Germans, in general, enjoy traveling and living abroad. Germans devote 80 billion euros annually to vacation in countries like Spain, Italy, Austria, Turkey and the United States. Top destinations for German emigration include the United States and Switzerland....
A grandmother must pay $11,362,500.00 to the father of her five-year-old grandson, whom she drowned while vacationing with her husband and the child in St. George Island, Florida in January of 2010. A United States District Court Judge awarded the damages on August...
Dispelling the Myths of Litigation in the United States of America Liebeck v. McDonald’s Restaurants, also known as the “McDonald’s coffee case” and “the hot coffee lawsuit,” was a 1994 product liability lawsuit that became a flashpoint in the debate in the United...
Buying and Selling Real Estate in the United States for Foreign Investors According to the National Association of Realtors, international home buyers purchased $104 billion in United States real estate from April 2014 to March 2016. This number is up from the...
Unlike criminal lawsuits, where the government seeks to impose penalties on individuals for violating laws, a civil lawsuit acts to resolve matters between two individual parties. Individuals and corporations alike can participate in civil lawsuits, and may sue or be...
Business Organization in New York: For-Profit versus Not-For-Profit Corporations The incorporation or organization of an entity as either a for-profit or not-for-profit corporation carries significant benefits over an unincorporated body, including personal asset...
FAQs for Instant Access Properties/IAP/Inside Track and FUEL Victims who used Mortgage Funds or Pension Funds Please see our related 2017 article on Instant Access Properties and Fuel Investments for a detailed summary of which Instant Access Properties/IAP/Inside...
Financial Services Compensation Scheme (“FSCS”) Claims for Instant Access Properties IAP and FUEL Victims who used Mortgage Funds, Pension Funds or Who Paid Deposits in Spain: Urban Thier & Federer, P.A. (“UTFPA”) has represented and continues to represent over...
Making and Litigating a Spanish Law 57/68 Claim with the UTFPA Team This article will go through the process of making a Spanish Law 57/68 claim and give an overview of what to expect after you contact UTFPA. We encourage you to read our related article (Spanish Law...
Spanish Law 57/68 Bank Guarantees Provide Investors Who Paid Deposits in Failed and Untimely Completed Spanish Property Developments the Right to Recover Their Deposits By John L. Urban, Shareholder Urban Thier & Federer, P.A. (“UTFPA”) A Fresh Look at Spanish Law...
