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The Marketable Record Title Act -- Is Private Foreclosure Barred Ten Years After Maturity, Or not? (PDF)
by Lewis J. Soffer, February 2008
CA Appellate Court Reaffirms Limited Duties of Escrow Holders (PDF)
Opinion one of only a few to address "sub-escrow" law in CA - by Stuart B. Wolfe, Wolfe & Wyman LLP, September 2006
Mortgage Impairment Product is Title Insurance According to California Court of Appeal
The California Court of Appeal has upheld the cease and desist order issued by Insurance Commissioner Garamendi, against Radian, a mortgage guaranty company. April 4, 2005
Disputes over the Location of Existing Walls or Fences in California
By Lawrence Lacombe, January, 2004
Common Title Insurance Pitfalls to Avoid for the General Practitioner (PDF)
By John MacMillan, 2000
New Court Case - Triple A Management Co. v. Frisone
By Robin Meadow, Esq.
Did the Legislature Revive, Remove or Highlight Racial Restrictions?
By Lawrence E. Green SB 1148 Article
Title Insurance Coverage For Revocable Trusts
By Lawrence E. Green and Elliot F. Smith
Buss v. Superior Court
By Lawrence E. Green and Robin Meadow
Abode Assurance - CLTA's New Homeowner's Policy
By Lawrence E. Green
Senior Lien Maintains Priority Modifications are Junior
The "Creditor's Rights Exclusion" in light of the Ninth Circuit's Recent Decision of In re McConville
By Keith Turner, Esq. and Robert Ryan, Esq.
Creditors' Rights Issues for Title Insurers
By Joseph C. Bonita
When is a Release Not a Release?
By Robin Meadow
Title Insurers Duty to Defend Limited to Covered Causes of Action
Attorney General Opinions
Recent AG Opinion Makes Clear that an Assessor's Office Must Provide Public Records at a Reasonable Cost and in a Timely Manner
The State Attorney General’s Office released a legal opinion concluding that a parcel boundary map is required to be released to the public for copying and inspection and the assessor must provide. News Express, October, 2005
Opinion of Bill Lockyer, Attorney General (PDF)
The repeal of Streets and Highways Code section 905 in 1961 did not cause counties to obtain fee title ownership pursuant to the presumption of Civil Code section 1105 to any county highway where the deed conveying the land under the highway was ambiguous with respect to the interest intended to be transferred to the county. July, 2005
California Law Revision Commission
California Law Revision Commission Issues Recommendation on Transfer on Death Deed
The California Law Revision Commission (CLRC) has analyzed the revocable transfer on death deed, or beneficiary deed,as it is known in some jurisdictions, for possible adoption in CaliforniaNews Express, September 5, 2006
