United States: Civil Law

The Texas Supreme Court has overturned the "gist" rule used by lower courts to dismiss cases involving out-of-state property, establishing that Texas courts can exercise jurisdiction over contractual disputes and deed reformation matters regardless of property location. This landmark decision clarifies the distinction between in personam and in rem suits, potentially opening Texas courts to a broader range of extraterritorial real estate disputes. The ruling in Braxton Minerals III, LLC v. Bauer provides cr

The Appellate Division's recent ruling in Lynch, Inc. v. Board of Education addresses a critical question for New York municipalities and school districts: Can the "piggybacking" exemption under General Municipal Law § 103(16) be used to award public works construction contracts?

The United States has historically treated child sexual abuse as aberrational, yet the greatest danger often comes from trusted figures in a child's daily life.