This year’s spring lecture was given by Daniel C. Kerrick, Esq. on the subject of evolving ground rules for debt collection. Mr. Kerrick is a partner in Ciconte, Scerba & Kerrick, a firm that specializes in creditor’s rights and personal injury litigation. He’s been active in the Commercial Law League of America, and is also a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys. When people want credit, said Kerrick, the expectation is that lenders will make it available. “No credit means no business,” and penalties may apply for loan screening criteria that are viewed as discriminatory. When loans go sour, however, there is a tendency t
The current tempest in a teapot among the "rights" advocates is that no one should be restricted from using the gender specific bathroom of his choice. The "rights" advocates want to use the police power of the state to ensure this outcome. The federal government has come down on the side of the "rights" advocates, with regional and local governments sometimes taking the opposite side. Once again, Americans are being told that there are only two sides to this issue, and both sides claim to defend what is proper. But are there only two sides? Perhaps we are looking at this issue in the wrong way. Instead of assuming that some level of government can make this decision for all of society, ther
The documentary film Climate Hustle reportedly "pack[ed] 'em in" across the country, but – despite some grass roots efforts to publicize this one night national event - there were only about 15-20 people in the audience at the Wilmington DE Regal Brandywine Town Center 16 on Monday May 2. Fortunately, there should be other opportunities to see the film, which is supposed to be released on DVD and for On Demand TV. Climate Hustle had a World Premier in Paris during the December 2015 UN climate conference where host Marc Morano found his picture on WANTED posters as a "Climate Criminal." The film's full title: CLIMATE HUSTLE: Are They trying to Control the Climate ... Or You? - features int
