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Senate Bill No. 1186, makes significant changes to the law, some of which impose State Bar disciplinary consequences on lawyers. The bill contains an urgency clause, which means it was effective immediately upon enactment...

A California appellate court has held in a case involving a residential mortgage that a lender may be liable for intentional infliction of emotional distress when it has represented that it will modify a loan, but thereafter...

In the face of California’s on-going budget problems, California courts are being forced to implement budget strategies which will have a serious impact on civil litigation. Judge Jeffrey Barton, Supervising Judge of...

BANK DEFAULTS DOWN. The default rate across commercial and multifamily loans held by banks fell to 3.45 percent in the first quarter, the lowest since 2009, reported Chandan Economics, New York. LAS VEGAS COMING SLOWLY COMING...

News reports this past week reported that for the first time ever delinquencies on CMBS loans originated prior to the 2008 market crash now sit at 10.4%, but new loan originations are growing. Notable factoids relating to...