Written Agreements, Parol Evidence

Lenders Beware - Oral Statements may Trump Written Agreements

by Kristy Young | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/15/2013

The California Supreme Court recently held that a borrower may rely upon oral promises to support a fraud claim against its lender even when such oral promises contradict the written agreement....more

Don't Panic - The Fall of Pendergrass and Restoring the Full Fraud Exception to the Parol Evidence Rule May Not Be as Bad as You...

by Michael Walsh | Sedgwick LLP on 2/27/2013

In Riverisland Cold Storage, Inc., v. Fresno-Madera Prod. Credit Ass., S190581, the unanimous California Supreme Court recently overturned the widely criticized Pendergrass rule, thus restoring the full breadth of the fraud...more

California Supreme Court Eases Admissibility of Oral Statements in Contract Fraud Disputes

by Melissa Lor | Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP on 2/22/2013

California, like most jurisdictions, prohibits parties to integrated contracts from introducing “parol evidence” — this is, evidence of prior written or verbal agreements made by a party to a contract — if those alleged...more

Litigation Alert: California Supreme Court Announces Sea-Change in Rules Governing Use of Parol Evidence to Show Fraud in Contract...

by Guinevere Jobson, Michael A. Sands | Fenwick & West LLP on 1/30/2013

Background - On January 14, 2013, the California Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision clarifying – and ultimately rewriting – the applicable legal standard for introduction of parol evidence to show that a contract...more

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Written Agreements › Parol Evidence

Lenders Beware - Oral Statements may Trump Written Agreements

Don't Panic - The Fall of Pendergrass and Restoring the Full Fraud Exception to the Parol Evidence Rule May Not Be as Bad as You...

California Supreme Court Eases Admissibility of Oral Statements in Contract Fraud Disputes

Litigation Alert: California Supreme Court Announces Sea-Change in Rules Governing Use of Parol Evidence to Show Fraud in Contract...

Disgruntled Borrowers More Likely to Sue Lenders for Fraud as a Result of Recent California Supreme Court Decision

The Quest For Contractual Certainty

California Supreme Court Broadens Borrower Fraud Defense to Written Loan Agreements

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