Legal Opinion
Mellon v. Regional Trustee Services Corp.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 17, 2014No. 31570-3-IIIPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Brown, A.C.J.
¶1 Kelly J. and Cynthia L. Mellon appeal the CR 12(b)(6) dismissal of their suit against IndyMac Mortgage Services and its parent organization, OneWest Bank FSB (collectively IndyMac), for alleged wrongful conduct surrounding a forbearance agreement on a defaulted note and deed of trust. The trial court concluded federal regulation preempted state laws implicated in the Mellons’ claims and, regardless, those state laws did not support the Mellons’ claims. The Mellons contend the trial court erred in both conclusions and by failing to expressly decide their various motions and…
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