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White and Williams LLP

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Texas Court Finds Construction Defect Claims Were Inherently Undiscoverable, Tolls Statute of...

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In Morningside Ministries v. Koontz McCombs Construction, Ltd., No. 08:23-00332-cv, 2025 Tex. App. Lexis 3584 (Morningside), the Court of Appeals of Texas (Court of Appeals) considered whether the plaintiff’s construction...more

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N.C. Supreme Court Opinion on Discovery Rule: Bad for Defendants, Good for Plaintiffs' Bar

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Well that was unexpected. In a major ruling on March 12 (Chisum v. Campagna), the North Carolina Supreme Court set aside almost 40 years of established precedent and held that the “discovery rule” applies to the accrual of...more

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Chris Lazarini Discusses Tolling Principles Under Statutes of Limitation and Repose

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Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini discussed a case in which the plaintiffs sued Edward Jones alleging violations of various securities laws related to their investment in an annuity, which they had thought was joint...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

7th Cir. Leaves Distressed-Asset Investor With No Remedy, or Exactly What it Bargained for

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It’s rare that a party to a contract can breach it but not be liable for a remedy. Yet that’s precisely what happened last week in Southern Financial Group, LLC v. McFarland State Bank, No. 13-3378 (7th Cir. Aug. 15, 2014), a...more

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