Often when filing a lawsuit for a specific performance for the sale of a home or other another real property contract, buyers will employ the customary legal tactic of contemporaneously recording a notice of lis pendens (lis pendens is Latin for “pending litigation”) with the County Recorder’s Office. The lis pendens places any other buyer [...]
The field of healthcare has continually proven to be a challenging one for the general public. Not only are there cases of negligence committed by healthcare practitioners, there are many instances of medical accidents as well. For example, we have heard the horror stories about instruments being left inside the body after the doctor has [...]
If divorce is the only solution to make things better and then the right thing to do would be to look up divorce lawyers. Do not try to do it yourself as this could be disastrous. A good lawyer will apprise you about your rights and represent you in the best possible way. It is [...]
As a young adult, it always seems as though life holds nothing but promise. You finished your studies at Berkeley and you moved off to start a promising career in San Diego. Before long, you decided to settle down, buy a home in San Diego, and start a family. The Southern California real estate attorney [...]
In terms of starting and running a business in San Diego, whether a coffee shop on Fairmount Avenue or a high-tech software developer on 5th Avenue, it is a wise choice to establish an ongoing relationship with a law firm experienced in business law. Corporate formation might be the first legal necessity an attorney addresses [...]
Introduction Arizona and a small minority of other states have adopted anti-deficiency statutes to prohibit a homeowner’s personal liability after losing a home to foreclosure. In the past two years there has been both a rapid increase in homeowners Arizona who default on mortgage home loans and a rapid decline in home values. Therefore, the [...]
One of the largest jury verdicts awarding a brokerage commission in Arizona history was recently awarded from a commercial property dispute. A Scottsdale real estate agent was awarded a commission of $420,000 against a brokerage firm who had listed a large office building in north Scottsdale in this. The facts are as follows: A brokerage [...]
In my Charleston, South Carolina bankruptcy practice, I deal with folks who are overwhelmed with debt. If you’re in that situation, it’s important to know your rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”). Generally, while a creditor may call a debtor at work regarding a debt, a third-party debt collector is prohibited from [...]
In the current Arizona real estate market there is confusion about a homeowner’s liability to the lender for a home that is “upside down,” i.e., the home is worth less than the amount of the loan on the home. The following are five general observations of current Arizona real estate law that should be helpful [...]
