On September 20th, Gov. Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2424, a bill that will expand upon California’s Homeowner Bill of Rights statutory regime and add even further restrictions on nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings in the state. The bill contains three critical revisions to existing…
MoreThe following summaries are of recent published decisions of the California appellate courts, the Ninth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. The summaries are presented without regard to whether Severson & Werson represented a party in the case.
Real Property, Partition, Standing To Seek, Ownership of Interest in Property, 1, 3 Under CCP 872.210, a partition action may be brought only by an owner of an estate of inheritance in the property to e partitioned. This decision holds that heirs of a deceased owner of a 50% interest in the property filed and won their partition action before…
MoreRegulatory Updates and Litigation Trends for the Consumer Financial Services Industry in 2025 and Beyond A presentation by Severson & Werson focusing on recent regulatory and litigation updates in the consumer financial services industry. The presentation will focus on various…
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