WILLIAMS et al v. THE ESTATES LLC et al

  1. May 09, 2023

    NC Homeowners Decry 'Confusion' In 4th Circ. Appeal

    The Fourth Circuit should toss an appeal of a verdict that a web of real estate companies and related individuals rigged foreclosure sales, according to North Carolina homeowners who say there is considerable "confusion" surrounding the appellants and their filings.

  2. April 18, 2023

    Judge Explains Contempt Finding In $1.2M Bid-Rigging Case

    A North Carolina federal judge elaborated on her decision to hold the owner of a real estate company in contempt of court, claiming he ignored orders to turn over assets and any information related to his companies.

  3. April 12, 2023

    NC Judge Orders Arrest Of Real Estate Investor For Contempt

    A North Carolina federal judge has detained the owner of a real estate investment company found to have rigged foreclosure sales, finding him in civil contempt for the second time after a litany of bad behavior in the months since a receiver was appointed to look after his affairs.

  4. April 06, 2023

    Judge Orders Arrest Of Real Estate Scheme Leader's Wife

    The wife of a real estate company owner implicated in a scheme to rig foreclosure sales says the stress of reading court documents caused her to miss the court appearance that led to a warrant for her arrest Thursday.

  5. March 23, 2023

    Attys Slapped With Sanctions In Suit Over Real Estate Scheme

    A North Carolina federal judge, sick of bad behavior from a defendant and his counsel in a real estate suit over rigged foreclosure sales, has slapped them with sanctions, one for $25,000.

  6. March 09, 2023

    Real Estate Co. Asks 4th Circ. To Nix Loss In Bid-Rigging Fight

    Avirta LLC is urging the Fourth Circuit to undo a jury decision finding that it participated in a scheme to rig public bids on foreclosed properties and extort homeowners, saying the jury was improperly instructed.

  7. March 01, 2023

    Suit Over Foreclosure Bids Resumes After Ch. 11 Dismissal

    A North Carolina judge ruled to resume a case against Avirta LLC, which a jury found had participated in a scheme to rig public bids on foreclosed properties and extort homeowners, after the company's separate Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing was dismissed by a Utah bankruptcy court.

  8. February 07, 2023

    Utah Ch. 11 Partially Halts NC Foreclosure Bid Rigging Suit

    A North Carolina federal judge has stayed proceedings against Avirta LLC, which a jury found had played a role in a real estate investment company's foreclosure sale bid-rigging scheme, after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Utah.

  9. December 15, 2022

    Judge Mulls Sanctions For Atty In NC Real Estate Suit

    A North Carolina federal judge has threatened to bar an attorney from practicing in her court after citing a litany of ethical and professional missteps he allegedly made as he represented a real estate investment firm defending claims it rigged foreclosure sales.

  10. December 09, 2022

    Real Estate Investor Held In Contempt By NC Judge

    A North Carolina federal judge has held the owner of a real estate investment company in contempt of court for violating an injunction barring him from buying or selling homes through LLCs, after a jury found his business rigged foreclosure sales in a $1.2 million verdict.