Property

San Antonio Atheist Drops Lawsuit Over ‘tallest Cross in America’

An atheist activist on Tuesday reached a court-approved settlement to drop a lawsuit against a Corpus Christi, Texas, church planning to erect a 230-foot-tall cross. Patrick Greene said in the settlement his legal complaint against Pastor Rick Milby of Abundant Life Fellowship Church was “baseless,” “vexatious” and “without merit.” “We are grateful that Mr. Greene has admitted that his lawsuit …


Judge Halts Developer in Fishkill Flooding Lawsuit

The developers of a seven-home subdivision in the Town of Fishkill have been ordered to halt further work on drainage infrastructure that one of its neighbors says caused flooding on its property. State Supreme Court Judge Christine Sproat on May 17 granted the East Hook Sportsmen Association’s request for a preliminary …


Lawsuit Claims Reverse-Mortgage Lenders Cheated 95-Year-Old

A 95-year-old woman backed by consumer and elderly advocates sued two reverse-mortgage companies for charging allegedly excessive fees after she fell into foreclosure proceedings. The suit, seeking class-action status, said that Texas-based Nationstar Mortgage LLC and Michigan-based Compu-Link Corp. ordered more than 30 property inspections on the home of Retha Floyd — sometimes as often as …



High Court to Consider Timeshare €”skimming off”€™ Class Action Claim

The High Court in London, UK, is to consider a class action lawsuit that alleges members of a worldwide timeshare exchange club suffered detriment over improper “skimming off” of premium timeshare properties. The case, set for Monday 9 May, concerns premium timeshare properties from the exchange pool by the exchange club …


Mercer County Property Owners Could Wait on Drill Settlement

Property owners in Mercer County who sued Halcon Resources, a Texas based gas and oil drilling company, over failing to drill could wait longer to get their settlement. The two companies who negotiated the leases for more than 60,000 acres of land want a hold on that settlement. The companies’ attorneys …



Apple Under Pressure as Lawyers Pledge Action Over ‘Error 53’ Codes

Apple has come under pressure to scrap its controversial policy of permanently disabling repaired iPhone 6s when software is upgraded, following a global consumer backlash and claims the company could be acting illegally. At least one firm of US lawyers said it hopes to bring a class action against the technology giant on behalf of victims whose £500 phones have been rendered worthless by an …