Force-placed mortgage insurance when the homeowner already has insurance, resulting in false credit reporting and violations of the Real Estate Settlement Practices Act. Defendants are Newrez LLC, a mortgage servicer, plus the credit bureaus. Plaintiff alleges that Newrez wrongfully imposedREAD MORE
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Changes are coming to California’s lemon law beginning on January 1, 2025. Some of the changes are legal requirements that the lawyers need to know, but consumers and car buyers need to know the key changes so they are not caughtREAD MORE
My firm has seen quite a few recent “park your car outside” notices from vehicle manufacturers, particularly for electric vehicles. The problem here is that the cars sometimes catch fire while they’re being charged in an enclosed garage, leading toREAD MORE
We are representing a client with defective falcon wing doors on his Tesla Model X. The defects: sometimes the doors only open a few inches, sometimes they literally do not close at all. My client has had multiple repair attemptsREAD MORE
Your child has reached an exciting milestone: buying their first car. Just like turning 18, 21, or starting college, it’s a step toward independence. Unfortunately, it’s also an opportunity for dishonest car dealerships to take advantage of them. For manyREAD MORE
Dear Readers, I received this email and instead of deleting it, I thought it would be a good teaching opportunity. Here’s the email: Hello, would love to connect with someone about a car we purchased. We bought it without seeingREAD MORE
If your identity was stolen and you noticed your credit score dropped hundreds of points, you aren’t alone. The Federal Trade Commission estimates that millions of Americans are victims of identity theft each year, with many of them facing seriousREAD MORE
Figuring out if your car is a lemon can be tricky for drivers in California. If your car has ongoing problems that make it hard to use, it might qualify for protection under the state’s Lemon Law. You will needREAD MORE
What is a mortgage servicer? A mortgage servicer is a company that manages your mortgage. The mortgage servicer can be the mortgage holder—the bank or investor that actually loaned you the money for your mortgage, or one of the federalREAD MORE
The California Supreme Court on October 31, 2024 issued its ruling in Rodriguez v. FCA US, LLC. This decision severely limits the types of cases, and cars, that are covered by California’s lemon law, the Song-Beverly Act. The Rodriguez decisionREAD MORE