What is california cause of actions against CA escrow company who fails to search/communicate encumbrances for parties?

If you received a title insurance polic which did not disclose the liens or ecumbrances, you can make a claim udner the policy. You can NOT rely...

I have a question relating to California Law regarding Judicial Notice.

The SAC does become the operative pleading. BUT if you are now contradicting what you said before, it casts doubt on the truthfulness of what you...

Can I sue my landlady for defamation of character or breach of confidentiality?

She should not have said that, but how has she really harmed you? More likely people concluded she was a bad landlord, if she blabbed such things....

The at fault party can only offer their $15K policy limits for my medical bills and wage loss (over $30K). Want to sue w/o Atty.

You could do this, but I would strongly advise against it. A good attorney is very likely to get you a better deal. The defendant will liekly have...

In these days of limited court funding, it is very difficult to get tinmely hearing dates on motions. It is likely that the court gave the first...

The important thing is to get agreement from all the parties. Check with the Court to see if the new date is available and then have the party...

You can demur to the answer, but it would probably be a waste of time. Instead, send Judicial Council Form Interrogatories or other discovery...

How can we dismiss our lawyer and how do we inform the court? Is there a form to fill out to inform the court for the dismissal?

You can either retain a new attorney or represent yourself (so long as you are parties as individuals, not as a corporation.) In either case, fill...

My dad paid my grandmothers taxes and rented a property that was in her name as sole owner even though she was deceased since

If you have not paid taxes, you would not be able to claim adverse possession. More critically, it does not seem that either your father or your...

Attorneys generally bill for travel time and waiting time. An exception would be if the attorney was traveling from out of town, when it would...