The company’s subsidiaries include Sierra Mortgage Capital, a nationwide closed loan mortgage conduit acquiring first lien residential whole loans; Sierra Lending Group, a retail residential mortgage originator serving the Texas market; Sierra Lending Corporation, which offers similar mortgage products in California; and Sierra Insurance Services, a Houston-based insurance agency specializing in life insurance.
Loreto-Hays v. Herrera (2018), alleging sexual assault by Herrera while the plaintiff worked in a GAC store. Oberloh v. Giorgio Armani Corp. (2018), which included allegations that GAC ignored reports of Herrera sexually harassing multiple employees. Christin v. Herrera (2019), which involved five plaintiffs alleging a pattern of sexual harassment and assault by Herrera spanning…
Ephesus disputed the insurer’s valuation and invoked the policy’s appraisal clause, set forth in Form A 100, § C(2) (Jan. 2001). That provision required each party to appoint a “competent and impartial appraiser,” with a third-party umpire resolving disagreements. The insurer’s appraiser valued the net replacement cost at $68,148.78, while the church’s appraiser submitted an…
Charlie Worsham, NICB’s regional director in the Southeast region, said spring weather systems can result in catastrophic weather events like the tornados, thunderstorms, and wildfires seen across Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio, the Tennessee Valleys, South Carolina, and Oklahoma. He warned that some contractors may promise help, ask for the assignment of benefits, and after being paid,…
“Interestingly, that may increase the number of third-party lawsuits,” he said. “There is, in the US, the ability for citizens to do a citizens’ action against a company that’s not in compliance with the regulations, and one of the criteria is the regulators aren’t doing anything. Then, the citizens can bring a lawsuit and pay…
