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Litigation Process, Fees & Risk
What a business lawsuit costs, how long it takes, each stage from service to appeal, and how to weigh a dispute as a business decision.
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Litigation Process, Fees & Risk
How Much Does a Business Lawsuit Cost in Dallas?
No honest lawyer can quote a total on day one. The cost is set by the discovery level, the motions, the experts, the court and the other side. How each one moves the number.
Litigation Process, Fees & Risk
Jury Trial vs. Bench Trial in a Business Case
Either side can demand a jury in Texas by filing a request and fee at least 30 days before trial. Whether you should depends on the issues, the parties and the jury pool.
Litigation Process, Fees & Risk
Keeping a Business Dispute Confidential: Sealing, Protective Orders and Publicity
Court filings in Texas are public and sealing is hard. What can be protected: discovery exchanged under a protective order, trade secrets, mediation talks and settlement terms.
Litigation Process, Fees & Risk
Preparing for Your First Meeting With a Litigator
Bring the contract, the key communications, a one-page timeline and the money picture. Stop deleting anything. The meeting is confidential whether or not you hire the lawyer.
Litigation Process, Fees & Risk
Questions to Ask Before Hiring Commercial Litigation Counsel
Ask who will do the work, what they have done in disputes like yours, how fees are set and estimated, how the case would unfold and what could go wrong.
Litigation Process, Fees & Risk
Should My Business File a Counterclaim?
If your claim arises from the same transaction as the plaintiff's, Texas Rule 97 requires you to bring it now or lose it. If not, filing is a choice about cost and timing.
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.
Litigation Process, Fees & Risk
The Stages of a Commercial Lawsuit in Texas
Pleadings, early motions, disclosures and discovery, mediation, summary judgment, trial, judgment and appeal. The map of a Texas commercial case, with the rule behind each stage.
Litigation Process, Fees & Risk
The Texas Business Court: Which Cases Qualify and What Is Different
The Texas Business Court hears large commercial cases: owner and governance disputes, and contract or transaction cases above five million dollars. What qualifies and what differs.