REAL PROPERTY UPDATE -
Summary judgment: trial court erred by denying borrower’s motion to amend answer and defenses, and therefore erred in entering summary judgment in favor of lender. Reyes v BAC Home Loans Servicing...more
9/20/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Banking Sector ,
Class Action ,
Fidelity National Title Insurance Company ,
Financial Services Industry ,
First American Title Insurance Co. ,
Foreclosure ,
Insurance Industry ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Professional Liability ,
Title Insurance ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Wells Fargo
REAL PROPERTY UPDATE -
Foreclosure/Constitutional Challenge: record title owner’s argument that Florida Statutes section 702.035, governing “Legal notice concerning foreclosure proceedings,” is an unconstitutional...more
11/18/2016
/ Arbitration ,
Article III ,
Bank of America ,
Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Class Action ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Diversity Jurisdiction ,
Economic Loss Doctrine ,
Financial Institutions ,
First American Title Insurance Co. ,
Foreclosure ,
Insurance Industry ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Motion to Vacate ,
Punitive Damages ,
Real Estate Market ,
Standing ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Title Insurance ,
US Bank National Association ,
Voluntary Dismissals
REAL PROPERTY UPDATE -
Vacation of Subdivision Plats: boards of county commissioners have limited authority under Fla. Stat. sec. 177.101(3) to grant or deny platted property owner’s request for vacation of plat; if...more
9/20/2016
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Class Action ,
Fidelity National Title Insurance Company ,
Insurance Industry ,
Liens ,
Mortgages ,
Motion to Compel ,
Negligence ,
Residential Real Estate Market ,
Short Sales ,
Subdivision ,
Summary Judgment ,
Title Insurance
REAL PROPERTY UPDATE -
Contracts/Personal Liability: official title of “President” underneath signor’s signature on contract did not shield individual from personal liability because contract language reflected...more
5/26/2016
/ Arbitration ,
Bank of America ,
Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon ,
Banking Sector ,
Consumer Bankruptcy ,
Countrywide ,
Credit Suisse ,
Deutsche Bank ,
Discovery ,
Fidelity National Title Insurance Company ,
Fifth Third Mortgage Company ,
Foreclosure ,
Hearsay ,
Insurance Industry ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Negligence ,
Notice of Default ,
Personal Liability ,
Real Estate Market ,
Standing ,
Summary Judgment ,
Title Insurance ,
US Bank National Association ,
Wells Fargo
I. FLORIDA STATE CASES – JOURDAN HAYNES & ILAN NIEUCHOWICZ -
Slander of Title: slander of title counterclaim barred by statute of limitations could not be brought as recoupment claim to avoid limitations because it...more