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Contracts & Breach of Contract
When a customer, vendor or counterparty does not do what the contract says: proving the breach, the damages Texas allows, deadlines, fees and defenses.
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Contracts & Breach of Contract
A Customer Owes My Company a Large Unpaid Invoice. What Now?
Gather the paper, present the claim in writing, then negotiate or sue. Texas gives unpaid vendors interest, a sworn-account pleading, and fees if the claim was presented first.
Contracts & Breach of Contract
Are Liquidated Damages Clauses Enforceable in Texas?
Yes, if the harm from breach was hard to estimate when the contract was signed and the amount was a reasonable forecast of it. A clause that operates as a penalty is not enforced.
Contracts & Breach of Contract
Breach of Warranty Claims Between Businesses in Texas
A warranty claim asks whether goods matched what was promised, expressly or by law. Texas requires notice within a reasonable time and allows four years from delivery.
Contracts & Breach of Contract
Can a Contract Cap the Damages I Can Recover? Limitation of Liability in Texas
Usually yes. Texas enforces damages caps and consequential damages waivers between businesses as written. The limits: unconscionability, essential purpose, fair notice, fraud.
Contracts & Breach of Contract
Can a Court Force the Other Side to Perform? Specific Performance in Texas
Sometimes. Specific performance is an equitable remedy for when money cannot replace what was promised: land, unique goods, a stake in a company. You must have performed too.
Contracts & Breach of Contract
Can Emails and Text Messages Form a Binding Contract in Texas?
Yes. Texas gives electronic records the same effect as paper. An email thread showing agreement on the essential terms can be a contract, and a typed name can be a signature.
Contracts & Breach of Contract
Can I Get Paid Without a Signed Contract? Quantum Meruit and Unjust Enrichment in Texas
Often, yes. Texas enforces oral and implied contracts, and where no contract can be proved, quantum meruit recovers the reasonable value of work the other side knowingly accepted.
Contracts & Breach of Contract
Can I Recover Attorney's Fees If I Win a Contract Case in Texas?
Yes, if you win damages on the contract claim, presented it first and waited 30 days. Since 2021 the statute reaches LLCs and partnerships, not only corporations.
Contracts & Breach of Contract
Can I Sue an Out-of-State Company for Breach of Contract in a Texas Court?
Yes, if the company has enough ties to Texas for a Texas court to have jurisdiction over it, and no forum-selection clause sends the case elsewhere. A contract alone may not do.