Case Results

Salom v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC

A class action against a mortgage servicer and beneficiary alleging illegal collection of fees that were neither expressly authorized by the underlying mortgage agreements nor permitted by law.

Protection From the Automatic Stay In re Hoover

Chapter 13 debtor sued to reverse a foreclosure of her family residence, alleging that the foreclosure sale took place after the filing of a bankruptcy petition and was in violation of the automatic stay.

Flores v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Borrower brought action alleging that Wells Fargo failed to apply and report all payments made on mortgage loan during his Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceeding...

Brown v. Transworld Systems Inc.

A class action against debt collects and private student loan trusts for unfair and deceptive acts in debt collection lawsuits.

$25,000 in Homeowner Dues Discharged Goudelock v. Sixty-01 Association of Apartment Owners

Litigated a case to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals establishing that homeowner’s dues are dishcargeable in bankruptcy in Chapter 13. This case discharged over $25,000 in homeowner’s dues and established a precedent for others.

Settlement Reached Before Trial Gray v. ZB, N.A.

Litigated a case over violations of the automatic stay. Their car lender sued them in state court for failing to keep up payments on a stipulated repayment plan to avoid garnishment, obtained a bench warrant and arrested the borrowers, who were in bankruptcy.

Defeated Motion for Summary Judgment Thomas v. Flagstar Bank, N.A. and Green Tree Servicing, LLC

In litigation over a mortgage dispute between Michael Thomas and his loan servicer, Green Tree Servicing LLC over the breach of a loan modification agreement arguing breach of contract, good faith and fair dealing, violation of the consumer protection act, and negligent misrepresentation.

Award of $12,000 Emotional Distress and $12,000 Check Into Cash of Washington, Inc. v. Snowden

Ninth Circuit Affirmed trial award of $12,000 emotional distress and $12,000 punitive damages award for a payday loan of $550, presented in violation of the bankruptcy automatic stay.