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City of Galveston v. State of Texas

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In a dispute over whether Galveston taxpayers rather than Texas taxpayers should bear the cost of certain roadway repairs, the trial court's dismissal...

Kreditverein der Bank Austria v. Nejezchleba

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, International Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an appeal from an order staying proceedings involving foreign banks' efforts to collect on certain loans to appellant, pending a calculation of...

Sterling v. Taylor

Commercial Law, Contracts, Evidence, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute between experienced real estate investors regarding the sale of apartment buildings, a decision reversing a trial court's grant of...

Betzel v. State Farm Lloyds

Contracts, Evidence, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute between a homeowner and his insurer over coverage for a mold-damage claim, orders excluding plaintiff's late-designated expert witnesses...

Droste v. Julien

Civil Procedure, Construction, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
In a dispute between homeowners and an architect over allegedly faulty building plans and other services he provided regarding the construction of a...

Cermak v. US

Administrative Law, Government Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought an individual's heirs seeking to enforce rights as heirs under certain Indian Land Certificates, denial of heirs' claim is...

In re: Regan

Bankruptcy Law, Construction, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In a bankruptcy case, a decision reversing a determination that a debt owed to a supplier of roofing materials and supplies by debtors was...

Madrigal v. City of Huntington Beach

Construction, Evidence, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Denial of petition for writ of mandate challenging issuance of grading permit is affirmed as the permit was consistent with a conditional use permit,...

Union Planters Bank, N.A. v. Continental Cas. Co.

Banking Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute over insurance coverage arising when plaintiff-bank suffered a multi-million-dollar loss stemming from a mortgage lender's fraud, summary...

Kreisler v. Goldberg

Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
In a voluntary Chapter 11 case, denial of plaintiff's motion for sanctions for an alleged violation of the automatic stay, to void ejectment and turn...