The word “privy” derives from the French word “privé” and from the Latin “privus”, both of which may be defined in English as the word “private.” Accordingly, one who is in their “privies” is in their ...

In Flores v. Branscomb PC, before her death, the decedent hired counsel to prepare a new will. No. 13-18-00411-CV, 2021 Tex. App. LEXIS 4612 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi June 10, 2021, no pet. history).

David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert in the fields of financial accounting, corporate and individual tax planning and preparation, and investing and retirement planning.

In recent years, a few law firms have made a cottage industry of enticing condominium home owners associations to sue the project developers over many issues, very often for alleged construction ...

No, not a privy, “privity”! Trust me, it’s different. So what, then, is a “privity”? Well, first off, privity is not a thing. Instead, it is a concept. For now, think magnets. I’ll come back to that ...

Here’s something I know is keeping you up at night during the holidays when your heating bill is skyrocketing because the windows in your home leak air like the Titanic’s hull leaked water: Can I sue ...

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One of the fastest-growing branches of U.S. litigation is product-design liability suits against manufacturers, claiming that faultily designed products caused serious injuries or deaths. “This ...

The best approach for our analysis is to start with the seminal case on privity in the accountants' liability context. Chief Judge Benjamin Cardozo in Ultramares Corporation v. Touche et al. addressed ...

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Is the Limitation of Liability Act Still Relevant? In the aftermath of the El Faro disaster, that vessel’s owners exercised their right to file a petition to limit their liability in accordance with ...