On September 20th, Gov. Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2424, a bill that will expand upon California’s Homeowner Bill of Rights statutory regime and add even further restrictions on nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings in the state. The bill contains three critical revisions to existing…
MoreThe following summaries are of recent published decisions of the California appellate courts, the Ninth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. The summaries are presented without regard to whether Severson & Werson represented a party in the case.
The Rooker-Feldman doctrine applies and bars a federal court from reviewing a de facto appeal from a state court’s judgment only when the federal suit complains of a legal wrong allegedly committed by the state court, and seeks relief from the judgment of that court. However, if the plaintiff complains about harm caused by the opposing party, Rooker-Feldman does not…
MoreRegulatory Updates and Litigation Trends for the Consumer Financial Services Industry in 2025 and Beyond A presentation by Severson & Werson focusing on recent regulatory and litigation updates in the consumer financial services industry. The presentation will focus on various…
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