May 2008
Vindicating the Rights of Texas Homeowners
The Charges: Two homeowners, unaware of the requirements of the Texas Constitution, were misled by the lender and title company–among others. The loan was closed improperly, in the homeowners’ living room, without constitutionally mandated notice. Upon informing the lender of the violations, the lender failed to reform the loan in accordance with the Texas Constitution. After the appropriate time period had elapsed, the homeowner then filed a declaratory judgment for to have the lien declared void in accordance with the Texas Constitution.
The district court in the case decided that the homeowners had waited too long to pursue their claims. Although the Texas Constitution has no language regarding a statute of limitations, the district court applied a “residual” statute of limitation of four years. The homeowners, with the help of Mosser Law, are appealing. We point out that the language of the Texas Constitution indicates that a lien created in violation of that document is void, and that there is no limit on your ability to have a court adjudicate the void nature of that lien.
Awarded: The lien on their homestead was declared unconstitutional because of fraud by the bank. They also won a damage award, and an award of attorneys’ fees
July 2011
Mosser Law Defeats Patent Troll
The Charges: This is a patent false marking case. Relator Patent Group LLC accuses Defendant Ultimate Sports Co. of marking its All American Mouthguard products with two expired patent numbers. Defendant moves to dismiss on the basis that Relator has not alleged sufficient facts to support an inference that Defendant marked its products for the purpose of deceiving the public. For the reasons stated, Defendant’s motion (Doc. No. 16) is GRANTED-IN-PART. Relator may amend its complaint within thirty days.
Awarded: Dismissal granted.