In re Wigginton, 5th Circuit 2012 This last week I had a couple come in, that had paid $5000 to some “group” that they found on the internet, to help them fight with their mortgage company. They had the “group” whoever that is, prepare a lawsuit or complaint and they filed it in state court trying to stop their foreclosure.
In re Navarrete, Case No. 11-40956, SD TX 2012 In a recent case in the Houston Division of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Judge Letitia Paul ruled that a debtor could keep insurance money from a lawsuit settlement for damages to his home from Hurricane Ike.