Panel Finds Court Erred In Dismissing Elder Abuse Claims Against Lenders

(December 14, 2017, 2:36 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — After finding that the widow of a borrower, who obtained a reverse mortgage on a property that was later foreclosed on, sufficiently pleaded her claims for elder abuse and breach of contract, a California appeals court on Dec. 11 reversed a trial court’s decision dismissing her claims against two lenders (Mary Aden v. OneWest Bank, N.A., et al., No. A146242, Calif. App., 1st Dist., Div. 3)....