In this case, the parties dispute which of their recorded liens against a golf course
property has priority. In 2013, defendant, cross-complainant, and respondent, Southern
California Investors, Inc. (SCI), recorded a third deed of trust against the golf course
property. In 2014, plaintiff, cross-defendant, and appellant, Bear Creek Master
Association (BCMA), a homeowners associati... More...   $0 (11-12-2018 - CA)

Plaintiffs David and Hedda Schmidt appeal from a judgment entered in favor of
defendants Citibank, N.A., as Trustee for Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Trust
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2007-AR3 Mortgage Pass Through Certificates Series 2007-AR3, and Select Portfolio
Servicing, Inc. (defendants).
The Schmidts filed this action against the defendants, alleging violations of the
Homeowners' ... More...   $0 (11-11-2018 - CA)

Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith, William V. Whelan, Mei-Yin M. Imanaka
and Deborah A. Yates, for Defendants, Cross-complainants, and Respondents.
Plaintiff AMN Healthcare, Inc. (AMN) appeals (1) the judgment in favor of
defendants Kylie Stein, Robin Wallace, Katherine Hernandez, Alexis Ogilvie (sometimes
collectively, individual defendants) and Aya Healthcare, Inc. (Aya) (sometimes... More...   $0 (11-02-2018 - CA)

In their first appeal (case No. H041870), both plaintiff Manny Villanueva,
individually and as class representative, and defendant Fidelity National Title Company
(Fidelity) appeal from a judgment following a bench trial in this class action lawsuit
alleging violations of the Unfair Competition Law (UCL) (Bus. & Prof. Code, §§ 17200
et seq.). Villanueva and the class (jointly Plain... More...   $0 (10-29-2018 - CA)

Brooklyn, NY - Nomura Agrees to Pay $480 Million in Civil Penalties for Misleading Investors in Sale of Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

The United States has reached an agreement with Nomura Holding America Inc. and several of its affiliates (“Nomura”), which will pay a $480 million penalty to resolve federal civil claims that Nomura misled investors in connection with the marketin... More...   $480000000 (10-23-2018 - NY)

In this appeal, we are asked to
revisit a case in which the plaintiff fought tooth and nail in the
Massachusetts state courts and lost. Displeased by the result of
the state-court proceedings, she repaired to the federal district
court and sought to have that court address essentially the same
grievances. The district court rejected her importunings, and the
plaintiff now a... More...   $0 (10-19-2018 - MA)

Probate Code section 16440, subdivision (b) (16440(b)) provides that if a
“trustee has acted reasonably and in good faith under the circumstances as known to the
trustee,” a court has discretion to excuse him or her from liability for a breach of trust if it
would be equitable to do so.
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(Italics added.) Acting under this express authority, the
trial court denied a petiti... More...   $0 (10-19-2018 - CA)

After plaintiff and appellant Joshua P. Pagnini (appellant) failed to respond to a
demurrer filed by defendants and respondents Union Bank, N.A. and Unionbancal
Mortgage Corporation (respondents), the trial court sustained the demurrer and entered
judgment in favor of respondents. Appellant appeals from the court’s denial of his
motion for relief under Code of Civil Procedure secti... More...   $0 (10-18-2018 - CA)

In their first appeal (case No. H041870), both plaintiff Manny Villanueva,
individually and as class representative, and defendant Fidelity National Title Company
(Fidelity) appeal from a judgment following a bench trial in this class action lawsuit
alleging violations of the Unfair Competition Law (UCL) (Bus. & Prof. Code, §§ 17200
et seq.). Villanueva and the class (jointly Plain... More...   $0 (10-15-2018 - CA)

In their first appeal (case No. H041870), both plaintiff Manny Villanueva,
individually and as class representative, and defendant Fidelity National Title Company
(Fidelity) appeal from a judgment following a bench trial in this class action lawsuit
alleging violations of the Unfair Competition Law (UCL) (Bus. & Prof. Code, §§ 17200
et seq.). Villanueva and the class (jointly Plain... More...   $0 (10-03-2018 - CA)

In this wrongful foreclosure case, plaintiffs Amy Arlene Turner and Joseph Zeleny
sought damages from defendant Seterus, Inc. (Seterus) on the theory that Seterus had
“frustrated [their] lawful attempt, pursuant to [Civil] Code [section] 2924c, to cure their
default more than five days prior to the noticed foreclosure sale.” The trial court
sustained Seterus’s demurrer to their thi... More...   $0 (09-25-2018 - CA)

Following summary judgment against plaintiffs Sara and
Guy Hart in this wrongful foreclosure action, defendant
Nationstar Mortgage LLC obtained its attorney’s fees as
prevailing party, based on a clause in the deed of trust. On
appeal from the fee award, the Harts contend the clause in
question is not an attorney’s fees provision. We agree and
reverse.
FACTUAL AND PROCE... More...   $0 (09-22-2018 - CA)

Office of the City Attorney, Mara W. Elliott, City Attorney, and Carmen A.
Brock, Deputy City Attorney, for Defendants and Appellants.
Francis A. Bottini, Jr., Nina M. Bottini, and the Bernate Ticino Trust dated March
9, 2009, Trust 3 (the Bottinis) applied to the City of San Diego for a coastal development
permit (CDP) to construct a single-family home on a vacant lot in La Jolla.... More...   $0 (09-21-2018 - CA)

Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rules 8.1105(b) and
8.1110, this opinion is certified for publication with the exception
of Parts II.A–II.B and Part II.D.

Plaintiff and appellant Melody Chacker (plaintiff)
refinanced a loan on her home and then failed to make required
loan payments, which triggered non-judicial foreclosure
proceedings. Plaintiff sued to stop the... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - CA)

Dallas, TX - Final Defendant Sentenced in 'Foreclosure Rescue' Scheme

The final defendant in a high-profile north Texas “foreclosure rescue” case has been sentenced for his role in the scheme, which swindled nearly a quarter of a million dollars from at least 70 homeowners facing foreclosure, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas.

Real Estate So... More...   $0 (09-15-2018 - TX)

This case arises out of the foreclosure of a home-equity conversion
mortgage—commonly called a “reverse mortgage.” We are asked to interpret a
federal statute, 12 U.S.C. § 1715z-20, which authorizes the Secretary of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a mortgage-insurance
program designed to encourage lenders to offer reverse mortgages and thereby
allev... More...   $0 (09-12-2018 - GA)

This is an appeal from a final judgment on a claim for breach of contract. James and Fay Forbes sued Prime General Contractors, Inc. for breach after Prime walked off a home construction job. The Forbeses sought damages that included payments they made to Prime under the contract, payments they made for updated

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architectural plans, certain other expenses, and a loss of ... More...   $0 (09-09-2018 - FL)