Waco Legal Blog

After hiring a contractor to make renovations to your home, you begin to find significant issues with the outcome of the project. Perhaps the contractor did not accurately install piping, so your ceiling now leaks. Perhaps the contractor failed to comply with safely regulations, and your home lacks sound structure. Maybe the contractor failed to even complete elements listed on your original contract.

In Texas, homeowners have the ability to engage in a construction dispute with contractors that have failed to uphold their contractual agreements. Contractors can offer ways to avoid court litigation through remedying a potential mistake, but you have the authority to reject a contractor's offer. To receive compensation, you must have proof of a breached contract, so it may prove wise to hire an experienced construction litigation attorney, so that you can receive maximum reimbursement for your faulty renovation.

Losing a loved one is hard enough, but it is worse when you believe someone took advantage of your loved one. Too often, older people fall victim to manipulative individuals that may coerce them into making decisions they would not normally make. Sometimes these decisions include revising their wills. Or maybe your loved one was suffering from an illness that prevented him or her from making sound decisions, like revising a will.

If you believe your loved one was taken advantage or are concerned about revisions to a will, you may be considering contesting the will. You certainly do not want to seem like a greedy person, but you are concerned that your loved one's best interests are not being represented. Contesting a will may be the best way to move forward. Here are some things you need to know about contesting a will.

Construction defects have always been a hot topic in the construction industry. Not only do defects in performance, planning and supervision financially hurt the owner, but all the companies and contractors involved. It's a tough situation for both parties and also difficult to target, especially when multiple people worked on one project.

Medicare is extending its offer of relief from penalties for certain Medicare beneficiaries who enrolled in Medicare Part A and had coverage through the individual marketplace. Beneficiaries who qualify will be able to enroll in Medicare Part B without paying a penalty for late enrollment if they enroll by September 30, 2018.