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United States v. Throckmorton (98 U.S. 61) is an 1878 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court on civil procedure, specifically res judicata, in cases heard at equity.A unanimous Court affirmed an appeal of a decision by the District Court for California upholding a Mexican-era land claim, holding that collateral estoppel bars untimely motions to set aside the verdict where the purportedly ...
Some real-estate scammers operate by transferring a home's deed away from its rightful owners. The owner of a $137.5 million LA mansion says they're a victim of deed fraud and can't sell it.
(Reuters) -A Los Angeles federal jury on Tuesday found disbarred California attorney Tom Girardi guilty of four counts of wire fraud after U.S. prosecutors accused him of stealing $15 million in ...
Minnesota passed a comprehensive law aimed at "foreclosure re-conveyance" practices in 2004, and Maryland in 2005 was the first of at least 14 other states to adopt the Minnesota model for regulating these transactions. [4] These state laws require adequate disclosures, capped fees, and an ability to pay on behalf of the consumer.
United States District Court for the Northern District of California: Full case name: Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. v. George Hotz, Hector Martin Cantero, Sven Peter, and Does 1 through 100 : Started: January 11, 2011: Docket nos. 3:11-cv-00167: Court membership; Judges sitting: Susan Illston, Joseph C. Spero: Keywords; 17:501 ...
Caroline Herrling pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Among her victims was Robert Tascon. She sold his Encino home out from under him for $1.5 million.
Under Australian law, if a transaction is entered into by a company which subsequently goes into liquidation, and the transaction was entered into by the company for the purpose of defeating, delaying or interfering with the rights of creditors during the 10 years prior to the relation back day, the courts may set it aside. [5]
The California Consumers Legal Remedies Act ("CLRA") is the name for California Civil Code §§ 1750 et seq. [1] The CLRA declares unlawful several "methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices undertaken by any person in a transaction intended to result or which results in the sale or lease of goods or services to any consumer". [2]