Won Summary Judgment of Homeowner Bill of Rights Claims
An obtained summary judgment of multiple lawsuits alleging violations of California’s Homeowner Bill of Rights. Read More
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An obtained summary judgment of multiple lawsuits alleging violations of California’s Homeowner Bill of Rights. Read More
Represented a mortgage banking client that funded a loan, but due to escrow company’s malfeasance, the loan was not secured by the real property as it should have been. Mr. Campbell filed an action and obtained a judgment for the lender establishing an equitable lien in the amount of the loan, with priority over the competing lien. Read More
After our client foreclosed but then rescinded the foreclosure, Mr. Campbell obtained summary judgment in a case in which the plaintiff alleged that our client had admitted it foreclosed in error, improperly revoked a loan modification offer, and violated foreclosure procedure. He then defeated plaintiff’s motion for new trial, and later successfully defended a subsequent lawsuit after our client eventually… Read More
Defended bank in a complicated multi-party case alleging the bank had violated first a restraining order and later an injunction, resulting in serious personal injuries and other damages. Through a carefully planned sequence of pre-trial motions, Mr. Campbell successfully narrowed the case by eliminating numerous claims and adverse parties, culminating in successful judgment for our bank client at a bench… Read More
After property owners obtained a state court judgment quieting title and eliminating our client’s million-dollar deed of trust, without notice to our client, Mr. Campbell filed a lawsuit and obtained a judgment in federal court re-establishing the lien and voiding the prior state court judgment. Read More
Obtained defense judgment at trial for a client accused of strict products liability as to LDPE (low-density polyethylene) piping allegedly causing hundreds of thousands of dollars of property damage. Read More
Represented Numerous Insurers in “Complex” Designated Mass Tort (Multiple Death, Injury, Property Damage and Subrogation Claims) Coordinated Proceedings Arising from Underground Gas Pipeline Explosion - San Mateo County, State of, California. Read More
Won in a declaratory relief action regarding coverage under an aircraft general liability policy. Elizabeth drafted the motion for summary judgment, which was granted by the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of California. Read More
Elizabeth helped draft the motion for judgment on the pleadings, which was granted by the San Francisco Superior Court. Read More
Won an issue of first impression in California regarding the number of claims and available policy limits for multiple lawsuits arising out of in-vitro fertilization. Elizabeth helped draft the summary judgment motion, which was granted by a California State Court. Read More