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  In today’s Newsbreak, Lawyers.com Editorial Director Betsy Kim provides a round-up of “big” legal stories. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman plans to sue mortgage giants, Bank of America and Wells Fargo, for violating the National Mortgage Settlement. Last year, five of the country’s largest banks and 49 state attorneys general agreed to a $26 billion settlement. The banks were to provide relief to homeowners including mortgage modifications for at-risk borrowers. The banks also agreed to comply with new …

  Lawyers.com Editor-in-Chief Larry Bodine appeared on KCTV, the CBS-affiliated TV station serving Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas City, Kan. discussing your legal rights when you move. Forty million Americans move each year, and this month marks the busiest moving season of the year. As one out of five moves involves a claim for damages, Larry explains some basic ground rules. Property Damage If  your property is damaged in the move, an honest mover will build insurance coverage into the …

  The U.S. Supreme Court often clarifies what laws mean. But lawyers.com videojournalist Greg Presto reports when it comes to the Second Amendment, a decision from the high court has created questions and generated litigation about how the right to bear arms relates to bearing arms in public. Benjamin Van Houtin, the managing attorney for the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, explains the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision that held a law abiding citizen has the right …

  Jose Antonia Franco-Gonzalez spent nearly five years in detention, separated from his mother after his deportation case was closed. Severe mental impairment prevented him from defending himself. Lawyers.com videojournalist Matt H. Mayes introduces you to Franco-Gonalez, who cannot even speak a complete sentence. But in this landmark court case, a Los Angeles federal judge ruled the U.S. government must provide legal representation for mentally disabled immigrants who cannot afford lawyers and are facing deportation. Franco-Gonzalez’s lawyer, Ahilan Arulanantham, deputy …

One out of six Americans move each year, with the busiest season starting in May and running through August. Lawyers.com Editor-in-Chief Larry Bodine appeared on WRAZ-TV (the Fox affiliate, and sister station of WRAL-TV) in Raleigh, N.C., with pointers on how consumers can legally protect themselves during springtime moves. Protect Yourself from Rip-Offs The most common rip-off is when a dishonest mover quotes a low price over the phone or Internet. After packing all your belonging on the truck, the …