Welcome to #WarStoryWednesdays. In this edition, San Francisco real estate and insurance bad faith trial attorney Christopher Hanson the story of how Carlos’ simple eucalyptus tree trimming turned into treble damages for neighbor Janet. As humans, we learn from stories. Our War Story Wednesday videos and accompanying book “War Story Wednesdays: A Trial Lawyer’s Tales… CONTINUE
Lions, Tigers, Bears
Welcome to #WarStoryWednesdays. In this edition, San Francisco real estate and insurance bad faith trial attorney Christopher Hanson tells the story of landowners in Southern California who applied for a permit to house five tigers on their 19-acre property. As humans, we learn from stories. The War Story Wednesday videos and accompanying book “War Story… CONTINUE
Home Owners Associations
Welcome to #WarStoryWednesdays. In this edition, San Francisco real estate and insurance bad faith trial attorney Christopher Hanson discusses attorney fees, homeowners litigation and Civil Code Section 5975. As humans, we learn from stories. Our War Story Wednesday videos and accompanying book “War Story Wednesdays: A Trial Lawyer’s Tales from the Trenches” are based upon… CONTINUE
What’s Not in Your Wallet ?
San Francisco press reports have revealed that a security lapse at real estate title firm has exposed 885 million records to anyone that cared to check them out. “A security lapse at First American Financial exposed bank account numbers and other sensitive information contained in 885 million files. A flaw in an internet application allowed… CONTINUE
REO or OREO
Dr. Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The guy who is supposed to set the rules of engagement for, well, you know, banks and borrowers. The guy who is supposed to be setting the guiding principles for the U.S. housing markets. He’s a “doctor” – which, one presumes, entails SOME kind of education…. CONTINUE
Billboards and Easements ???
Hills family (Hills) and SJ Family Housing Partners LLC (LLC) own adjacent lots of land along Highway 101 near San Jose CA. Since the 1970s, Hills owned and operated 2 billboards on LLC’s land – which Hills was able to do pursuant to an easement agreement between Hills and LLC. In 2007 LLC submitted plans… CONTINUE
If at First You Don’t Succeed – Go Around?
Home-Owners’ Associations – are the bane of almost everyone. None of the Owners in an Association, who are not on its Board, like it. Those who are on a HOA Board, typically can’t wait to get off of it. Except the Neighborhood NIMBY. You know who I mean… the one using Gestapo-esqe methods of peeking… CONTINUE
Estate Planning: The Ultimate Love Language – Part 2
As a follow up to a recent War Story Wednesdays post, below we’ve included the most likely scenario for how this estate planning dispute could play out. OPTION A: Successor Sally would most likely prevail. The fact pattern says that Don carefully planned his estate, and only wanted to name Sally as sole beneficiary, so… CONTINUE
A Fool and “His” Money
Six and a half years in prison. That’s what one Fool got for trying to defraud some lenders out of THEIR money. Robert Jacobsen got caught while weaving his elaborate scheme and is now paying the consequences. Oh, and giving up the yacht he bought with his ill-gotten goods. Seems Jacobsen concocted a plan where… CONTINUE
Slander Of Title
Welcome to #WarStoryWednesdays. In this edition, San Francisco real estate and insurance bad faith trial attorney Christopher Hanson discusses slander of title. As humans, we learn from stories. The War Story Wednesday videos and accompanying book “War Story Wednesdays: A Trial Lawyer’s Tales from the Trenches” are stories based upon actual cases decided by the… CONTINUE
Estate Planning: The Ultimate Love Language
Decedent Don is a hard-working and successful Baby Boomer, who lives with his longtime live-in girlfriend, Cohabitant Carol, and his adult Millennial daughter, Successor Sally. Decedent Don is divorced from his first marriage, widowed from his second marriage, and while he enjoys Cohabitant Carol’s company, he has no interest in giving her any legal recourse… CONTINUE
Cement Pond
“Swimmin’ pools and movie stars…” or the “cement pond” – whichever you call it, having a swimming pool is a pretty fun thing. Nothing beats the sounds of kids laughing during a water fight, or the repeated calls of “Mom, watch me” when it’s for the 13th belly flop, or the endless (and I do… CONTINUE
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