All posts tagged "fiduciary duty"
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89Appellate JudgesDC Judge’s Troublesome Final Order to Homeowner: Res Judicata Applies n’ You’re Time-Barred as Well
There is no allegation that MWC had any interest in or relationship to the property or the foreclosure beyond that as Nationstar’s...
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992Laws In TexasTexas Supreme Court Promotes the Flexibility of Authentication Under TEX. R. EVID. 901
Attorney Fleming submitted them as copies of public records, which rule 166a(c) permits courts to rely on. See TEX. R. CIV. P....
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2.1KLawyers MisconductAttorney Lawrence Ordower Objects to $10.2M Jury Verdict for Legal Malpractice in Illinois
A former client and real estate investor alleged he was swindled in a real estate deal by his own lawyer. The jury...
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4.6KAppellate CircuitFifth Circuit Judicial Council Immunity Leaves Rogue Judges’ Secretary in the Cold
The court dismissed the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, concluding Danos’s claims were barred by sovereign immunity.
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3.0KAppellate CircuitFifth Circuit Judge Edith Clement Applies the Mandatory Fairness Requirement re An Opportunity to Be Heard
In the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, fairness requires that a litigant have the opportunity to be heard before a...
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3.6KFederal LawFifth Circuit Judge Edith Brown Clement Understands the Various Badges of Fraud in Law. The Caveat is Lawyers Are Immune
An individual badge of fraud is not conclusive, but a concurrence of many badges in the same case will always make out...
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3.1KLaws In TexasAnother Law Firm With A Plague Of Ethical Issues – DLA is Left Looking for the Pied Piper
This strident double-dealing by Ferrellgas’ trusted counsel - DLA Piper - shocks the conscience, according to the suit, filed in state court...
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3.7KLaws In TexasTexas Lawyers Con Existing Client to Loan One of Law Firms Clients Money, Which Went Right Back to Law Firm in Attorney Fees
Ex-Client Lodges $1.3M Fraud Suit Against Texas Law firm Foley & Lardner, inc. 2 H-town Lawyers. Lots of conflicts in this legal...
