General Legal Issues Archives

$250 fine If You Pass Your Pet Off as a “Service Animal”

As of fall, 2018 it is illegal to pass off [...]

By Diane Drain, attorney and retired law professor|2020-08-02T07:55:35-07:00April 21st, 2018|Diane's musings, General Legal Issues|Comments Off

Bankruptcy Can Help Older Americans Take Control of Their Lives [...]

By Diane Drain, attorney and retired law professor|2022-05-29T19:32:59-07:00May 15th, 2015|Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Videos, Consumer Issues, General Legal Issues, Payday and other usury loans|Comments Off

Students from affluent families are taking out college student loans [...]

By Diane Drain, attorney and retired law professor|2022-05-29T19:33:53-07:00October 13th, 2014|Consumer Issues, General Legal Issues, Student Loans|Comments Off

Angelo R. Mozilo, Countrywide Financial’s co-founder and former chief executive [...]

By Diane Drain, attorney and retired law professor|2022-05-29T19:34:14-07:00August 25th, 2014|Attorneys, Consumer Issues, General Legal Issues, Trustee Sales|Comments Off

The Attorney General’s office has a wide range of statewide [...]

By Diane Drain, attorney and retired law professor|2022-05-29T19:34:22-07:00August 7th, 2014|Consumer Issues, General Legal Issues, Real Estate, Trustee Sale and Foreclosure Videos, Trustee Sales|Comments Off

Diane Drain received the Top Contributor Award from AVVO. This [...]

By Diane Drain, attorney and retired law professor|2022-06-20T20:40:09-07:00May 21st, 2014|Awards & Recognition, Consumer Issues, General Legal Issues, General Videos|Comments Off

In the United States of America vs. Richard Sylvester Berry. [...]

By Diane Drain, attorney and retired law professor|2022-05-29T19:34:44-07:00May 19th, 2014|Attorneys, Bankruptcy, Consumer Issues, General Legal Issues, General Videos|Comments Off

Should an employer run credit reports on potential new employees? [...]

By Diane Drain, attorney and retired law professor|2022-05-29T19:35:11-07:00December 22nd, 2013|Consumer Issues, Credit Report, General Legal Issues|Comments Off

Arizona Legislature takes $50 million from the state’s share of [...]

By Diane Drain, attorney and retired law professor|2022-05-29T19:35:46-07:00September 25th, 2013|Attorney fees & actions, Consumer Issues, Deficiency, General Legal Issues, Trustee Sales|Comments Off

The Next Financial Balloon to Burst: Student Loans ore than [...]

By Diane Drain, attorney and retired law professor|2022-05-29T19:35:53-07:00September 15th, 2013|Consumer Issues, General Legal Issues, Student Loans|Comments Off