Health Care Insolvency Is on the Rise: The Treatment of WARN Act Obligations and Preserving Provider Agreements in Bankruptcy

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By David A. Samole

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Ocwen, Assurant Deal Objectors Say 9th Circ. Is On Their Side

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By Jody Godoy
Law360

Objectors to a $140 million deal between homeowners, Ocwen Financial Corp., and Assurant Inc. over allegedly inflated force-placed insurance premiums asked a Florida federal court Thursday to consider a Ninth Circuit ruling pointing to “subtle signs” that class counsel, in that case, skewed a settlement in their own interest. The deal proposed in April would settle allegations by a proposed class that the insurer paid the mortgage servicing company to inflate force-placed insurance premiums.

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Borrowers Seek Final OK For $54M Deal In Nationstar Row

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By Kurt Orzeck
Law360

Borrowers accusing Nationstar Mortgage LLC of colluding with force-placed insurance providers to make lucrative profits asked a Florida federal judge on Monday to finalize a $54 million settlement of their class action, calling it an “extraordinary” result for the plaintiffs.

Plaintiffs’ motion for final approval of the deal said it would resolve claims by roughly 380,000 borrowers who allegedly had mortgage loans with Nationstar and were overcharged for hazard, flood or wind coverage issued by Assurant Inc. or its subsidiaries between Jan. 1, 2008, and Jan. 30 of this year.

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