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Westlaw Precision: Next-Generation Legal Research With a Human Touch

Attorney at Work

.” These human editors manually reviewed and tagged the past 12 years of caselaw, published cases and certain older cases, covering eight topics (commercial law, federal civil procedure, federal discovery and evidence, federal remedies, federal class actions, employment, securities and antitrust). Precision Research. KeyCite Cited With.

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BUYER NOT ENTITLED TO SELLER'S TAX REFUND

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and causes of action. ” Thereafter, when the seller secured a real-estate tax refund for monies paid for the period June 1, 2013 through October 1, 2016, the buyer asserted a claim to those proceeds (arguing that the entitlement to the refund had been conveyed to the buyer based on the deed’s wording).

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Thomson Reuters Unveils Next Generation of Westlaw, Aiming to Make Legal Research Results More Precise

LawSites

It means search results that better match not just the legal issue, but also the outcome, fact pattern, cause of action, motion type and outcome, party type, and area of law. “Now we are also classifying cases by issue outcome, fact pattern, motion type, motion outcome, cause of action, and party type. .

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Summary judgment vacated due to insufficient reasoning in trial court order.

Day on Torts

Shortly after the purchase, plaintiffs discovered the home was contaminated with mold, and they filed this action asserting claims for breach of contract, negligence, gross negligence, negligent misrepresentation, and intentional misrepresentation. Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment, which the trial court granted.

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TO FEE. OR NOT TO FEE.

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Jean filed a small-claims case seeking to recover monies paid to Victoria Stennet, his real-estate broker and former landlord. and not more than four times the sum so received " (Real Property Law § 442-e [3]).” WRITTEN DISCLOSURES FROM BROKER WERE REQUIRED Serge M.

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No reasonable reliance on alleged misrepresentation where plaintiff could have read the contract which contradicted defendant’s statement.

Day on Torts

Justifiable reliance is an essential component of a cause of action for negligent misrepresentation, and until the justifiable reliance element is established, there is no negligent misrepresentation.” internal citation omitted). internal citation omitted).

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With The Onion’s support, satirist asks court to revive lawsuit against police who arrested him

SCOTUSBlog

548 to impinge upon the important state interests in securing real estate titles and collecting real property taxes. Resolution Trust Corp. The post With The Onion’s support, satirist asks court to revive lawsuit against police who arrested him appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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