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Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain.

California Attorney General Announces Settlement With Realty Company Over Deceptive Contract And Lien Practices

Goodwin on 4/10/2025

On April 4, 2025, the California Attorney General announced that it had reached a settlement with a California-based realty company concerning claims that the company had violated California false advertising, unfair...more

Arizona AG Pursues Fraudulent Real Estate Scheme Targeting Alleged Fraudsters, Title Companies, Attorneys, and Law Firms

Troutman Pepper Locke on 3/27/2025

On March 7, Arizona Attorney General (AG) Kristin Mayes filed a novel lawsuit alleging consumer fraud and racketeering against numerous entities, individuals, and even law firms and title companies involved in the residential...more

The Misrepresentation of Moths – Lessons from a Yarn

Mayer Brown on 2/26/2025

It is the stuff of nightmares. Dr Yevhen Hunyak, described by the Judge in the case as "a cautious person", and Iya Patarkatsishivili were careful to visit their prospective home more than half a dozen times between Spring...more

Scammers are Seeking to Steal Your Property Using Wild Deeds

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP on 5/1/2024

Could someone transfer your property ownership away from you without your knowledge? One scam takes advantage of the fact that California County Recorders do not vet the contents of deeds to ensure validity: an individual...more

New York Governor Hochul Signs Anti-Deed Theft Bill into Law: What Mortgage Lenders and Servicers Need to Know

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Consumer Financial... on 12/7/2023

New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed off on anti-deed theft legislation, as outlined in Senate bill 2023-S.6577 with companion Assembly bill 2023-A.6656.[1] The Governor signed the new legislation on November 14,...more

When Is Property Damage From a Release “Expected or Intended”? Only After the Owner Learns of the Spill and Ignores It

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law on 3/14/2019

Any good trial lawyer will tell you that the law is about telling stories. Once upon a time, Timothy and Stacy Creamer bought a house. Only after they closed did they realize that some strategically placed rugs were hiding...more

Arizona Supreme Court Holds Contractual Liability Exclusion Does Not Apply to Breach of Duty to Reasonably Construct Home

Jaburg Wilk on 7/20/2018

The Holding - In Teufel v. Am. Family Mut. Ins. Co., 244 Ariz. 383, 419 P.3d 546 (2018), the Arizona Supreme Court recently held that a Contractual Liability Exclusion in homeowner policies did not apply to a claim for...more

Michigan Consumer Protection Act Claims Do Not Require Proof of Intent to Deceive

Dickinson Wright on 5/2/2016

Because the Michigan Consumer Protection Act (MCPA) was derivative of common law fraud, many have argued that all claims brought under the MCPA require a plaintiff to prove fraud-like elements in order to create liability...more

Piercing The Corporate Veil Takes More Than Just Fraud By The Individual

Mintz - Bankruptcy & Restructuring Viewpoints on 12/1/2015

Many of us have endured the nightmare of a disastrous home renovation or at least enjoyed Tom Hanks in The Money Pit (How long? Two weeks, of course). Well imagine spending half a million dollars, not for a new and improved...more

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