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Illinois Supreme Court to Issue Final Four Civil Opinions on Friday Morning

This morning, the Illinois Supreme Court announced that it will issue four more civil opinions on Friday morning to close out 2012. The upcoming decisions deal with issues as diverse as res judicata and absolute immunity,...more

Pseudonym v. Wachovia Mortgage Corporation

Appellant's Brief to the Dallas Court of Appeals

In a divorce case, the trial court awarded the marital residence to the wife. Wachovia held a lien on the residence resulting from a home equity loan taken out during marriage by the husband without the wife's knowledge....more

Homestead Waiver Imputed To Warranty Deed [Florida]

The Florida Constitution prohibits a decedent from devising his or her homestead to third parties if the decedent is surviving by a spouse at death. When there are no surviving lineal descendants of the decedent, the...more