Legal Opinion
Ramos v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 25, 2000No. D033669PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HUFFMAN, J.
This appeal of an award of attorney fees and costs to plaintiffs arises out of one of a series of class actions for damages that challenged certain mortgage lenders’ practices of imposing forced order property insurance charges against those of its borrowers who failed to maintain their own insurance on the property securing their loans. In this case, plaintiff borrowers, represented by class representatives Patricia A. Ramos et al. (plaintiffs), reached a stipulated settlement with defendant Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. (Countrywide), providing for the creation of a fund on…
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