The court in Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas LLC v. 1776 Energy Partners, LLC, 672 S.W.3d 391 (Tex. 2023) explained that “constructive trusts, being remedial in character, have the very broad function of ...

A constructive trust isn’t a trust in the traditional sense. For example, if you were creating a revocable living trust there are certain steps you’d need to take, including drawing up the trust ...

One of the hallmarks of property settlement agreements is the requirement for full and fair disclosure of assets and income. The need for full disclosure is self-evident—one cannot knowingly give up a ...

Assume wrongdoer procures title to a traceable portfolio of stocks by fraud, duress, or undue influence from rightful owner and then transfers title on to an innocent third party for nominal ...

In 2007, a plaintiff “faced foreclosure” on her home. She asked a long-time friend, defendant “A,” to purchase the home in “A’s” name, with the “understanding that (plaintiff) could potentially ...

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