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Data Extraction: Beyond the Sweat of the Brow
Apr 08, 2014

Leslie Ruiter co-authored this paper with Dr. Gerald van Belle, professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Washington. The paper discusses the legal issues surrounding creating archives of data and making them available to the research community.

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Guaranteed Confusion on Guarantor Liability
Feb 26, 2014

The Stokes Lawrence Financial Services attorneys circulate bulletins about new developments in the law that affect creditor remedies. This client update discusses a lender's ability to recover against guarantors following a nonjudicial foreclosure, and the strategic decision confronting lenders in light of inconsistent appellate rulings.

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Nonjudicial Foreclosures and the Guarantors Who Got Away...
Dec 05, 2013

On December 3, 2013, the Court of Appeals held that liability for a deficiency under a guarantee was extinguished by a nonjudicial foreclosure. Lenders considering foreclosure should re-examine the underlying deed of trust and other loan documents to determine whether the definition of "related documents" encompasses guarantees among the obligations secured by the deed of trust.

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