CFPB Adopts Strict Liability Standard for Debt Collectors Who Sue or …

On January 19, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published its final debt collection rules in the Federal Register, including 12 C.F.R. § 1006.26(b), which prohibits collections of time-barred debt. Under the new rules, collectors who sue or threaten to sue consumers for time-bar

Marian Grace Braccia – Temple Law

Marian Braccia is the Director of the LL.M. in Trial Advocacy and a Practice Professor of Law at Temple University Beasley School of Law, where she brings particular expertise in courtroom technology, e-discovery issues, and trial skills. Prior to joining the full-time faculty, Professor Braccia taught Introduction to Trial Advocacy and an experiential course in criminal prosecution for …

Due Process Archives – Voices at Temple

In any case where identification is at issue, the proverbial drumroll sounds at the crescendo of the witness examination when the prosecution asks “and do you see the person, here in this courtroom, who committed this crime?”

Financial Weapons of War – The Temple 10-Q

Financial Weapons of War. by Tom C.W. Lin. A new type of warfare is upon us. In this new mode of war, finance is the most powerful weapon, bullets are not fired, financial institutions are the targets, and almost everyone is at risk. Instead of smart bombs, improvised explosives, and unmanned drones––economic sanctions, financial …

Timmy Miller – Temple Law

During my 3L year, I was a part of the cohort in Temple Law’s Federal Judicial Clerkship Honors Program.As part of the program, I had the privilege of working in the chambers of the Honorable Magistrate Judge Richard A. Lloret in the Eastern District of PA.; I was able to draft opinions on habeas corpus petitions and civil cases, observe confidential settlement conferences, attend civil and …