How to Remove, or Expunge a Lis Pendens?

How to Remove, or Expunge a Lis Pendens?

What is a Lis Pendens? A lis pendens is a written document, recorded with the county recorder that provides constructive notice to subsequent purchasers, transferees, and encumbrancers of a pending lawsuit affecting title to real property. Cal. Civ. Code. § 405.24;...
Anti-SLAPP Evidentiary Standards Analysis

Anti-SLAPP Evidentiary Standards Analysis

In the recent case of Sweetwater Union High School v. Gilbane Building Co. (2019) 6 Cal.4th 931 (“Sweetwater”), the Supreme Court of California examined what kind of evidence a court may consider when ruling on an anti-SLAPP motion to determine a plaintiff’s...
Top 5 Litigation Traps Posed by the Coronavirus

Top 5 Litigation Traps Posed by the Coronavirus

In this blog post, we focus on 5 litigation traps that are important to know about and understand for potential and current lawsuits.  Courts may be limiting access to the public during the pandemic we are currently facing, but court based deadlines are continuing and...
Public Entities Win on Inverse Condemnation

Public Entities Win on Inverse Condemnation

Last year the California Supreme Court (the “Court”) heard City of Oroville v. Superior Court of Butte County (“City of Orville”), its first inverse condemnation case in roughly twenty-two years.  To the benefit of public entities, the Court found in favor of the City...
San Luis Obispo County Real Estate Attorneys

San Luis Obispo County Real Estate Attorneys

San Luis Obispo Real Estate Attorneys who specialize in real estate disputes. Over the past few years, we have noticed an uptick in cases Schorr Law is handling throughout the state of California, including an emphasis on San Luis Obispo County.   In 2019-2021 we...