Knowledge library
Insights for business owners facing a dispute
The questions people ask before they hire a commercial litigator, answered plainly under Texas law, with the sources cited. Search by what happened to you, not by legal term.
274 guides, page 23 of 31Showing 199 to 207
Business Fraud & Fiduciary Duty
Statutory Fraud in Real Estate and Stock Transactions in Texas
Section 27.01 makes false statements and promises in Texas real estate and corporate stock deals actionable without proving the speaker knew they were false, plus attorney fees.
Arbitration, Mediation & Settlement
Structuring a Business Settlement: Payments, Releases, Non-Disparagement, Confidentiality
A settlement is a contract, and its terms decide what happens on default. Payment security, release scope, dismissal, confidentiality and fees all need settling before signing.
Shareholder, Partnership & LLC Disputes
Suing on Behalf of the Company: Derivative Claims in Texas
An owner can enforce the company's own claim against insiders. Texas requires standing, a written demand and a 90-day wait; companies with fewer than 35 owners skip most of it.
Litigation Process, Fees & Risk
Summary Judgment: Ending a Case Before Trial in Texas
Summary judgment lets a judge decide a claim without trial when the facts are not genuinely disputed. Texas rewrote Rule 166a effective March 1, 2026: new deadlines.
Commercial Real Estate Disputes
Tenant Improvement and Build-Out Disputes
TI disputes turn on the lease's work letter: allowance conditions, delivery deadlines, delay remedies and offset rights. A tenant's contractor liens the leasehold, not the fee.
Construction & Payment Disputes
Terminating a Contractor, or Being Terminated: What Texas Law Requires
Texas has no termination statute; the contract decides. A for-cause termination holds only if the ground exists and the notice and cure steps were followed, or it is a breach.
Construction & Payment Disputes
Texas Mechanic's Lien Deadlines: Notices and Filing Dates
Every Texas lien date in one place: the third-month notice, the retainage notice, the fourth-month (third-month residential) affidavit, the five-day copy and the one-year suit.
Employer Disputes & Non-Competes
Texas Payday Law Claims: What Employers Need to Know
The Texas Payday Law governs when wages are due and how a wage claim moves from the TWC examiner to a hearing and to court. The deadlines are short and strict.
Demand Letters & Pre-Litigation
The 60-Day DTPA Notice Letter in Texas: What It Is and Why It Matters
Before suing for damages under the Texas DTPA, a consumer must give 60 days' notice of the complaint and the amounts claimed. The recipient gets 60 days to inspect and settle.