Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Collection Litigation, Financial/Economic, Resources for Attorneys, Working With Experts FACE TIME WITH ASSET DISCOVERY FOCUSING on ASSETS to COLLECT AND EVALUATE SETTLEMENT TASA ID: 3877 ANALYZE THE AMOUNT DUE ON THE MORTGAGE or DEED OF TRUST. Math Sleuths. The loan amount is $750,000. The probable rate of interest is 5.25%. The term is 30 years, the date of the mortgage is August 1, 2017. The monthly payments are $4,142.00. The unpaid balance is $738,518. Assuming a loan to value ratio of 75%/Value, the purchase was $1,000,000 and down payment $250,000.00. Assuming that the monthly payment must equal one quarterly monthly payment, the gross income of the defendant is about $16,000 a month or makes $192,000.00 a year. Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Communications, Entertainment, Marketing, Media, Resources for Attorneys Image/Reputation Damage From Media News Reports: Is it Legally Actionable? TASA ID: 2156 So the operative question here is: “when media exposure of a negative event or activity harms the image or reputation of a person or entity, is it actionable in terms of a lawsuit?” The answer is, “yes and no.” I’ve served as an expert witness in numerous cases relating to media reports that caused damage, representing both the plaintiff’s (those claiming harm) and the defendant’s (those that took the actions that resulted in the media reports). Let’s be clear about one thing first, the media is not the culprit and cannot be the targets of lawsuits if their reports were accurate as to the facts and there was no judgements made in the reports as to guilt or innocence. One might quibble about the extent of the coverage provided or whether it was fair or balanced but the media has a right to report the news as long as it is fair and accurate. Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Financial/Economic, Resources for Attorneys Options on Leveraged VIX ETFs - Legal Issues TASA ID: 13992 This article was originally published on NavesinkInternational.com and in Albourne Village, village-us.albourne.com___________There is much to be said about the February 5th losses on the leveraged VIX ETF options. Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Financial/Economic, Resources for Attorneys Don't Touch the VIX! Oops. TASA ID: 13992 This article was originally published on NavesinkInternational.com and in Albourne Village, village-us.albourne.com___________It's a no-brainer; the financial industry has change a lot over the last decades. There are multiple causes. Among the structural factors, one can mention the rise of technology, the decimalization and electronification of exchanges, the introduction of ECNs for equity, the increases in volume and speed of those exchanges. There were also significant regulatory changes (MIFID, Basel, Dodd-Frank...). Derivatives trading has changed a lot too. But what happened to the VIX on February 5th, could be a wake-up call to the industry and generate another wave of deep changes. Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Communications, Marketing, Media, Resources for Attorneys Professional Malpractice or Failure to Perform: When Communications Go Awry TASA ID: 2156 In the communications field, there are numerous types of professions and service providers that are utilized to communicate for numerous purposes to various types of target audiences. Such purposes could involve: disseminating information; creating or generating awareness; creating, building, developing or repairing an image, reputation or brand; generating ongoing visibility; promotion or marketing of a product or service; or communicating in crisis situations to disseminate vital information and/or correct negative impressions or incorrect information. The most prominent type of service professionals that are contracted for these purposes are in the fields of public relations; advertising and marketing. Read more
