What actually changed On December 1, 2023, an amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 took effect. It was the most substantial revision to the rule governing expert testimony in roughly a quarter century, and courts and commentators are still working through what it...
Why deeds and monuments disagree in the first place A deed calls for 200 feet. An iron pipe, undisturbed since 1948, sits at 187 feet. Your client's property line is one of those two places, and thirteen feet of frontage is worth arguing about. Most attorneys assume...
Boundary disputes don’t get resolved by simply “re-measuring a line.” A defensible boundary survey is a legal, historical, and technical investigation, one that connects record evidence to physical conditions on the ground and documents conclusions in a way that can...