When is a Wrongful Foreclosure Case a “SLAPP”?
California’s anti-SLAPP statute (Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16) arms a defendant with an early method to challenge a lawsuit known as a “SLAPP” — a…
Court of Appeal Rules on “Standing to Challenge Foreclosure” Issues Left Unaddressed by Yvanova
A recent post, California Supreme Court: Borrowers Have Standing to Allege Wrongful Foreclosure Based on Void Assignment of Note, summarized the February 2016 opinion in Yvanova v.…
California Supreme Court Dismisses Review of McDonald Case (Addressing Deficiency Recovery in Multi-Borrower Context)
As noted in my prior post, Money and Dirt: Reviewing 2015; Previewing 2016, one of the expected developments for 2016 was the California Supreme Court’s decision…
California Supreme Court: Borrowers Have Standing to Allege Wrongful Foreclosure Based on Void Assignment of Note
For the past few years, California appellate courts have been split on the question of whether a borrower has standing to challenge a foreclosure based on…
“Dual Tracking” Can Be Unfair Competition
Unfair competition claims are often seen as “tag-along” claims without a lot of independent value. A recent California Court of Appeal decision (Fourth District, Division Three…
California Supreme Court Clarifies Anti-Deficiency Protection for Purchase Money Loans
The California Supreme Court has published its much anticipated decision clarifying the scope of anti-deficiency protection under Code of Civil Procedure section 580b for purchase money…
Rescinding a Foreclosure Sale (or Any Other Real Estate Deal) — Act Quickly, or Lose the Remedy
In a prior post, Respect the Remedy of Rescission in Real Estate Disputes, I highlighted the often under-appreciated remedy of rescission. With rescission, both parties are…
Money and Dirt: Reviewing 2015; Previewing 2016
We’ll end 2015 with a quick look back at some of the important developments in California real estate and secured lending law covered in this blog,…
The California Supreme Court Will Hear Oral Argument in Coker v. JP Morgan Chase Bank on December 2, 2015
In my last post, I mentioned that the California Supreme Court would soon be deciding an important case — Coker v. JP Morgan Chase Bank — involving an anti-deficiency based…
Article Published in California Real Property Journal
I’m excited to share that I’ve co-authored an article (with my partner Chuck Hansen) that was published in the most recent edition of the California Real Property…