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The Boy Scouts of America have filed for bankruptcy. The bankruptcy comes at a time when the organization faces hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits and thousands of alleged abuse victims. As a result of the filing, all civil litigation against the organization is suspended. Ultimately, the Boy Scouts will likely
Maginnis Law has begun to investigate automobile finance companies who engage in abusive debt collection practices against debtors who return cars immediately after purchase. Our law firm has recently come across several cases where an automobile finance company does not consider a contract cancelled despite being notified of the return
Maginnis Howard continues its investigation into mortgage companies threatening foreclosure proceedings on debtors who have successfully filed for bankruptcy, and whose fresh starts are willfully disregarded by the creditor. Banks or mortgage companies may continue to send statements demanding payment with inaccurate information, report inaccurate information on credit, refuse to
Our firm recently obtained a confidential settlement for a North Carolina resident who was wrongfully denied a mortgage loan modification. The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) once protected a consumer’s rights to these types of modifications. While HAMP expired in 2016, there remain modifications requirements under state law and the
North Carolina children should be able to safely cross the street to their school bus, and, most of the time, they can do exactly that. However, even when parents take all the proper precautions, school bus related accidents can sometimes happen. If your child has suffered personal injuries while crossing
High-velocity automobile crashes can injure just about any part of the human body, and the eyes are no exception. Among the eye injuries that a person can suffer in an accident is a torn or detached retina. These eye injuries can result in significant vision disturbances impacting nearly every aspect
Most car salesmen work on a commission where they receive between 20-30% of the profit for the dealership. However, Maginnis Howard is investigating situations in which dealerships are not paying their sales employees a percentage of their actual profit and not following their written compensation policies for employees. Maginnis Howard
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18B-302 makes it unlawful for any person to sell or give alcohol to a person under the age of twenty-one (21). If an underage person is sold alcohol by a permittee of the North Carolina Alcohol Beverage Control Commission, such as a restaurant, bar, grocery store,
While many dog owners are responsible, many don’t care for their pets properly. Unfortunately, those individuals’ failures to properly train, monitor, and restrain their dogs can harm others, including children. Some of the most common victims of dog bite attacks are the elderly and young kids. These groups are least
Ride sharing services such as Lyft are great resources for folks who for, whatever reason, are unable to drive. But, every time you get on the road, an accident is possible. Whether you are a passenger or the driver of a Lyft vehicle, if you are injured because of someone