Valley Hospital v. Garner

NC-DSH, Inc. d/b/a/ Valley Hospital v. Garner 125 Nevada Advanced Opinion Number 50 On October 29, 2009, the Nevada Supreme Court unanimously made a ruling in the above-referenced action involving clients whose claim was stolen by their own attorney.  The attorney forged their signatures to settlement agreements (along with forged notary acknowledgements) on a medical […]

Bankruptcy Court Finds IRS Form 1099-C Does Not Prevent Collection of Debt

A bankruptcy court in Pennsylvania recently ruled on an issue that has been a frequent source of confusion to those working with short sales.  The issue is whether a 1099-C issued by a lender to a borrower automatically relieves the borrower of liability for the debt.  In other words, is a creditor prevented from pursuing […]