By: Tracy M. Evans, Esq., Associate, Saxon Gilmore & Carraway, P.A. On June 25, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinion in the case of Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, et. al. v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., Case No. 13-1371, holding that disparate-impact claims are cognizable claims under...Read More

By: Tracy M. Evans, Esq., Associate, Saxon, Gilmore, Carraway & Gibbons, P.A. On January 13, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinion in the case of Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. The unanimous decision settles a circuit court split on what precise action is necessary for a borrower to rescind...Read More

By Tracy M. Evans, Esq.,  Associate, Saxon, Gilmore, Carraway & Gibbons, P.A. Recently, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear a case involving the low-income house tax credit (LIHTC) program in Texas. The central issue to be decided is whether disparate-impact claims are viable claims under the Fair Housing Act. This is...Read More

By Michael T. Fraser, Esq., Associate, Saxon, Gilmore, Carraway & Gibbons, P.A. One of the issues that frequently crops up in Florida legal malpractice actions is when, exactly, the statute of limitations begins to run. What at first would seem to be a fairly straightforward issue, has actually resulted in numerous Florida Supreme Court and...Read More

By:  Michael T. Fraser, Esq., Associate at Saxon, Gilmore, Carraway & Gibbons, P.A. The United States Supreme Court, in a recent decision, reinforced the use of forum-selection clauses in contracts.  In the case of Atlantic Marine Construction Co., Inc. v. United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, 571 U.S.       (2013), Justice Alito, writing...Read More