Banking Operations & Administration
… banking operations
… negotiable instruments
… check fraud
… funds transfers
… trust operations
… private banking
… foreign exchange
… international
operations
… credit cards
… investment banking
Lukins & Annis: Bank
of America adv
Sherman et al
Checking
account operations; account opening custom and practice; bank account monitoring
duties
Reback Hulbert McAndrews: Herzog
adv Puma
Bank operations
procedures for blocked accounts, account opening practices;
Markowitz, Herbold, Glade et al: Hostmann,
Inc. v Chase Manhattan Bank
Exception
items processing standards; Trustee banking account services
Clausen Miller: Tower
Group International v
Wells Fargo Bank
et al
Check fraud;
checking account opening procedures; endorsement verification requirements
Evans & Heil: Litke
v Bank of America
Bank depository
procedures; verification of check endorsements; review of banking statements
Clausen Miller: Travelers
Insurance v
Fulton Bank
Forged checks
and endorsements review, ATM deposit practices
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher: Cryoquip
adv Tokai Bank
Checking
account fraud; deposit acceptance
procedures; endorsement verification standards
Pettibone Law Office: Gresean
Industries adv
Wells Fargo Bank et al
Check and
wire transfer fraud; bank process, custom and practice
Firestein & Farrugia: Truck
Insurance v Wells Fargo v
Check cashing
procedures and standard of care; endorsement verification practices; check
fraud.
Drummy King White: Tabaz
v Refkin
Checking
account fraud; account opening practices;
signature verification; contributory negligence
Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe: Economic
Overseas Development Corp. v
Norcross
Check endorsements, signature verification
and bank checking account controls and procedures
Ronald Gallant Law Office: Miller
v Home Savings FSB
Bank operations
policies and practices; Check cashing, signature verification, account changes
Cozen
& O'Connor: Fireman’s Fund Insurance
v Bank of America
Signature/
endorsement verification procedures and policies; check cashing practices
Jolley Unga Wirth: Driggers
v Driggers
Checking
account signature card procedures; account
ownership and withdrawal requirements
Nagler & Associates: Premium
Commercial
NSF checks handling; re-deposit and
notification procedures; offsets against lines of credit
Nelson & Freedman: Los
Robles Bank v
Banking
operations; signature verification
standards and practices; contributory negligence
Ronald Parsons
Law Office: Sarihan v Great Western Bank, Meyers Securities
Banking
industry standards and practices for acceptance and cashing of cashiers
checks
Gebhardt & Smith: First
National Bank of Maryland adv
Kirby
Checking
account payments, signature/endorsement verifications; loss protection procedures
Gibbons Lees & Connely: Coachella
Valley Joint Powers Ins. Agency v
Bank of America
Wire transfer
process, procedures and industry practices and policies
Proskauer Rose & Goetz: Banca
Del Sempione v
Provident Bank of Maryland
International
letters of credit documentation and interpretation, collections custom +
practice,
Arter & Hadden: Regency
Savings Bank v
Frazee East Property Partners
Bank marketing
and signage, post acquisition customer retention
Knapp, Marsh & Jones: Bitonti
v Wells Fargo Bank et al
Safe deposit
box operations; access policies, practices and industry custom
Saltzburg, Ray & Bergman: California
Commerce Bank v
Duarte
Foreign exchange and currency trading;
international funds transfers
Barton Klugman & Oetting: Bank
of America v
Hipolita
International Private Banking operations
and practices
Frandzel and Share: Bank
Leumi adv
Charles Dabby et al
Letter of
credit payments and collections; rights of offset and banking practices
Billet & Kaplan: California
Commerce Bank
Valuation
of branch customer lists; assessment
of competitive branch markets
Rutan & Tucker: 1st
American Title v
Askari
International banking operations;
funds transfers/documentation requirements in Europe/Bahamas
Smith Bentley & Hartnett: Stolec
adv Pabich
International banking operations;
Securities account vesting and characteristics
Westrup Klick & Associates: Pacific
Business Bank v
St. Paul Insurance
International banking operations;
foreign check clearing procedures; paying/clearing bank duties
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy: Morrison
& Foerster adv
State Street Bank
& Trust
Corporate
trust disbursements; trustee functions, standards and practices
Prindle Decker & Amaro: F
& M Trust Co. adv
Grant
Conservatorship
duties and fiduciary responsibilities; trust accounting and records
California Attorney General: Stae
of California et al v
Bank of America
Trust account
fees/charges; trust department accounting
and fee allocation; paying agent functions
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher: Morgan
Stanley Dean Witter adv
Frank
Credit life/disability
insurance sales to credit card holders; custom and practice, sales agent
licensing
Bain Law Offices: Bank of America v Miller et al
Credit card
underwriting due diligence, industry practices re: business credit cards
Golden Law Offices: Choice
One Financial v
Fidelity Federal
Credit card
financing program profitability, credit scoring and credit risks
Carr & Ferrell: Promotions
Partners v
Bank of America
Credit card
issuance and controls; business banking account relationships; checking
policies
Del Tondo & Sheehan: Bongo
v Citibank International
Credit card
operations and fraud detection practices
Heller Ehrman White McAuliffe: Ernst
& Young adv
Iomagic
Investment
banking; IPO market conditions, feasibility of proposed financing
Ellison Hinkle & Bayer: Tolberg
v Household Bank
Branch purchase
and sale agreements, terms and conditions; FDIC asset sales
Dennis
Sullivan Law Office: Swiss
Bank Investment Banking v
Van Ness
Investment banking and syndications;
investment advisor role and duties; fiduciary responsibilities
…
banking management
…
director & officer liability
U.S. Department of Justice: U.S.
adv Hometown Savings
Assessment
of capital compliance and business plans; supervisory capital forbearances
U.S. Department of Justice: U.S.
adv Anchor Savings
Savings
& loan management practices; evaluation of business strategies
U.S. Department of Justice: Hansen
v United States
Bank's strategic
decisions re: branching, acquisitions, mortgage banking; S&L industry
trends.
Garvey Schubert & Barer: Resolution
Trust Corporation re:
Family Savings
Management of securities
investments and trading; Investment
policies; asset/liability management
Tuttle & Taylor: Resolution
Trust Corporation v
Baker
Board/management
contro/ oversight of syndications, subsidiary
investments and new venture
Benjamin Weil & Mezer: National
American Bank v
Liu
Director/officer
fiduciary duties and responsibilities in bank management and lending
Garvey Schubert & Barer: Resolution
Trust Corporation v
G Jacques et al
Board/management
actions/oversight in commercia and construction loans and investments.
Perkins Coie: Resolution
Trust Corporation v
Gillam et al
Board of
Directors oversight and control of commercial real estate lending activities
Tuttle & Taylor: Resolution
Trust Corporation v
Tushner et al
Board/management
control, policies and prudence of investments
and new businesses
Preuss Walker & Shanagher: Resolution
Trust Corporation v
Dennerline
Board/management
oversight and control of lending program, policies and personnel
Post Kirby Noonan & Sweat: Jones
adv Thrift Guaranty Fund, FDIC
Financial
viability of company, duties of disclosure to stockholders, regulatory issues
…
loan underwriting
… credit evaluation
… lines of credit
John Peter Lee Ltd.: Kusamoto
v Silberstang
Residential lending loan approval
and underwriting criteria and requirements
Kravitz Schnitrzer & Sloan: Goodman
v 1st Security
Residential loan underwriting;
lender’s due diligence customs and practices
Frandzel & Share: 1st
Professional Bank adv
Schmier
Commercial real estate loan underwriting;
lender due diligence requirements
Lasky Haas & Cohler: First
Republic Bank v
RLI Insurance
Bank lending practices and standards
for multi-family properties; earthquake damages
Jerry
Neal Law Office: Pacwest
Bancorp v
Pasadena Co
Loan underwriting information standards;
due diligence in note purchase re: office building
Kirk
Barber Law Office: Williams
v City of Lake Elsinore
Impact of environmental restrictions
on loan underwriting developed/undeveloped properties
Knopfler & Robinson: Goodyear Tire adv Falaschi
Lending practices and financeability
of environmentally contaminated commercial real estate
Paul Hastings Janowsy & Walker: Downey
Savings v
Sifferman
Commercial loan underwriting
Browne & Woods: Rubin
adv Axelrod et al
Toxic contamination effects on commercial
real estate loan underwriting; loan feasibility
Charlson Revich & Williams: Hart
adv First Federal Savings Bank
Multi-family loan underwriting standards
and requirements
Baker, Silberberg & Keener: Rubin
adv Axelrod et al
Toxic contamination effects on commercial
real estate loan underwriting; loan feasibility
Ramseyer & Kuhlman: La
Jolla Shores Clubdominium adv
Scripps Bank
Bank loan underwriting and due diligence
for non profit organizations; lending custom/practice
Wilson, Kenna, & Borys: Lawyers
Surety Group v
Tookey et al
Loan underwriting and appraisal criteria;
title search and insurance requirements
Folger & Levin: Shidler
v Household Commercial Finance Corp
Loan guarantor underwriting practices
and industry custom
Preuss Walker & Shanagher: Resolution
Trust Corporation v
Dennerline
Commercial and construction loan
underwriting and administration; lending
policies
Kravitz
Schnitrzer & Sloan: Goodman v 1st Security
Line of credit lending; renewal approval
policies and practices; impact of bank ownership changes
Morrison & Smith: ICI
Funding v
Cal Coast
Mortgage banking loan sales and repurchases;
compliance with investor criteria
Morrison & Smith: ICI
v Associated + Westmark
Mortgage banking loan sales and repurchases;
compliance with investor criteria
Frandzel & Share: Cathay
Bank v Quan
Business/commercial lending, loan
underwriting and approval customs & practices
Frandzel & Share: Republic
Bank v Guardian Savings/Resolution
Trust Corporation
Residential loan underwriting;
lender’s due diligence customs and practices
…
business loans
… asset-based lending
… letters of credit
Balestrerie Pendleton & Potocki: Abatti
v Floyd
Agricultural
lending agreements; custom & practice
Clapp Peterson & Stowers: Still
adv Cunningham
Commercial
business loan guarantees; interpretation
and enforceability
John Peter Lee Ltd: Prima
Donna Hotel v
Laughlin National Bank
Business
loan underwriting and commitments; management of banking relationships
Morrison & Foerster: Wells
Fargo Bank v
Ernst & Young
Asset based
lending ; underwriting, field audits and funds controls.
Helsell Fetterman LLP: Baypack
Fisheries v
Nelbro Packing Co
Line of
credit lending; renewal approval policies and practices; fisheries/processing
loans
Jones Vargas: Bank
of America adv
Nevada Coin Mart
Troubled
commercial loan workout practices; Line of credit renewals and denials
Bain Law Offices: Bank
of America v
Miller et al
Credit card
underwriting due diligence, industry practices re: business credit cards
Callahan McCune & Willis: TRW
adv Martino
Evaluation
of credit impairment due to incorrect credit reporting; lender underwriting
standards
Deming Law Office: Black
v Otabai Inc
Lender liability,
problem loan workouts, broker standards and rights
Folger Levin & Kahn LLP: Wentworth
adv Willis
Structured
financing agreement; borrower's creditworthiness and financing alternatives
Donaldson Law Offices: Johnstone
v First Bank NA
Large commercial
credit underwriting; anti-tying regulatory requirements and standards
Ivanjack & Lambirth: Liberty
Leasing v
Peacox Ventures LLC.
Interpretation
of equipment leasing terms ; bank vs. leasing company practices
Kirkland & Ellis: Hughes
Direct TV v
G.E. Capital
Consumer
credit financing programs; TIL compliance; underwriting and collections
Winston & Strawn: Chase
Manhattan Bank v
Bank Brussels Lambert
et al
Major international
loan syndications; structure, duties and fees for agent and lead banks
Kravitz Schnitrzer & Sloan: Goodman
v 1st Security
Line of
credit lending; renewal approval policies and practices; impact of bank
ownership changes
Frandzel & Share: Far
East National Bank adv
Woodglen Pacific
Secured
lending underwriting practices, due diligence expectations and custom
Haynes, Brydon and Lea: Sequoia
National Bank v
Schleifer
Bank loan
funding and closing; escrow custom and practice
Paul Hastings Janowsy & Walker
Janowsky & Walker: Downey Savings adv Sifferman
Application
of Equal Credit Opportunity Act; enforceability
of loan guarantees.
Blanchard Krasner & French: People
Feeders Inc. adv.
IRS
Tax court
opinion on corporate acquisition financeability and sources of repayment
Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley: Televideo
v Wooam Data et al.
Letters
of credit industry customs, practices
and procedures
Aguirre & Meyer: William
Dick et al v
Western Trust Services et al
Bank loan
monitoring procedures and practices; lending
policies and standards
Damrell Nelson Schrimp et al: Arismendi
et al adv
Union Safe Deposit Bank
Insider
transactions; lending practices,
and regulatory issues and relationships
Frandzel & Share: City
National Bank v
Janneck
Line of
Credit lending, loan approval policies
and practices
Folger & Levin: Shidler
v Household Commercial Finance Corp
Loan guarantor
underwriting practices and industry custom
Frandzel & Share: Cathay
Bank v Quan
Business/commercial
lending, loan underwriting and approval customs & practices
… construction lending
… loan disbursements
… lender liability
Lum, Danzis, Drasco et al: Ocean
Club Condominium HOA v
vs. MLM, Bank of
America
Large construction
loan administration; loan disbursement controls, bank/borrower relationships
Johnson & Associates: Veasey
v Valley Independent Bank
Bank administration
of construction loan; inspections, costs to complete, contractor relationships
Perez & Hawes: Upland
Bank adv
Spring Mountain Homes
Construction
lender custom/practice in managing project completion; troubled development
loan.
Bruce
Dunn & Associates: Malley
v Tokai Bank et al
Construction
loan disbursement practices; loan payment tracking
Bank of America General Counsel: Bank
of America adv
American Motorist Insurance
Residential
construction loan practices; disbursement procedures; set-aside" letters.
Folger Levin & Kahn: Granite
Mortgage v
Paragon
Construction
funding availability; residential development joint venture loan underwriting
Rutan & Tucker: Union
Bank v Phair
Construction
loan underwriting practices; bank
fiduciary duties in loan management and funding
Garvey Schubert & Barer: Resolution
Trust Corporation v:
Jacques et al
Major construction,
commercial, residential and business lending and investments, lending policies
Pillsbury Madison & Sutro: Manufacturers
Bank v Henry et al
Construction
loan administration and inspection customs, practices and standards
Frandzel & Share: Universal
Savings v
Via Maria Homeowners Association
Lender liability;
Construction lenders‘ functions, duties and actions
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher: Union
Federal Savings adv
Doyle
Construction
loan administration, inspections and disbursements - retail/commercial development
Monteleone & McCrory: Western
Landscape v
Bank of America, HLC Construction
et al
Construction
loan funding and administration customs and practices; lien releases
Morris Polich & Purdy: Swanson
v Shahbazi
Lenders
liability: Construction lender’s role and actions in problem asset
marketing
Stuart Waldrip Law Office: First
Fidelity Thrift & Loan adv
Higgins
Lender liability;
Construction lending and funds disbursements
practices and industry custom
Frandzel & Share: East
West Federal Savings Bank
adv Wong
Residential
construction lending administration practices, disbursement controls and
procedures
Doonan Law Offices: California
State Bank adv
Gallardo et al
Lender Liability : Construction loan
administration & inspections, lender duties and standards
Foreclosures,
Bankruptcy & Workouts
… foreclosures
… loan workouts
Paul Hastings Janowsy & Walker
Janowski et al: DSL Service Company v v Heitzler
Banking
due diligence standards in loan purchases and collection dispute resolution
Philpson & Simon: Kimball
Ave LLC adv
Gardenmate Pipe
Foreclosure
notice and documentation practice and procedures; Trustee functions/duties
Alvarado Smith Villa & Sanchez: Cooper
Fellowship adv
Riviera Financial Corp.
Foreclosure
practice and procedures re: large income property loans
Agapay Levyn & Halling: Bazyler
v Hawthorne Savings
Bank lending
in foreclosure sale; foreclosure custom and practice.
Genson Even Crandall & Wade: Boone
v G.E. Capital Mortgage Services Inc.
Bank loan
servicing and accounting practices re: bankruptcy filings and stipulation
Evans Farber & Cipinko: McFarlane
v Great Western Bank FSB
Residential
loan foreclosure procedures, problem loan practices and industry standards
Frandzel & Share: Hanmi
Bank v Kim et al
Enforcement
of loan guarantees, problem loan workout practices and standards
Seyfarth Shaw Fairweather: Palm
Plaza Bundy Partnership v
Citibank
Major income
property foreclosure practices and lenders standards of care
Jones Vargas: Bank
of America adv
Nevada Coin Mart
Troubled commercial loan workout
practices; Line of credit renewals and denials
Mortgage Banking/Loan Servicing
… mortgage banking
… loan servicing
…secondary market transactions
…mortgage securities
Ericsen Arbuthnot: Universal
Funding adv
Contresras
Mortgage broker functions; loan terms
disclosure; sub prime lending practices
Post Kirby Noonan: Dean
v GMAC Commercial Mortgage
Large commercial real estate loans;
evaluation of underwriting, quality and loan officer functions
Genson Even Crandall & Wade: Boone
v G.E. Capital Mortgage Services Inc.
Bank loan servicing and accounting
practices re: bankruptcy filings and stipulation
Rutan & Tucker: Imperial
Credit v
Vilotti
Residential lending markets; loan fraud detection ; underwriting/appraisal
reviews and controls
Bonar Incorvaia Glancey: Guild
Mortgage Corp adv
Shelton
Mortgage banking accounting, administration
and organization re: wrongful termination claim.
Manatt Phelps Phillips: M-West
Mortgage v
United California Savings Bank
Forensic accounting; purchase/sale of mortgage loan servicing portfolio
Wesierski & Zurek, LLP: Hoover
adv Ameriquest
Appraisal reviews in mortgage lending;
fraud detection; loan underwriting standards and practices
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP: Impac
Mortgage Holdings v
Salomon Brothers
Mortgage backed securities purchases;
due diligence standards and disclosure requirements
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.: FDIC
adv Bank United
Loan purchase due diligence standards,
ARM loan interest adjustments
Heller Ehrman White & McAuliff: Bank
of America adv
Gordon
Class action defense; federal pre-emption of state regulations re
loan servicing fees
Incorvaia & Associates: Mical
Mortgage v
Glanz
Loan sale representations and warranties:
loan underwriting and file review in loan fraud
Tuttle & Taylor: FDIC
adv. Bankers Trust
Sub-prime residential loan servicing;
Damages assessment in REMIC losses
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro: Homac
v Linsco
Mortgage servicing rights acquisition;
valuation methodology; Securities offering disclosures
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.: FDIC
et al adv
Matrix Capital Corporation
Interpretation of mortgage servicing
rights in mortgage securitizations
Tuttle & Taylor: FDIC
adv. Bankers Trust
Damages assessment in REMIC losses;
Sub-prime loan underwriting and servicing;
Morrison & Smith: ICI
Funding v
Cal Coast
Mortgage banking loan sales and repurchases;
compliance with investor criteria
Douglas
Smith Law Office: ICI
v United Financial
Mortgage loan sales representations
and warranties; loan underwriting
Morrison & Smith: ICI
v Associated + Westmark
Mortgage banking loan sales and repurchases;
compliance with investor criteria
Hinchey Witte Wood: Mountain
States Mortgage
Loan servicing practices; NOD processing; secondary market reps and warranties.
Sidley & Austin: Alicante
Plaza adv
Anchor Bank et al
Participation loan lead-lender servicing
and foreclosure management
Morrison & Smith: Imperial
Credit Industries v
Marathon National
Bank
Loan sale representations and warranties:
enforceability, customs and practice
Rutan & Tucker: Imperial
Credit Industries, Inc. adv
Vilotti
Mortgage loan fraud detection/prevention,
quality control, market conditions and damages
Weinhart & Riley: Headlands
Mortgage
Reliance by lenders on title insurance;
loan underwriting and closing standards and practices
Wilke Fleurie: KPMG
Peat Marwick adv
Bank of America
Mortgage banking industry trends
and conditions
Wrongful Termination, Employment
& Compensation Disputes
…
wrongful termination
…
compensation
….
labor law compliance
Quinn Emanual Urqhart: Lewis
Homes v Olsen
Wrongful
termination; opinions on employability, search efforts, market opportunities
Internal Revenue Service: Internal
Revenue Service v
US Bankcorp
Executive
compensation at banks and mortgage banks; assessment of excessive compensation
Preston Gates & Ellis: The
Pacific Bank adv
Eckersley
Wrongful termination; Employment contract terms; golden parachute
enforceability; appropriate pay
Westrup Klick & Associates: Friedman
v Terminex
California
labor law compliance; overtime compensation for exempt personnel
Berger Kahn Shafton: Bakall
v San Diego Water Authority
Wrongful
termination claim; executive duties and responsibilities following corporate
reorganization
Westrup Klick & Associates: Dent
Wizard/Ames Acquisition v
California
labor law compliance; overtime compensation for exempt personnel
James
Miller Law Office: Nelson
v Farmers Insurance
Wrongful
termination; duties & requirements
of loan origination employees. Damages
assessment
Thompson & Heller: Carpenter
v US Bancor
Personnel
evaluation and counseling practices; standards and customs in executive
severance
Lawless & Horowitz: Funch
v Santa Cruz Federal Employees Credit Union
Wrongful
termination; fidelity bond; standards of management actions and behavior
Bonar Incorvaia Glancey: Guild
Mortgage Corp adv
Shelton
Wrongful
termination, mortgage banking accounting, administration and organization.
Nemecek & Cole: Trident
Financial adv
Hansen
Severance
compensation analysis; industry
custom and practice
Leland A. Stark: Rene Day v Burlage, World et al
Valuation
of employment contract and damages incurred
Securities, Trusts And Investments
… securities
… securities brokerage
… trusts & fiduciaries
… investment management
Breidenbach Buckley Huchting et al: Kim
et al adv
Born
Damages
calculation involving private equity investments, insurance policies, opportunity
costs
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP: Impac
Mortgage Holdings v
Salomon Brothers
Mortgage
backed securities purchases; due diligence standards and disclosure requirements
Jeffer Mangel, Butler & Marmaro: Homac
v Linsco
Mortgage
servicing rights acquisition; valuation methodology; Securities offering
disclosures
Dennis
Sullivan Law Office: Swiss
Bank Investment Banking v
Van Ness
Investment
banking and syndications; investment advisor role and duties; fiduciary
responsibilities
Tuttle & Taylor: Resolution
Trust Corporation v
Baker
Board/management
control and oversight of syndications,
subsidiary investments/new venture
Berman Berman & Berman: Bauer
v Premium Construction
Securities
broker earnings potential; damages assessment
Frandzel Robins Bloom et al: Bank
of America adv
Kallaniotes
Investment
advisory practices, standards and levels of due diligence
Silvio
Nardoni Law Offices: Dubrow
v Mack
Fiduciary
trustee actions; assessment of investment decisions/practices; self dealing
conditions
English & Gloven: Bullis
v A.G. Edwards
Securities
broker investment advice; standard
of care and due diligence requirements.
Finer, Kim & Stearns: Fogg
v Merrill Lynch
Securities
broker trading standards and duties, options trading
Lorenz Adelhaff/Smith & Brown: McLanahan
v Rancho Santa Fe Bank
Investment funds escrow practices; escrow cancellation
instructions; funds release requirements
Thelean Marrin Johnson & Bridges: Hall v Bear Stearns
Brokerage
accounts management and controls; funds transfer procedures, broker standard
of care
Troop Steuber Pasich: Kenwith
v First Investors
Investment
suitability ; investment advisor
actions and standards; limited partnership investments
Donaldson Law Offices: Advantage
Partners v
Invesco
Valuations
and damages calculations re: closed end mutual fund investments
Sidley & Austin: City
of Orange v
Alabama Treasury Advisory Program
Securities
fraud; settlement procedures; transaction structure and reporting
Sieveke Law Office: Fier
v Newport Home v
Broker standards
re: investment counseling; investment suitability; self directed retirement
plans
Johnson Law Office: Leach
Trust v H.J. Meyers, Kemper Securities
et al
NASD arbitration;
securities broker duties, investment suitability; account churning &
commissions
Ronald Parsons
Law Office: Sarihan v Great Western Bank, Meyers Securities
Securities
brokerage back office operations; funds
receipt, check deposits, account
credits
Perona, Langer & Beck: Burrell
v Gene Morgan et al
NASD arbitration;
broker duties and standards, investment disclosure/suitability; account
churning.
Tuttle & Taylor: Resolution
Trust Corporation v
Tushner et al
Oversight,
control and policies for securities investments and trading
Winkelman Law Office: Trust
of Veola Nelson re:
Fiduciary
trustee’s fees
Aguirre & Meyer: William
Dick et al v
Western Trust Services et al
Custodial trustee duties and fiduciary responsibilities;
bank account relationships and monitoring
Garvey Schubert & Barer: Resolution
Trust Corporation re:
Family Savings
Securities
investments and trading; Investment
policies; asset/liability management
Ward Kroll Jampohl: Wolflick
et al adv
Creedon
Securities
brokers standards of care; investor
advice and portfolio concentration
Real Estate Appraisals &
Valuations
… real estate appraisal
… market rent evaluation
Freedman & Taitelman: Friedman
v Lapenda dupl
Retrospective
appraisal of residential real estate; impact of property defects on values
Matsui & Hickman: Home
Federal Mortgage Corp. v
Aguirre
Appraiser
negligence; compliance with appraisal standards for residential appraisals
U.S. Department of Justice: U.S.
adv Landmark Land and FDIC
Real estate
appraisal practices and standards; valuations of $1 billion+ real estate
Owen & Post: Star
Insurance
Shaw Associates
Retrospective
residential appraisal as of a series of
valuation dates re surety agreement
Kinkle, Rodiger & Spriggs: McDermott
v Dutton
Appraisal of residential construction
defects/property values; impact of defects on value; cost of repairs
U.S. Department of Justice: Admiral
v United States
Evaluation
of multiple commercial real estate appraisals; reappraisal opinions and
analysis
Hart King & Coldren: JoJo's
v City of Anaheim
Business
valuation/damages assessment in condemnation;
restaurant and real estate valuation
Knapp Peterson & Clarke: Simon
v San Paulo Bank
Damages re: office building in failed purchase; determine market
rentals/values
Chapman & Glucksman: City
of Malibu
Spiros et al
Valuation of properties affected
by flood/landslides; full, partial and restricted property appraisals
Pollet & Woodbury: James
Paulson
Prevailing lease rates and market
conditions for retail space
Alvarado Smith Villa & Sanchez: Cooper
Fellowship adv
Riviera Financial Corp.
Retrospective
appraisal of large asbestos-contaminated apartment complex
Real Estate
… escrow & title
… broker duties/standards
… brokerage & leasing
… real estate development
… syndication/investments
Miller Starr Regalia: Syufy
Enterrises v
Gasoline Alley
Commercial
real estate leasing; interpretation of
lease terms for retail space
Lorenz Adelhaff/Smith & Brown: McLanahan
v Rancho Santa Fe Bank
Investment
funds escrow practices/standards; escrow cancellation instructions; funds
release
Quinn Emanual Urqhart: Lewis
Homes v Olsen
Wrongful
termination; opinions on employability, search efforts, market opportunities
Folger Levin & Kahn: Granite
Mortgage v
Paragon
Construction
funding availability; residential development joint venture loan underwriting
Sieveke Law Office: Fier
v Newport Home v
Broker standards
re: investment counseling; investment suitability; self directed retirement
plans
Grossman Law Office: Tamanjan
v Fountain Valley School District
Real estate
development lending; funding availability;
effect of regulatory attitudes
Zilinskas & Jacobs: Adrian
v Price Waterhouse
Real estate
syndications; investment unit pricing and disclosures
Paul
Greenwald & Associates: Yamanuha
v Takahashi
Interpretation
of investment partnership agreement; partnership vs. loan structures.
Fernando
Tafoya Law Offices: Rodriguez
v Remon, Realty World et al
Real estate
brokers’ duties and responsibilities
Hawkins & Sofonio: Sofonio
v First American Title
Title insurance
coverage; claims handling bad faith
Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp: Sharps
v Hamilton
Real estate
development practices, nature of financing, damages assessment
Tuttle & Taylor: FDIC
v County of Los Angeles et al
Property
tax levies and penalties; financing properties subject to liens
Pizzulli Law Office: Hacienda
Malibu Partners v
Kalisch
Title policies;
title insurance coverage and interpretation
Paluso & Sceper: Mount
v 1st Team
Real estate
broker duties and responsibilities re: borrower representations; financing
due diligence
Bacon & Mills: CFK/JZK
adv Stahl Trust
Financing
availability to mitigate construction defects; lender policies on commercial
properties
Avner, Avner & Heyman: Hawthorne
Savings Bank adv
Takaki
Loan escrow
custom and practice; lender and escrow agents’ fiduciary responsibilities
Dimarco & Araujo: Gold
adv Heath
Resort development
feasibility and financing; equity
and debt financing practices and markets
Morrison & Foerster: Corporate
Property Investors v
Upscale Foods
Regional
mall leasing; market conditions; damages mitigation
Musick Peeler & Garret: Chase
Manahattan Trust Co. v
Bank of Amrica,
et al
Commercial
real estate sale/leaseback structure and terms, refinancing feasibility
Conkle & Olesten: Landpac
v ABQ Bank,
Land development and joint venture
transactions and practices
…
insurance coverage
… bad faith claims
… broker standards
… claims handling
Berger, Kahn & Shafton: 1st
State Bank adv
Jenny Craig
Insurance
pooling agreements and structures; Insurance
settlement hearings and recovery rights
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher: Morgan
Stanley Dean Witter adv
Frank
Credit life/disability
insurance sales to credit card holders; sales agent licensing
Lobb Cliff Heaton & Roth: American
Danatron v
Joseph Insurance Services et
al
Commercial
liability insurance coverage; broker practices and standards of care
Pizzulli Law Office: Hacienda
Malibu Partners v
Kalisch
Title policies;
title insurance coverage and interpretation
Akerman Senterfit & Edison: Florida
Marlins v
Near North
High end
disability insurance coverage; broker
standards of care, insurance availability
Borton, Petrini & Conron, LLP: Rico
Pfitzer & Pierce adv
Singh
Life insurance
broker standards of care, agent supervision; coverage interpretation
Breidenbach Buckley Huchting et al: Developers
Insurance v
Lapis Energy
Surety bond
underwriting , standard of care; coverage interpretation; claims handling
Grant Genovese et al: Founders
Insurance Brokers adv
Western Dental
Broker standards
of care; self funded health insurance coverage; broker/risk manager duties
Westrup Klick & Associates: Pacific
Business Bank v
St. Paul Insurance
Bankers
blanket bond coverage interpretation, claims handling
Kearney Alvarez, LLP: Lapis
Energy, Lesron Surety adv
Developers Insurance
Co.
Construction
surety bond underwriting; standards of care in bond issuance; claims/payoff
practices
Hart King & Coldren: Rossier
v Hodgekiss et al
Broker/agent
standards of care; insurance coverages for schools
Kearney Alvarez, LLP: Alistar
v Superior Access
Insurance
claims handling; evaluation of claims reserves for high risk P&C policy
claims
Pansky & Merkle: Noble
v Helvestine
Valuation
of Third Party Administrator company re damages; assessment of company solvency
Berger Kahn Shafton: LaCombe
Security v
Monticello Insurance
Failure
to defend; insurance pooling agreements structure; net worth analysis of
insurance carriers
Sabih & Associates: Shepherd
v Monumental Life
Mortgage
life insurance sales/underwriting practices; coverage interpretation; premium
evaluation
Tuttle & Taylor: Simi
Valley Hospital v
1st Health
Health insurance
claims administration; functions and duties of third party administrators
Hawkins & Sofonio: Sofonio
v First American Title
Title insurance
coverage; claims handling bad faith
Hall & Baily: Bank
of America v
Chrysler et al
Title insurance standards; commercial real estate loan documentation; lender due diligence
Hill Genson Even Crandal: State
Farm Insurance adv
Stoykovic
Statistical
issues and analysis of patterns in claims handling
Damages, Valuations & Economic
Analysis
Tuttle & Taylor