Realestate & Malpractice Law Articles
Curated On TatorLaw.comCompromising A Real Estate Claim
Compromising a real estate claim by an agent requires two things. First is a writing signed by the person for whom the agent is acting giving the agent the power to settle on his behalf. Second a writing signed by the agent settling the claim.
Forming Contracts
A contract need not be embodied in just one document. A contract may be formed by a series of documents, such as an application, correspondence going back and forth, and then an affirmative reply.
Should You Pay Attention To Statute of Limitations?
Beware of the statute of limitations in malpractice cases. Generally it's only one year from when a person suspects or a reasonable person would suspect that he has an injury cause by wrongdoing. In the case of a governmental employee causing the injury, the time...
What Can Hospitals Do and Does the Client Get Reimbursed?
Usually in compromising liens on personal injury/malpractice e settlement, a creditor must pay its proportion of the attorney's fees. Such that the client is not forced to pay the attorney to collect reimbursement for instance, for the client's medical insurance...
How Fast Should You Act?
If dates and times are important to a contract, make sure your contract uses the words "time is of the essence."
Time Limitations for Falsely Claiming Titles
The statute of limitations to sue someone for interfering with your title to real property by claiming they or someone else owns the property, is three years from your learning of that disparagement and/or suffering damage from the disparagement.
Why Secured Creditors Should be Careful
Secured creditors with mortgages or deeds of trust need to be careful. If they foreclose outside of a court proceeding, they lose the right to collect from the debtor for any deficiency in the amount collected by the foreclosure. Likewise if they sue on the debt...