I have become so accustomed to the legal language that I find it amusing when my sister (a law school professor) and I have a discussion and rattle off terms quickly. My wife sometimes finds our terminology confusing. [Legal disclaimer: she is a very intelligent professional but not a lawyer.] It’s easy to forget that […]
Wells Fargo has just been hit with a $3.1 million punitive damages award by a New Orleans Bankruptcy Judge.
I have become so accustomed to the legal language that I find it amusing when my sister (a law school professor) and I have a discussion and rattle off terms quickly. My wife sometimes finds our terminology confusing. [Legal disclaimer: she is a very intelligent professional but not a lawyer.] It’s easy to forget that some words are not used on a regular basis outside of the law. One of them is “preponderance.” It is used to describe the proof given to a trial court. In civil cases it means you have convinced the court that you are at least 51% right. Here is a good explanation.
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Judge Rules Wells Fargo Engages in “Reprehensible,†Systemic Accounting Abuses on Mortgages, Hit with $3.1 Million Punitive Damages for One Loan
/in Foreclosure & Loan Mod Blog /by Scott LaninWells Fargo has just been hit with a $3.1 million punitive damages award by a New Orleans Bankruptcy Judge.
Preponderance Of The Evidence
/in NY Business Litigator Blog / NY Real Estate Litigator Blog /by Scott LaninI have become so accustomed to the legal language that I find it amusing when my sister (a law school professor) and I have a discussion and rattle off terms quickly. My wife sometimes finds our terminology confusing. [Legal disclaimer: she is a very intelligent professional but not a lawyer.] It’s easy to forget that […]