The Texas Supreme Court Affirms A Summary Judgment For A Fiduciary Defendant Based On The Statute Of Limitations And The Duty To Use Reasonable Diligence To Discover Claims (February 8, 2023)

 David Fowler Johnson , in his Texas Fiduciary Litigator Blog, has made available for download his article, titled “The Texas Supreme Court Affirms A Summary Judgment For A Fiduciary Defendant Based On The Statute Of Limitations And The Duty To Use Reasonable Diligence To Discover Claims,” which discusses a recent case resulting in the clarification of the extent of a real estate agent’s fiduciary duties in the state of Texas. The abstract of the article is as follows:

The Court noted that a claim generally accrues when the defendant’s wrongful conduct causes the claimant to suffer a legal injury. Id. The Court also noted that the discovery rule can defer accrual of limitations:

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Posted by Kaitlyn Bare, Associate Editor, Wealth Strategies Journal.