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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

January 30, 2013

Rhode Island Superior Court Addresses Challenged to MERS

By Karl Dowden

One of the earliest opinions addressing challenges to MERS in Rhode Island is Bucci v. Lehman Bros. Bank, No. PC-2009-3888 (R.I. Sup. August 25, 2009). The plaintiff challenged MERS’s standing to foreclose on their house following the plaintiff’s default on … Continue reading

January 25, 2013

Ohio Appellate Court Holds that Lender, as the Real Party in Interest, has Standing to Foreclose

By Michael Liptrot

delaware florida illinois kentucky In Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P. v. Shifflet, 2010-Ohio-1266, the Court of Appeals of Ohio, Third District held that the lender had standing to bring a foreclosure action against the homeowners. The homeowners argued that “MERS, … Continue reading

January 18, 2013

New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division Holds that Bank Has Standing to Foreclose

By Michael Liptrot

In Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. v Delphonse, 64 A.D.3d 624 (2d Dept. 2009) the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department found that the lender, Countrywide Home Loans (Countrywide), had standing to foreclose on the Delphonses, the homeowners in the case, … Continue reading