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Property disclosure ranks high among real estate legal disputesLos Angeles TimesIf the latest edition of "Legal Scan" tells us anything, it is that a handful of agents and brokers and their clients either don't know the law or don't care to follow it. "Legal Scan" is a biennial research report by the National Assn. of [...]

The America Invents Act shifts the United States from a system where a patent is awarded to the first person who comes up with an invention to one where it’s awarded to the first person who files a patent application. Patent practitioners shine a light on 10 key points to keep in mind. View full [...]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal bankruptcy judge on Jan. 19 ruled that the sewer system of bankrupt Jefferson County, Ala., is property over which the bankruptcy court exercises exclusive jurisdiction and the revenues earned by the sewer authority are not subject to an automatic stay (In Re: Jefferson County, Alabama, No. 11-05736, Chapter 9, N.D. [...]

MyFox Memphis Cloudy legal issues cast shadows over school propertyMemphis Commercial AppealBut the question of who has the rights to school buildings in the suburbs is a muddy legal issue, and it will remain that way "unless the legislature does something specific to make it clear," said Valerie Speakman, attorney for the Shelby County …Bartlett [...]

NEW ORLEANS – A panel of the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 12 ruled that a trustee could recover payments made by a debtor couple to investors in their business because the money properly belonged to the bankruptcy estate (Warren Waite Jr., et al. v. Lowell T. Cage [In Re: Marvin Moye, [...]

Vt. lawmakers hear Irene property law reportCBS NewsAs the task force formed, its members quickly realized that the legal issues resulting from the storm extended beyond property law to include how to respond to the flooding of municipal land and other records, the rights and responsibilities of …and more » View full post on law – [...]

CHICAGO – A panel of the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 6 ruled that the proceeds received by a bankruptcy estate related a parcel of property were “reasonable” and that the creditor who contended that more money should have been paid to it and other creditors was mistaken (In Re: Holly Marine [...]

SAN DIEGO – An insurance company had a duty to defend under two insurance policies allegations of property damage caused by an insured subcontractor’s grading work, a California federal judge ruled Jan. 5, granting summary judgment to the additional insured contractor (D.R. Horton Los Angeles Holding Co. Inc. v. American Safety Indemnity Co., No. 10-443, [...]

Law Extends 100% Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption to SpousesKTSM News Channel 9Texas law already exempts the veterans from paying property taxes at all because they are declared 100% disabled, from combat or service related injury. "Well i think its very good for the spouses that they are still getting the benefits for their …and [...]

ATLANTA – A Georgia Court of Appeals panel on Nov. 29 ruled that a trial court erred by denying summary judgment to a property owner named as the defendant in a personal injury case, concluding that the defendant did not have prior knowledge of a defective door hinge in a restroom at the plaintiff’s workplace [...]