REAL PROPERTY UPDATE -
Foreclosure/Statute of Limitations & Res Judicata: trial court erred in finding that bank's foreclosure action was barred by statute of limitations and res judicata - U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n, etc. v....more
8/2/2018
/ Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Deutsche Bank ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
First American Title Insurance Co. ,
Foreclosure ,
Material Misrepresentation ,
Mortgages ,
Nationstar ,
Res Judicata ,
RESPA ,
Right of Redemption ,
Statute of Limitations ,
TCPA ,
Time Warner Cable ,
Title Insurance ,
US Bank National Association
REAL PROPERTY UPDATE -
- Equitable Lien/Foreclosure: lender entitled to an equitable lien, but not entitled to foreclose on that lien where was no showing of default on mortgage from which the lien arose - Rozanski v....more
6/28/2018
/ Action to Quiet Title ,
Condition Precedent ,
Condominium Associations ,
Condominiums ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Debt Collection ,
Deutsche Bank ,
Equitable Lien ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreclosure ,
Foreign Judgments ,
Fraudulent Transfers ,
Insurance Code ,
Midland Funding ,
Mortgages ,
Motion to Vacate ,
Old Republic Title ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Specific Jurisdiction ,
Supplemental Jurisdiction ,
TCPA ,
Title Insurance ,
US Bank National Association ,
Wells Fargo
REAL PROPERTY UPDATE -
Foreclosure/Standing: bank's allegation in complaint that it acquired loan and possessed both legal and beneficial interest in note and mortgage prior to filing complaint, coupled with the subsequent...more
6/6/2018
/ Article III ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
First American Title Insurance Co. ,
Foreclosure ,
HELOC ,
JPMorgan Chase ,
Mortgages ,
Policy Exclusions ,
RICO ,
Standing ,
Statute of Limitations ,
TCPA ,
Title Insurance ,
Wells Fargo
REAL PROPERTY UPDATE -
Summary Judgment: incorporation of an affirmative defense by referencing “previously filed pleadings” does not obviate movant’s obligation to comply with particularity requirements mandated by rule...more
5/16/2018
/ Ally Financial Inc ,
American Express ,
Article III ,
Bank of America ,
BAPCPA ,
Chapter 7 ,
Condominiums ,
Consumer Bankruptcy ,
Debt Collectors ,
Deutsche Bank ,
Equifax ,
Exculpatory Clauses ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
First American Title Insurance Co. ,
Foreclosure ,
HOA Dues ,
Leases ,
Mortgages ,
Negligence ,
Repossess ,
Standing ,
Title Insurance ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Wells Fargo
REAL PROPERTY UPDATE -
Lis Pendens: lawsuit to foreclose mortgage on real property is an action "founded on a duly recorded instrument" - National American Home, LLC v Deutsche Bank Nat. Trust Co., Case No. 4D17-2614 (Fla....more
4/25/2018
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon ,
Condition Precedent ,
Debt Collection ,
Deutsche Bank ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FCCPA ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
First American Title Insurance Co. ,
Foreclosure ,
Lis Pendens ,
Marketable Title ,
Mortgages ,
Pleadings ,
Regulatory Violations ,
RESPA ,
RICO ,
TCPA ,
Title Insurance ,
US Bank National Association
Unsuccessful mortgage foreclosure actions have resulted in a new wave of "quiet title" lawsuits brought by borrowers attempting to have their notes and mortgages deemed void and unenforceable. However, the federal district...more
In This Issue:
- IN THE SPOTLIGHT
..Standard CGL Policy Form Adds Data Breach Coverage Exclusion
- LIFE INSURANCE
..Class Claims Against Lincoln National Barred in Section 419 Action – Again
...more
9/30/2014
/ Accredited Investors ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Burwell v Hobby Lobby ,
Class Action ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Creditors ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Data Brokers ,
Debt Collection ,
DMCA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
ESOP ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Foreclosure ,
Fraud-on-the-Market ,
Hallmark ,
Investment Adviser ,
Judge Rakoff ,
Life Insurance ,
NAIC ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Taco Bell ,
TCPA ,
Text Messages ,
Variable Annuities ,
Whistleblowers