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Shareholder, Partnership & LLC Disputes
Family Business Disputes: Siblings, Parents and Ownership Fights
Family businesses are governed by the same Texas entity law as any other company. What differs is the facts: no paperwork, assumed roles, inheritance expectations and marriages.
Securities & Investment Disputes
Federal Securities Fraud: Rule 10b-5 Basics for Investors and Companies
Rule 10b-5 forbids untrue statements or misleading omissions in connection with buying or selling a security. Private plaintiffs must prove scienter, reliance and loss causation.
Trade Secrets, Trademarks & IP
Fee Awards in Trade Secret and Trademark Cases
Each side usually pays its own fees. TUTSA, the DTSA and the Lanham Act shift them only for bad faith, willful and malicious conduct or exceptional cases.
Securities & Investment Disputes
FINRA Arbitration vs. Court: Where Investor Claims Go
Claims against a FINRA brokerage firm or its brokers go to FINRA arbitration when the customer asks or the agreement requires. Claims against advisers and issuers go to court.
Commercial Real Estate Disputes
Forcing a Real Estate Sale to Close: Specific Performance in Texas
Texas courts will order a seller to convey real estate if the contract is enforceable and the buyer proves it was ready, willing and able to perform when the deal was due to close.
Business Fraud & Fiduciary Duty
Fraud by Nondisclosure: When Silence Becomes Fraud in Texas
Silence is fraud in Texas only when there was a duty to speak: a fiduciary relationship, a partial disclosure, or new facts that made an earlier statement misleading.
Litigation Process, Fees & Risk
Freezing Assets Before Judgment: Attachment, Garnishment and Sequestration in Texas
Texas courts will not freeze assets just because you fear nonpayment. Attachment, garnishment, sequestration, receivers and property injunctions need sworn grounds and a bond.
Trade Secrets, Trademarks & IP
Getting an Emergency Injunction to Stop Trade Secret Misuse
A Texas court can issue a TRO within days and a temporary injunction after a hearing within two weeks, if you show a probable right to relief and imminent, irreparable harm.
Employer Disputes & Non-Competes
Getting, or Fighting, a Temporary Injunction in a Texas Non-Compete Case
A TRO lasts up to 14 days; the temporary injunction follows an evidentiary hearing where the employer must prove a probable right and irreparable injury, and post a bond.