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Recent Changes To Anti-Deficiency Statutes
Recent Changes To Anti-Deficiency Statutes In July 2013, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 426, which amends and broadens anti-deficiency protections of California Code Of Civil Procedure § 580b and 580d. In its existing form, CCP 580b prohibits a deficiency judgment following any nonjudicial foreclosure under a deed of trust securing either (1)…
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Preservation Of Real Property
We had the privilege of representing an LLC and several of its members in a civil action filed by other LLC members who sought to dissolve the LLC and force the sale of over ten pieces of commercial and residential real property located in the Bay Area. In this heavily litigated matter involving numerous depositions…
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Appointment Of Receiver
Our firm represented a large financial institution in a multi-million dollar commercial foreclosure action involving a senior assisted-living facility in Alameda County, which was occupied by over sixty (60) residents. We successfully obtained an ex parte order for appointment of a receiver to analyze the financial condition of the business, ascertain the welfare of the…
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Mechanics Lien Litigation
Our firm successfully represented a major Northern California construction equipment dealer in a complex mechanic’s lien priority dispute following the failure of a multi-million dollar golf course project in Central California. With over fifty competing mechanic’s lien claims and with litigation spanning the course of several years and complicated by the bankruptcy of a major…