In 2024, a US court ruled on an ownership dispute involving two properties sold for $10,200 after a tax-deed transfer; here's what happenedIn a decision in Thomas DeCola v. Matt H. and Anne L. Sheafer, the appeals court rejected Thomas DeCola's arguments. It stated that the tax...
14 Oct, 2026, 10.55 PM IST
Kelly Clarkson’s NYC home has a room she shuts away after Christmas, but there’s a quirky twistKelly Clarkson’s New York home near Central Park features a dedicated Christmas room that stays decorated throughout the year. The singer t...
14 Oct, 2026, 11.05 AM IST
After teen suicide lawsuits, Character.ai enters bankruptcy—Why is Disney bidding $20 million for its technology?Character.ai said selling the company under court supervision would offer the best chance to protect value for its stakeholders. CEO Colin ...
13 Oct, 2026, 06.50 PM IST
In 2007, heirs sold a conservation easement on inherited farmland for $910,000, in 2013, they got a shock from US Tax CourtIn Van Alen v. Commissioner, decided on October 21, 2013, the court ruled in favour of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The dispute invo...
12 Oct, 2026, 11.39 PM IST
In 2005, a US couple sold their farm during bankruptcy, IRS sent them a tax bill, Supreme Court settled who paysThe case, Hall v. United States, involved Lynwood and Brenda Hall, who filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 12 of the US Bankruptcy Code in A...
09 Oct, 2026, 08.22 PM IST
Succession battle breaks out at TVS as camps disagree over business division, family MoUDeep disagreements over inheritance have emerged between Venu and Mallika Srinivasan's children, leading to potential legal action. While V...
09 Oct, 2026, 08.22 AM IST
Daughter-in-law claimed right to ‘shared household’; senior citizen sought eviction: Here’s what Delhi HC ruledThe Delhi High Court recently upheld an eviction ruling that affects a daughter-in-law, amidst a nuanced legal struggle that weighs the int...
08 Oct, 2026, 02.59 PM IST
Sisters demanded 1/3 share in parents’ lands, citing Hindu Succession Law, but brother won the case in Madras HC; know whyBrother cuts sisters from parents lands & wins case: Sisters wanted to apply Hindu law of succession and get 1/3rd share in parents’ lands,...
08 Oct, 2026, 07.26 AM IST
Son fights for full share in father’s property after stepmother transfers it to daughter, who sells it; SC rejects his claimSon claims to fully inherit father’s property under Mitakshara Hindu law, however, stepmother gave it to step-sisters who sold it; Supreme ...
08 Oct, 2026, 07.14 AM IST
Married daughter becomes sole legal heir for father's land without patta, her ownership rights were rejected by authorities; High Court orders to accept her claimHimachal Pradesh High Court has quashed an order denying a woman patta for land her father was granted in 1972, ruling that the Nautor Land...
08 Oct, 2026, 07.12 AM IST
In 1979, Oregon family sold 1,843 acres, IRS demanded tax, then mostly lost: How a ruling changed tax-deferred property exchangesBack in 1967, an Oregon family's sale of their 1,843 acres of timberland sparked a major dispute with the IRS. The case ended up in the Nin...
08 Oct, 2026, 01.19 AM IST
83-year-old grandfather arrested for grandson's death over property dispute: How bullet wound, blood stains exposed alleged coverup, leading arrest of 5 family membersA 33-year-old Lonavala lawyer was allegedly shot dead by his 83-year-old grandfather following a property dispute, with police saying relat...
07 Oct, 2026, 10.33 AM IST
Florida influencer inherits father's house, told to leave because she's 28; HOA asks neighbours to pay $155,000 legal billBethany Michel, a young social media influencer at age 28, is embroiled in a controversial eviction from her family home in Arbor Mill. The...
06 Oct, 2026, 08.24 PM IST
Tenant ordered to vacate shop as landlord needs property for his unemployed son: Allahabad HC orderA landlord is the best judge of the requirements of his property however, tenantsalso need the property for either living or making a livel...
06 Oct, 2026, 11.44 AM IST
Rs 67 lakh ancestral jewellery declaration in ITR triggers income tax notice of unexplained credit: Here's why lady won at ITAT MumbaiWife filed Schedule AL in ITR for first time and got hit with unexplained credit income tax notice for ancestral family jewellery worth Rs ...
05 Oct, 2026, 06.46 PM IST
An Oklahoma homeowner owned five acres bought from his grandfather in 1994, 32 years later, the county claimed a 40-foot strip beside his house belonged to it and put a $47,000 value on itAn Oklahoma homeowner who bought five acres from his grandfather in 1994 says he believed the entire property was his. Three decades later,...
03 Oct, 2026, 10.13 PM IST
Tenant fails to get protection from eviction as he could not prove property owner's brother signed unregistered rent agreement with him; Madras HC order explainedTenant can't claim protection from eviction without first proving signing of an unregistered rent agreement with the property owner's broth...
03 Oct, 2026, 03.50 PM IST