Wayside Church et al v. Van Buren, County of et al

  1. June 28, 2024

    Judge Rejects Collusion Claim In Contested Foreclosure Deal

    A Michigan federal judge approved on Thursday a class settlement between 43 Michigan counties and people who lost their homes in tax foreclosure, putting to bed accusations of collusion between the settling lawyers.

  2. February 13, 2024

    Foreclosure Deal Support Rebuts Collusion Claim, Attys Say

    Former owners of tax-foreclosed homes urged a Michigan federal judge Tuesday to tune out objectors who call the class settlement a "textbook" collusive deal, saying the class's enthusiastic response disproves the allegations.

  3. December 05, 2023

    Objectors Try, Again, To Derail Mich. Tax Foreclosure Deal

    Class members opposing a proposed settlement between 43 Michigan counties and homeowners who seek the profits the counties made selling their tax-foreclosed homes are now saying several class representatives have died during the litigation, and questioning if others in the case actually owned the properties in question.

  4. September 28, 2023

    3 Firms Want Up To $6.5M In Mich. Tax Foreclosure Row

    A group of firms asked a Michigan federal court to sign off on a requested multimillion-dollar award after attorneys negotiated a class action settlement that would see former owners of tax-foreclosed homes recoup revenue generated via foreclosure sales in excess of their tax debt.

  5. March 30, 2023

    Firm Accused Of Poaching Class In Mich. Foreclosure Dispute

    Plaintiffs accusing Michigan counties of improperly making money off tax foreclosure sales are asking a federal judge to stop a law firm from sending letters allegedly aimed at representing class members from a recently inked settlement. 

  6. March 15, 2023

    Proposed Settlement Reached In Mich. Tax Foreclosure Row

    A proposed class of former owners of tax-foreclosed properties plan to settle their years-long dispute with several Michigan counties over foreclosure sales that generated excess revenue above and beyond the amount of their tax debt.