22 Cited authorities

  1. Yvanova v. New Century Mortgage Corp.

    62 Cal.4th 919 (Cal. 2016)   Cited 808 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that wrongful foreclosure plaintiffs have standing to challenge void assignments of notes and deeds of trust , but not assignments that are merely voidable
  2. Fontenot v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

    198 Cal.App.4th 256 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011)   Cited 603 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, while MERS did not have “its own right to assign the note, since it had no interest in the note to assign,” it had the power to assign the note as the lender's “nominee” or “agent”
  3. Gomes v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

    192 Cal.App.4th 1149 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011)   Cited 607 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a plaintiff has no right to sue to contest the foreclosing beneficiary's authority to initiate or conduct a nonjudicial foreclosure because California's framework does not permit "a court action to determine whether the owner of the Note has authorized its nominee to initiate the foreclosure process" as "recognition of the right to [do so] would fundamentally undermine the nonjudicial nature of the process
  4. Kasky v. Nike

    27 Cal.4th 939 (Cal. 2002)   Cited 677 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that statements by the defendant about the working conditions of its overseas employees were not protected by the First Amendment and could give rise to a claim for fraudulent business practices under the UCL
  5. Lueras v. BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP

    221 Cal.App.4th 49 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013)   Cited 410 times
    Holding loan service providers do not owe a plaintiff a duty of care when considering a loan modification application
  6. Allen v. City of Sacramento

    234 Cal.App.4th 41 (Cal. Ct. App. 2015)   Cited 389 times
    Holding allegation of "a wrongful arrest or detention, without more, does not" state a claim for violation of the Bane Act
  7. Saterbak v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    245 Cal.App.4th 808 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016)   Cited 294 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an assignment of a loan into a securitized trust that was allegedly forged or untimely was merely voidable and, therefore, the borrower lacked standing to challenge its validity
  8. Khoury v. Maly's of California, Inc.

    14 Cal.App.4th 612 (Cal. Ct. App. 1993)   Cited 383 times
    Holding that " demurrer for uncertainty is strictly construed, even where a complaint is in some respects uncertain, because ambiguities can be clarified under modern discovery procedures."
  9. C.A. v. William S. Hart Union High School District

    53 Cal.4th 861 (Cal. 2012)   Cited 211 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Finding that supervisory personnel could be vicariously liable and noting that "public school personnel may be individually liable for their negligent failure to protect students from harm at others' hands"
  10. Thompson v. Ioane

    11 Cal.App.5th 1180 (Cal. Ct. App. 2017)   Cited 108 times
    Holding that absent an interest in the property, a party could not allege the "reasonable apprehension" required for a cancellation of written instruments claim