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April 20, 2020 Posted in Case Law Review Share

The Ninth Circuit held that a business that was engaged in and profited from buying consumer debt, but outsourced direct collection activities to another company, qualified as a “debt collector”...

January 15, 2020 Posted in Case Law Review Share

After a lender had completed a foreclosure of a deed of trust, the homeowner sued the lender and the lender’s servicing company for violating Washington’s Deed of Trust Act contending that the...

November 1, 2019 Posted in Case Law Review Share

To escape a commercial lease, a law firm dissolved and agreed to the appointment of a receiver. The law firm’s sole attorney then formed a new law firm and continued to provide legal services to the...

October 1, 2019 Posted in Case Law Review Share

Washington’s Supreme Court has clarified that timber trespass is a strict liability tort. This is significant because strict liability does not require proof of negligence or intent to do harm. This...

May 1, 2019 Posted in Case Law Review Share

Washington’s Supreme Court ruled that a landowner may be liable for injuries to a tenant’s employee that occurred due to defective equipment within the leased area, even though the tenant has...

December 15, 2018 Posted in Case Law Review Share

The Ninth Circuit rejected a debtor’s attempt to update the value of her exemptions in light of changes to the value of her residence after she filed bankruptcy. The debtor filed her bankruptcy in...