Recovery of Attorney’s Fees Against Limited Liability Companies (LLCs), Limited Partnerships (LPs), or Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) in Texas
If you’re ever in the position of having to file a lawsuit against someone for breach of contract or to collect money for labor or materials you furnished, it’s important [...]
Legal Defenses When COVID-19 Causes Breach of a Contract
Covid-19 continues to interfere with the ability of businesses across all industries to meet contractual obligations. Yet, contracts can provide for termination or delay if they contain what is [...]
Limitations on Responsible Third-Party Practice — Dallas Court of Appeals Affirms Trial Court’s Order Striking RTP Designation
In a decision earlier this year, the Dallas Court of Appeals denied mandamus relief to a defendant that sought to designate another business entity as a responsible third party [...]
How Attorney Immunity Protects Clients
Clients expect their attorneys to zealously represent them. To do so, lawyers must be free from concerns that others who are not their clients will second-guess them or sue them [...]
Reducing Supersedeas Bonds
Back in 1985, a Texas jury awarded Pennzoil a record $10.53 billion against Texaco in a dispute over their battle to buy Getty Oil Co. Texaco appealed, but in order [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The One Satisfaction Rule and Settlement Credits at Trial
By Stephen Drinnon; for more information contact Scott Hazen. This is a summary of the Texas Supreme Court’s opinion adopting and expanding the One Satisfaction Rule in Sky View [...]
Texas Supreme Court Weighs in on the Admissibility of Surveillance Video
"A picture is worth a thousand words" is a saying well-known in both layman’s circles and in the law. In court, videotaped evidence can speak volumes. Because of the [...]
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 [...]
