Question Presented When is a homeowner-borrower an intended third-party beneficiary under a lender-placed insurance policy? Short Answer A homeowner-borrower is an intended third-party beneficiary under a lender-placed policy when the policy confers rights and or duties directly to the borrower. Discussion Third-party Beneficiaries The question of whether or not a homeowner is an intended third-party […]
Texas bar exam results were released this month and Baylor leads the pack once again. Baylor University School of Law typically boasts the state’s highest pass rate, and this year was no exception. This July, a total of 1,629 graduates from 9 Texas law schools took the exam for the first time. Of those test-takers, […]
What does tort reform mean for Texas? It means that a hospital emergency room can negligently cause an Ebola outbreak without facing medical malpractice liability. Earlier this month, Thomas Duncan visited a Dallas area hospital. He was discharged while infected with the deadly Ebola virus. He had the symptoms and the hospital knew that he […]
The G-20 summit is set to be held in Australia next month, and PM Tony Abbott has a bone to pick with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Abbott, who is understandably upset in the wake of the downing of Malaysian Flight 17, said that he will “shirt-front” the Russian leader. This is an interesting choice of […]