A Quiet Title action is a lawsuit which is designed to establish a party’s legal rights to real property. These claims generally occur when there is a dispute between one or more persons about who owns a given piece of real estate. For instance, there could be a problem with the recording of a real…
Legal Articles
Fraudulent Inducement to Contract
Tort liability can arise out of pre-contractual negotiations and activities. Fraudulent inducement to contract is one such tort that can occur. To make a submissible case for fraudulent inducement to contract, one party to the contract must show that the other party (1) knew or should have known information, that the other party (2) failed…
Appeals Attorney
A lot of attorneys don’t handle appellate practice. It requires excellent writing skills and sometimes oral argument in front of appellate judges (no juries), who are extremely well-versed in the law and will have no problem asking probing questions to explore weaknesses in an argument. The procedural guidelines are also much more strict. It’s not…
Defamation: Libel
Defamation is, in my experience, the most misunderstood legal cause of action. Seemingly every week we hear claims of slander or libel thrown about in political discourse or the internet. I suppose it’s unavoidable when opinions and hyperbole run amok. However, let’s take a look at what is legally required to make a submissible case…