A car collision leads to a personal injury lawsuit. The case proceeds to trial. The defendant’s attorney wants to introduce certain medical records that federal law protects. The court excludes the records before trial begins. The attorney proceeds anyway. Over the course of two weeks, he references the excluded records thirty-eight times. He criticizes the...KEEP READING

What happens if someone leaves a will based on a mistaken understanding about something outside of the will? For example, a surviving spouse that assumes that the deceased spouse left a will when the deceased spouse did not–then the surviving spouse dies. Can the surviving spouse’s will be challenged and set aside based on the...KEEP READING

A caregiver provides services to an elderly woman for over a year. After the woman dies, the caregiver presents claims to the woman’s daughter, who serves as independent executrix of the estate. The daughter ignores the claims. The caregiver waits nearly a year before filing suit to recover payment for her services. Under the Texas...KEEP READING