Fox v. Saginaw, County of et al

  1. October 09, 2024

    Atty, Claims Firm Barred From Soliciting Foreclosure Class

    A Michigan law firm and a third-party claims firm agreed Wednesday not to solicit potential members to an action alleging Michigan counties kept profits from foreclosures of tax-delinquent properties, following a meeting with class attorneys who had urged a judge to bar them from attempting to poach class members.

  2. October 08, 2024

    Homeowners Again Seek Class Cert. In Tax Foreclosure Suit

    A group of former property owners has asked a Michigan federal judge to recertify a class action seeking to recover profits county treasurers made selling their tax-delinquent properties, saying the addition of class representatives fixes the flaw that dismantled the class. 

  3. October 03, 2024

    Counties Say Foreclosure Attys Trying To Quash Competition

    Michigan counties facing a proposed class action over profits they kept from foreclosures of tax-delinquent properties questioned Wednesday the aim and legality of their opposing counsel's quest to rein in a previous rival's outreach to people who have experienced foreclosures. 

  4. October 01, 2024

    Foreclosure Class Wants To Stop Mich. Atty's Victim Outreach

    Lawyers behind a proposed tax foreclosure class action in Michigan federal court have said an attorney who recently secured a settlement in a similar case sent a misleading solicitation letter to a client in a bid to undermine the proceedings.

  5. September 24, 2024

    'The Predators Are Back,' Mich. Tax Foreclosure Attys Warn

    Lawyers for a proposed class accusing Michigan counties of unlawfully keeping proceeds of their tax-foreclosed home sales urged a federal judge Monday to bar a third-party claims firm and a "conspiring" Michigan attorney from trying to snatch away class members using tactics they called abusive and illegal.

  6. February 27, 2024

    Attys Get Personal In Mich. Foreclosure Default Fight

    Counsel traded jabs Monday over Michigan counties' tax foreclosure practices, with a lawyer for county treasurers claiming the other side took advantage of a family medical situation to launch a default judgment bid and a plaintiffs' attorney saying the case had ruined his friendship with the other lawyer.

  7. December 11, 2023

    Homeowners Condemn Mich. Counties' 'Whack-A-Mole' Defense

    A proposed class of Michigan homeowners who allege that counties illegally kept profits from the sale of foreclosed properties has asked a federal judge not to dismiss their case, saying the counties have continually put up roadblocks to avoid accountability.

  8. November 20, 2023

    Counties Say Homeowner's Seized Property Suit Must Go

    A group of Michigan counties exhorted a federal judge to toss a renewed lawsuit that alleges they seized tax-delinquent properties and illegally kept the profits, saying the property owner repeated claims that were already rejected.

  9. October 24, 2023

    Judge Restarts Mich. Homeowner's Seized Property Suit

    A Michigan federal judge on Monday lifted a stay in a case from a homeowner whose tax-delinquent property was seized and illegally sold by a county treasurer at a profit, finding that the Sixth Circuit had resolved a debate regarding the appropriate remedy for property owners who lost their equity.

  10. June 21, 2023

    Judge Hits Pause On Cert. Bid In Mich. Tax Delinquency Case

    A Michigan federal judge has put off deciding whether to recertify a class of former property owners whose tax-delinquent properties were seized and sold by the county treasurer at a profit, saying a case at the Sixth Circuit could clarify whether certification is the best path forward.