by Brian Huddleston | Jul 31, 2009 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
Until June 30th, in the area of landlord tort liability for a tenant’s injuries within the leased premises, Oklahoma followed the common law maxim of “caveat emptor,” which states: ?”The right of possession and enjoyment of the leased premises...
by Brian Huddleston | Jul 31, 2009 | Real Estate Law
The Oklahoma Association of REALTORS? wants to inform you of a recent Opinion by the Oklahoma Supreme Court and its impact on Oklahoma ?s real estate industry. On June 30, the Court issued an Opinion in Bowman v. Presley which reversed prior rulings and permitted a...
by Brian Huddleston | Jul 31, 2009 | Legislation & Case Notes
By ROBERT BOCZKIEWICZ World Correspondent Published: 7/31/2009??2:27 AM Last Modified: 7/31/2009??5:04 AM DENVER ? A hotly divided appeals court narrowly let stand on Thursday last month’s decision against a Ten Commandments monument on the Haskell County...
by Brian Huddleston | Jul 29, 2009 | Real Estate Law
Posted Jul 28, 2009, 11:38 am CDT By Sarah Randag An apartment management company in Illinois has sued a tenant for libel over a “malicious and defamatory” tweet about the state of her apartment to her 20 followers on Twitter. Chicago Bar-Tender has the...
by Brian Huddleston | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
“You don’t have to say much to set off an avalanche in the blogosphere,” observes?James M. Beck, counsel in the Philadelphia office of Dechert, in a?post yesterday at the blog?Drug and Device Law, which he co-authors with?Mark Herrmann, a partner in...
by Brian Huddleston | Jul 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
By: Alfred K. ?Kent? Morlan When I entered law school in 1969, the legal world was about highly cross-referenced books, electric typewriters, fax machines and telephones.? Law libraries were the intellectual warehouses of the legal world and Corpus Juris Secundum,...
by Brian Huddleston | Jul 1, 2009 | Firm News
Huddleston Law Offices remembers all those who fought for our independence. ?Have fun with your families and, if you?re not in the USA, back to work! NEWS from?U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR...
by Brian Huddleston | Jun 16, 2009 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
HUD No. 09-072 Lemar Wooley (202) 708-0685 www.hud.gov/news/index.cfm For Release FHA plan will stimulate new home sales and help stabilize housing market WASHINGTON – Speaking to the National Association of Home Builders Spring Board of Directors Meeting, U.S....
by Brian Huddleston | Jun 16, 2009 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
By: DIANA GOLOBAY A new bill introduced in the House Thursday, HR? 2801 or Home Ownership Moves the Economy (HOME) Act of 2009, aims to make the current $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit available to literally anyone that purchases a primary residence through...
by Brian Huddleston | Jun 16, 2009 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 15, 2009) ? David G. Kittle, CMB, Chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association issued the following statement today in support of S. 1230, The Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009. ?Stimulating the housing market is one of the best ways Congress can...
