CA: Legal Malpractice Defenses: Contributory Negligence
Theobald v. Byers, 193 Cal. App. 2d 147, 13 Cal. Rptr. 864 (1961) CA: Underlying Loan Transaction; Debtor Creditor Student Contributor: Louis Dell Facts: The plaintiffs hired the defendant ...
NJ: Beware Mortgages on Client Property to Secure fees
Petit-Clair v. Nelson, 782 A.2d 960 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2001) NJ: Attorneys fees Student Contributor: Le-el D. Sinai Facts: The defendants in this case are business owners who ...
Jurisdiction: Property in NJ Snags NY Closing Attorney for Malpractice
First American Title Ins. Co v. Jordan W. Kapchan, Superior Court of NJ App Div. Docket No. A-5953-08T2 (decided April 12, 2010) NJ Underlying mortgage loan Facts: Plaintiff title insurer ...
Malpractice Trap: First Mortgage Liens
Commonwealth Land Title. & Citicorp Mortgage. v. Kurnos 340 N.J.Super. 25 (App. Div. 2001) NJ Underlying mortgage refinance Student Contributor: Maninder (Meena) Saini Facts: New Jersey property owners (the borrowers) wanted ...
Duties to Non-Clients
LaBracio Family Partnership v. 1239 Roosevelt Avenue, Inc., 340 N.J. Super. 155, 773 A.2d 1209 (App. Div. 2001) Student Contributor: Cheryl Neuman N.J. Underlying real estate transaction Facts: Sevdalis was ...