A Five-Minute Task to Avoid Judgments Against You

Pursuing a Government Contract? Know Before You Go

Businesses contracting with a governmental entity such as a city, a school district, or a public transit service, need to understand what kind of relief they may get if that entity breaches the contract. Governmental entities are immune from suit [...]

Taking Depositions Before Filing Suit

Texas law allows a party to take a deposition without filing suit, under limited conditions and with a judge’s permission. In recent years, this procedure has become widely used to let a party obtain specific information before filing suit. With [...]

Spoliation of Evidence in Texas — 2019 Update

One of the most active areas of litigation in recent years is the spoliation of evidence. Although the Supreme Court of Texas’ opinion in Brookshire Bros., Ltd. v. Aldridge, 438 S.W.3d 9 (Tex. 2014) defined both the type of spoliation [...]

Waiver of Arbitration by Litigation Conduct

Never mind that lawsuit I filed.  We have to arbitrate this case. Does a party waive the right to enforce an arbitration clause by participating in litigation?  The Supreme Court of Texas addressed this issue and set out some very [...]

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