsky's pursuit of regulatory action against British bank Standard Chartered over a lack of oversight of transactions vulnerable to money laundering as of August 5, 2014. Topics addressed include the possible terms of a settlement agreement with the bank, as well as its regulatory violations in 2012.

The article reports of the winning of court case by the American transport company Uber's drivers to be classed as employees of the company rather than self-employed.

The article focuses on the lawsuit filed by the MFY Legal Services and law firm Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady to the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York against the Department of Housing and Urban Development and private equity firm Lone Star Funds due to alleged plan of selling mortgages.

The article discusses the process of negotiating a settlement between the U.S. Justice Department and financial services firm Citigroup over a case involving the firm's sale of mortgage-backed securities. Topics addressed include U.S. Justice Department official Tony West's role as the lead negotiator in the case, as well as the eventual agreement on a $7 billion dollar fine for the bank.

The article discusses United States state and federal authorities' investigation into German bank Commerzbank's possible dealings with Iran and other countries blacklisted by the United States as of July 7, 2014. Topics addressed include the possible terms of a settlement with the bank, as well as a similar case against French bank BNP Paribas.

The article discusses the criminal investigation that eventually led to a guilty plea from the French bank BNP Paribas on charges of conducting business with countries that were blacklisted by the United States. Topics addressed include the origins of the investigation in a lawsuit filed by lawyer Stephen Flatow alleging the Iranian government's role in financing a terrorist attack that killed his daughter, as well as similar investigations into the banks Credit Suisse and Lloyds.

The article discusses a guilty plea by the French bank BNP Paribas in a criminal case involving the bank's transfer of funds on behalf of Sudan, Iran, and other countries blacklisted by the United States of June 30, 2014. Topics addressed include the bank's admission of criminal wrongdoing and agreement to pay an 8.9 billion dollar fine, as well as New York financial regulator Benjamin M. Lawsky's suspension of the bank's ability to process payments in U.S. dollars.

The article discusses an expected guilty plea by the French bank BNP Paribas on criminal charges that it transferred funds for Sudan and other countries that have been blacklisted by the U.S. as of June 26, 2014. Topics addressed include the amount of the fine that BNP is expected to pay as part of the plea deal, as well as French officials' attempts to soften the penalty on the bank.

The article discusses settlement negotiations between the U.S. Justice Department and financial services firm Citigroup regarding a civil investigation into the firm's sale of mortgage-backed securities as of June 14, 2014. Topics addressed include disagreement over the size of the fine that Citigroup would be required to pay, as well as a separate U.S. Justice Department settlement case involving Bank of America.

The article discusses a U.S. Justice Department criminal investigation of the French bank BNP Paribas for allegedly conducting business with countries blacklisted by the U.S., highlighting BNP's efforts to use a 2004 memo by an outside law firm in order to explain its behavior. Topics addressed include prosecutors Cyrus R. Vance's and Preet Bharara's rejection of the memo as a defense tool, as well as BNP's broader efforts to avoid criminal liability and lessen possible punishments.

The article discusses concerns raised by the French government regarding the expected punishment of the French bank BNP Paribas on charges that the bank engaged in business with countries blacklisted by the United States. Topics addressed include meetings between French bank regulators Christian Noyer and Edouard Fernandez-Bollo and American prosecutors investigating BNP, as well as New York State financial regulator Benjamin M. Lawsky's potential punishment of BNP.

The article discusses the U.S. Justice Department's denial of Swiss bank Credit Suisse's attempts to secure a deferred prosecution agreement (D.P.A.) on charges that the bank aided Americans in tax evasion, noting the bank's May 19, 2014 plea of guilty to the criminal charges. Topics addressed include the process of negotiating the terms of the guilty plea, as well as U.S. deputy attorney general James M. Cole's and Credit Suisse attorney Romeo Cerutti's roles in the case.

The article discusses Swiss bank Credit Suisse's May 19, 2014 decision to plead guilty to charges of conspiring to aid tax evasion in the United States. Topics addressed include the case's implications in terms of a shift in U.S. prosecutors' tactics in pursuing criminal charges against banks, as well as Credit Suisse's agreement to pay fines to the U.S. Justice Department and to New York state banking regulator Benjamin M. Lawsky.

The article discusses the 2014 efforts of the banks BNP Paribas and Credit Suisse to avoid pleading guilty to alleged illegal practices. Topics discussed include the possible larger consequences of guilty pleas from the banks, the role of New York State financial regulator Benjamin M. Lawsky, and the role of the lead prosecutors against the banks, David A. O'Neil, Preet Bharara, and Cyrus R. Vance Jr.

The article discusses the United States government's criminal investigations of the banks BNP Paribas and Credit Suisse as of April 29, 2014 and highlights a shift in approaches to prosecuting banks in the U.S. Topics addressed include allegations that Credit Suisse provides tax shelters for Americans and allegations that BNP engages in business with countries that the U.S. has blacklisted, as well as U.S. attorney Preet Bharara's strategy for prosecuting criminal cases against larger banks.

The article discusses the United States Justice Department's efforts to reach a legal settlement with Bank of America regarding its sale of mortgage backed securities as of April 24, 2014. Topics addressed include the implications of a 2013 mortgage settlement between the Justice Department and financial services firm JPMorgan, as well as the Justice Department's process of negotiating settlements with banks.

The article discusses the implications of financial services firm JPMorgan Chase's lawyers' interviews with JPMorgan employees who had contact with stockbroker Bernard L. Madoff prior to Madoff's conviction for operating a Ponzi scheme. Topics addressed include JPMorgan's refusal to submit documents regarding the interviews to U.S. regulators due to attorney-client privilege concerns, as well as the broader implications of the U.S. Justice Department's response to JPMorgan's actions.