[author: Jana Contreras] “If a tree falls in the forest with no ears to hear does it make a sound?” While the answer to that riddle still remains elusive to many, a recent California court of appeal decision did succeed in...more
When a commercial lease tenant experiences the joy of a sewer line backup, which causes raw sewage to flow from all of the sinks on the premises and contaminates the tenant’s business equipment, it is not shocking for the...more
Surplus proceeds resulting from a residential foreclosure sale are rare. By nature, homeowners facing foreclosure are generally underwater on their mortgage, and have not been able (or willing) to achieve a short sale. But...more