by Schorr Law | Nov 9, 2023 | Litigation
Key Takeaways Understanding the Doctrine of Laches: A crucial principle in California real estate law, laches is employed to discourage property owners from unduly delaying their legal claims. This doctrine is essential for maintaining fairness in real estate...
by Schorr Law | May 9, 2023 | Litigation
There has long been an ambiguity regarding the motion to compel deadline when the responding party serves unverified responses consisting of both objections and substantive responses. In this blog, we’ll be discussing how the motion to compel deadline ambiguity...
by Schorr Law | Nov 25, 2022 | Litigation, Purchase and Sale
There is a Price to be Paid for Breach of Contract A recent appellate court decision reiterated that the purpose of the law of contracts is to protect the reasonable expectations of the parties, including those contracts entered into as settlements. In Creditors...
by Schorr Law | Oct 19, 2022 | Litigation
Lis Pendens on Constructive Trust Cause of Action A recent appellate court decision allowed a plaintiff to record a notice of lis pendens on rental properties based on a constructive trust cause of action. Shoker v. Superior Court of Alameda County, Super. Ct. No....
by Schorr Law | Aug 3, 2022 | Litigation, Ownership
Dispute over Ownership of Real Property In the recent case of McMillin v. Eare, the Court of Appeal ended up reversing a trial court judgment involving a family and marital dispute over ownership of real property on the grounds that, inter alia, the judgment...
by Schorr Law | Mar 9, 2022 | Litigation
What is a Writ ? A writ can have many means. Most commonly, in the context of an appeal, a writ is a request for emergency relief from the court of appeal from an order from the trial court which is otherwise normally not appealable until the end of the case. It is...
