Brandon, FL (Law Firm Newswire) September 29, 2015 – Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase agree to change how they report debts discharged in bankruptcy. Many borrowers know the stress of being unable to pay one’s bills — the constant phone calls from collectors, the fear and uncertainty about the future. Those who turn to…

New York, NY (Law Firm Newswire) September 29, 2015 – Zamansky LLC announces it is investigating asset-backed securities bonds that may have suffered losses due to the Volkswagen (OTC: VLKAY) emissions scandal. In particular, the investigation concerns bonds backed by car dealer inventories, known as dealer floorplan ABS such VWMT 2014-1. Car dealers who were…

Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) September 29, 2015 – Recipients of Social Security disability could experience an automatic 19 percent cut in benefits as the disability trust fund is projected to run out of money by the end of next year. Eleven million Americans rely on disability benefits from Social Security, which turned 80 on…

Fairfax, VA (Law Firm Newswire) September 28, 2015 – There was recently a family law case that arose in Michigan in which a family court judge directed three siblings to go to juvenile detention because they chose to visit their father, from whom they were alienated. The children’s parents divorced five years ago, and have…

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, (Law Firm Newswire) September 28, 2015 -Centurion Law Group is pleased to announce that Norman J. Nadorff will join the group as Special Counsel effective November 1. He will be based in Houston and will serve as both an advisor to the firm and as a legal practitioner. Mr. Nadorff has 30…

San Francisco, CA (Law Firm Newswire) September 28, 2015 – In San Diego, California, attorney Michael Gilfix presented a program on Preventing Elder Financial Abuse on July 16 at a national Symposium. It was the annual conference of Wealth Counsel, a leading estate planning organization that is nationally known and respected. His session was titled…

San Francisco, CA (Law Firm Newswire) September 28, 2015 – An article in the new issue of The Bigger Law Firm magazine says that shorter content on law firm websites may actually rank higher than longer content in search engine results pages. In his “SEO Obiter Dicta” column, legal marketing expert Jason Bland questions the…

Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) September 25, 2015 – The House passed legislation on July 28 to speed up federal payments to veterans who have complex benefits claims and to raise the benefits compensation rate for disabled veterans. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) would be required to pay benefits to veterans as parts…

Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) September 25, 2015 – Hit and run car accidents in Florida have been increasing over the past two years, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). FHP reported that there were 80,000 hit and run crashes in Florida in 2014, an increase of 7 percent from 2013, which also saw…

Sacramento, CA (Law Firm Newswire) September 25, 2015 – An investigation conducted by NBC 7 Investigates revealed several instances of wage theft whereby hundreds of companies in San Diego, California, neglected to pay wages to their employees. In addition, state records disclosed that even when those companies were directed to issue payments to their workers,…