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Energy & the Law
Does it Matter if a Deed Correction is Material?
[caption id="attachment_9587" align="alignright" width="320"] Good - Better - Best. On the black bacground[/caption] Co-author Katie English McCabe Trust v. Ranger Energy LLC, is the consequence of failing to comply with…
Energy & the Law
Operator – Don’t Get Burned by Paying an Insolvent Contractor
MEMORANDUM From: Legal Department To: Accounts Payable Re: What we learned from Shell Western E&P, Inc. v. Pel-State Bulk Plant, LLC ________________________________________________________________________ Just received notice of a Texas subcontractor's mineral…
Energy & the Law
What is an Adequate Description For a Mineral Lien ?
Co-author Alexandra Crawley Thanks to In re Reichmann Petroleum Corp., we know one that works in Texas: A lien affidavit attaching either a plat or a plat and a Texas…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Texas Passes New Rules To Disclaim Property
The Texas Legislature recently passed new rules concerning the proper procedure to disclaim property. Among the major changes, the new act unifies the right to disclaim under the Property Code…
RFI Blog
Criminals in the Construction Industry – Texas’ Trust Fund Statute
By Calvin Cowan
[caption id="attachment_983" align="alignleft" width="300"] Licensed image from Bulkimport/Photodisc/Thinkstock[/caption] Do you know any criminals? If you have worked in the construction industry for very long then the likely answer is, “Yes”! I’m…
Real Estate Legal Update
(US) Unamicable Split: Inherited Real Property and the Texas Forced Sale Statute
When multiple people inherit an interest in real property, each is responsible for their share of the ad valorem taxes of the property. What happens if one party fails to…
The Contingency
Do Plaintiffs Stand a Chance in the Texas Supreme Court — Part 3
In the last two weeks, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled as follows in the 11 cases it decided: Threw out $46.5 million jury verdict for the owner of the…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
Risking a Homestead Exemption in a Living Trust
By Bryan Fears
During bankruptcy a debtor may protect the equity in his residence by claiming a homestead exemption. Bankruptcy courts look to state law to determine whether the property qualifies as the…
Tilting the Scales
Is There a Murder in the House: Does an Owner have the Obligation to Disclose a Murder on the Property
Days after closing on their dream home – a brick colonial near the historic Texas Capitol – Hino and Mino Schute learned of their property’s ghastly past. Eleven months earlier,…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article on Fiduciary Litigation
Sarah Patel Pacheco (Shareholder, Crain, Caton, & Jamesrecently published her article entitled Fiduciary Litigation: Avoiding (or Minimizing) The Traps, Tribulations, and Trials, 5 Est. Plan. & Community Prop. L.J. 95…