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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
My Business Was Sued for Breach of Contract. What Happens Next?
Calendar the answer deadline first: in Texas state court, 10:00 a.m. on the Monday after 20 days from service. Then preserve documents, notify your insurer, call a litigator.
Contracts & Breach of Contract
My Vendor or Supplier Breached Our Contract. What Are My Options?
Reject or revoke nonconforming goods, give the notice the UCC requires, replace the performance and claim the difference, and read the remedy clause before withholding payment.
Contracts & Breach of Contract
Our Contract Says Disputes Go to Another State. Does That Clause Hold Up?
Usually, yes. Texas enforces forum-selection clauses unless the resisting party proves a strong reason not to, and honors choice-of-law clauses with few exceptions. Venue differs.
Contracts & Breach of Contract
Sale of Goods Disputes in Texas: How the UCC Changes a Contract Case
When a contract is mostly about goods, Business and Commerce Code chapter 2 supplies the rules: the $500 writing threshold, battle of the forms, rejection, cure and set remedies.
Contracts & Breach of Contract
Someone Interfered With My Contract. Tortious Interference in Texas
You may have a tort claim against the outsider. Texas requires an existing contract, a willful act of interference, causation and damage. Unsigned deals need wrongful conduct.
Contracts & Breach of Contract
The Other Side Says They Will Not Perform. What Can I Do Now?
A clear, unconditional refusal to perform before the due date is a repudiation. Texas lets you treat it as a breach now, stop performing, and sue or cover.
Contracts & Breach of Contract
What Damages Can a Business Recover for Breach of Contract in Texas?
The benefit of the bargain: the value of the promised performance, plus foreseeable consequential losses proved with reasonable certainty, interest and fees. No punitive damages.
Contracts & Breach of Contract
What If a Contract Has No Termination Clause?
It depends on whether the contract has a term. A fixed term runs to its end. Continuing performance with no stated duration can be ended by either side on reasonable notice.
Contracts & Breach of Contract
What You Have to Prove in a Texas Breach of Contract Case
Four things: a valid contract, that you performed or offered to, that the other side failed to perform, and that the failure caused you a measurable loss. Each has its own proof.