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Jeffrey S. Chase, June 7, 2019 "On May 31, the BIA published a precedent decision in Matters of Andrade Jaso and Carbajal Ayala . In that decision, Board Member Garry Malphrus (writing for a panel that included Hugh Mullane and Ellen Liebowitz...

By Steven M. Siros On September 2, 2014, a United States District Court for the Western District of Texas ordered that the Sierra Club reimburse Energy Future Holdings Corporation and Luminant Generation Company $6.4 million in attorneys fees for...

"Because the Immigration Judge erred in finding that the respondent's request for a continuance to permit the respondent to appear in federal court on a criminal sentencing matter was unreasonable and not supported by good cause (I.J. at 2),...

Matter of M-S-B-, 26 I&N Dec. 872 (BIA 2016) - (1) An untimely application for asylum may be found frivolous under section 208(d)(6) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1158(d)(6) (2012). Luciana v. Att’y Gen. of U.S., 502...

Wouldn’t it be nice if Ticketmaster had to reimburse you every time you did not get the seats you wanted to a concert? God only knows that Ticketmaster would not be happy with this policy, but it would be fun, fun, fun for the rest of us. Unfortunately...

By the Ballard Spahr LLP Mortgage Banking Group A Michigan appellate court recently held that a borrower's counsel could be sanctioned for filing a complaint for the purpose of delaying foreclosure or eviction. In Edgett v. Flagstar Bank , ...

Attention Lexis Online Subscribers: Citations link to lexis.com. Bracketed citations link to Lexis Advance. Several recent panel decisions have dealt with the issue of calculation of attorney’s fees. In some cases, the WCAB has awarded higher...

Columbia, SC (CompNewsNetwork) - On August 16, 2010 the SC Workers’ Compensation Commission approved an increase in the hearing cost assessment pursuant to Commission regulation R 67-614. This regulation authorizes the Commission to issue an order...