JURY CHARGE – Presenting Issues to the Jury for Decision
START FROM THE END, BEFORE YOU EVEN BEGIN My next several posts to this BLOG will explore the substance of the specific Questions that Texas juries are asked to decide […]
START FROM THE END, BEFORE YOU EVEN BEGIN My next several posts to this BLOG will explore the substance of the specific Questions that Texas juries are asked to decide […]
PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY INJURY – WHY IT MATTERS Injury resulting from damage to land is characterized as Permanent or Temporary. This is true whether the injured party asserts a claim […]
OBJECTIVE OF RES JUDICATA OR CLAIM PRECLUSION “The doctrine of res judicata, also known as claim preclusion, bars lawsuits that arise out of the same subject matter as a prior […]
REQUIRED PROOF FOR ADVERSE POSSESSION – TITLE THROUGH PASSAGE OF TIME & OTHER PROOF Under Texas law, adverse possession requires “an actual and visible appropriation of real property, commenced and […]
REQUIRED SHOWING FOR TRESPASS CLAIM In order to prevail on a claim for Trespass to real property, a Plaintiff must show an unauthorized physical entry onto his property by some […]
Boundary disputes are common. So too, are survey discrepancies and disagreements among surveyors as to the precise location of property boundaries. SURVEYS NOT ALWAYS RELIABLE OR UNDERSTANDABLE Surveying is as […]
Texas law protects an owner of land from damage — even insignificant damage — caused by runoff of water from a neighboring property. Both compensatory damages and injunctive relief are […]
ARE MULTIPLE LAWSUITS BETTER THAN ONE? An important component of litigation strategy in disputes involving multiple parties or multiple claims involves deciding which claims and parties to include in a […]
WHAT IS AN EXPRESS EASEMENT? An easement is a non-possessory interest in another’s property that authorizes the holder to use that property for a particular purpose. Marcus Cable Assocs., L.P. […]
Has a neighboring landowner caused water to divert onto your property resulting in flooding or other damage? Erection of dams, walls, fences, channels, berms, culverts, and culverts can change the […]
HAVE YOU RECEIVED A SCARY LAWYER LETTER? Have you received an aggressive lawyer from a lawyer accusing you of terrible acts and threatening horrific things unless you pay a sum […]
THE MEANING OF AN “AS IS” AGREEMENT IN REAL ESTATE When buyers of real estate in Texas contract to buy a property “as is,” they agree to make their own […]
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