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		<title>Misstated Arrearage States Claim for Breach&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/06/11/misstated-arrearage-states-claim-for-breach/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion Digests]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Judge Glen E. Conrad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. District Court - Western District]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A plaintiff who lost her home to foreclosure states a claim for breach of the note and deed of trust based on her allegation that defendant’s pre-acceleration notice misstated her arrearage, preventing her from bringing her mortgage loan current and avoiding foreclosure; but the Roanoke U.S. District Court dismisses plaintiff’s remaining claims. In count I, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Punitives Claim Survives for Tree-Cutting&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/06/11/punitives-claim-survives-for-tree-cutting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Judge Henry E. Hudson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A property owner who disputed the width of defendant natural gas company’s easement and refused to allow cutting of trees on the property to widen the easement may sue the company for trespass for coming onto the property and performing the work over their objections, and the Richmond U.S. District Court denies defendant’s motion to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Property manager sued using rare ‘land trust’ law &#8211; Defense Verdict&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/06/10/property-manager-sued-using-rare-land-trust-law-defense-verdict/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Virginia Lawyers Weekly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Verdicts & Settlements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alexandria Circuit Court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contract]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judge Nolan B. Dawkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After an eight-day trial, an Alexandria jury awarded a defense verdict in a case involving a rare legal instrument known as a “land trust.” The essence of a land trust is that title to the property is held by a designated trustee, but actual control is left in the hands of beneficiaries who are not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rare land trust at heart of court battle&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/06/06/rare-land-trust-at-heart-of-court-battle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Correy E. Stephenson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alexandria Circuit Court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wills & Trusts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During Prohibition, a land trust made perfect sense. The unusual form of property ownership allows one or more owners to place their property in trust, with a trustee managing day-to-day operations. The twist: The true owners, whose identity remains confidential, actually retain the power to direct the trustee, manage the property and draw income from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Substitute Trustee Valid for Foreclosure&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/06/05/substitute-trustee-valid-for-foreclosure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion Digests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judge Robert E. Payne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. District Court - Eastern District]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Richmond U.S. District Court dismisses plaintiff borrowers’ suit alleging defendant note holder LNV Corporation’s substitution of trustee is invalid and foreclosure on their property should be overturned. Plaintiffs must demonstrate that but for LNV’s allegedly invalid execution of the substitution of trustee, the foreclosure process would not have been triggered. Plaintiffs failed to make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge appoints attorney to determine site’s value&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/05/31/judge-appoints-attorney-to-determine-sites-value/</link>
		<comments>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/05/31/judge-appoints-attorney-to-determine-sites-value/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 14:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fredericksburg Circuit Court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judge Gordon F. Willis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[FREDERICKSBURG (AP) A judge on May 28 appointed a Fredericksburg attorney to determine the value of the 38 acres where former Gov. Doug Wilder wants to build the National Slavery Museum. Fredericksburg Circuit Judge Gordon Willis appointed Kevin Jones as commissioner in chancery. The hearing was the latest event in the long-running legal battle over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Set-Back Restrictive Covenant is Void&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/05/30/set-back-restrictive-covenant-is-void/</link>
		<comments>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/05/30/set-back-restrictive-covenant-is-void/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 14:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Norfolk Circuit Court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virginia Circuit Courts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In plaintiff’s action to declare a restrictive covenant on his lot null and void, the Norfolk Circuit Court grants his motion and holds that the building line restriction is void as to plaintiff’s property. Plaintiff alleges the sole purpose of the restrictive covenant was to establish a building line setback from Edgewater Drive and that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Dismissal for Missing ‘Necessary Party’&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/05/30/no-dismissal-for-missing-necessary-party/</link>
		<comments>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/05/30/no-dismissal-for-missing-necessary-party/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 14:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judge Junius P. Fulton III]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In plaintiffs’ suit against a condominium association, a Norfolk Circuit Court denies defendant’s motion to dismiss the suit on the ground that all mortgagees and owners of the condominiums are necessary parties, and plaintiffs have failed to join all necessary parties. Before the board allowed unit owners to fence in their area behind Building 2, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Jurisdiction from HAMP Reference&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/05/22/no-jurisdiction-from-hamp-reference/</link>
		<comments>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/05/22/no-jurisdiction-from-hamp-reference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 14:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion Digests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judge Mark Davis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. District Court - Eastern District]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Norfolk U.S. District Court remands to state court plaintiff borrower’s suit alleging state-law contract and tort claims, as the complaint’s mere reference to procedures and guidelines under the federal HAMP statute does not provide a basis for federal question subject matter jurisdiction. Defendants removed this case to federal court solely on the ground of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Claims Advance Against Loan Servicers&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/05/22/claims-advance-against-loan-servicers/</link>
		<comments>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/05/22/claims-advance-against-loan-servicers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 14:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judge Liam O'Grady]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. District Court - Eastern District]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In this lawsuit against two loan servicers filed by a borrower who participated in a Trial Period Plan for a HAMP loan modification, but was denied a permanent modification, an Alexandria U.S. District Court says several of plaintiff’s claims for breach of contract, tortious interference and violation of RESPA and the Fair Debt Collections Practices [...]]]></description>
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