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Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Trustee Has No Duty to “Verify” Validity of Loan Assignment Before Foreclosure

A trustee in charge of administering a trust has many duties. A trustee appointed pursuant to a deed of trust, however, is different.  The duties of a deed of trust trustee are exceptionally narrow. A recent opinion...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

California Court Reluctantly Vacates Dismissal of Legal Malpractice Action

Younessi v. Woolf (Cal. Ct. App. Feb. 16, 2016) - Brief Summary - The California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, reluctantly affirmed an order vacating the dismissal of an attorney malpractice action where...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Lessons From 2012 About California Appellate Procedure

Appellate courts invariably face lawyers who fail to follow the rules that govern appeals. Learned Hand famously threw a 150-page brief over the bench and onto counsel's table after exclaiming that he would not read it...more

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