Morgan McCord Writes for the New York Law Journal
October 28, 2021
Morgan McCord writes for the New York Law Journal about an unprecedented decision with repercussions for mortgage servicers and title insurers alike. The Appellate Division, Second Department has redefined the “willful neglect” standard in reforeclosure cases to encompass simple negligence. In moving the negligence needle, the court has introduced confusion and uncertainty to an area of the law that most observers believed was settled.
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