I Can’t Drive 25 (Requests for Production)
The Federalization of the Texas discovery rules is coming. Most of the changes look good, but limiting parties to 25 requests for production?
The Federalization of the Texas discovery rules is coming. Most of the changes look good, but limiting parties to 25 requests for production?
Proposed legislation would limit the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA) to its stated purpose of protecting constitutional rights, and would exempt non-compete suits.
You probably know the Sunk Cost Fallacy and how it applies to litigation. But do you understand the Sunk-Cost-Fallacy Fallacy?
Does the First Amendment protect the right to burn the American flag? Well, it depends. Consider three scenarios: A Boy Scout troop burns a worn-out American flag because that is the proper and respectful way to dispose of it. See 4 U.S.C. § 8(k) (“The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.”) A radical burns the flag at a lawful protest while yelling “down with American imperialism” (which tells you the radical is probably old enough to qualify for Medicare). […]
What can we learn from the emails and text messages in the Roger Stone indictment?
What lawyers–and other busy people–can learn from a scene from this Civil Rights-movement drama.
In Book III of his Metamorphoses, the ancient Greek poet Ovid tells the story of Narcissus, the child of a naiad, Liriope, and the river-god Cephisus. Narcissus was “most beautiful” but had a “pride so fierce no boy, no girl, could touch him.” One day a rejected youth prayed for Narcissus to get his comeuppance, and Nemesis, the Goddess of Vengeance, “judged the plea was righteous.” So she cursed Narcissus to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool. Narcissus endlessly stared at the pool, even pressing his lips to the water to kiss his own image. But […]
In a concurring opinion in Gaskamp v. WSP, Justice Terry Jennings criticized the Texas Supreme Court’s literal interpretation of the TCPA.
A special video message from That Non-Compete Lawyer and Five Minute Law
The short answer is yes. A non-solicitation agreement is a form of non-compete. But why does this issue come up? And what difference does it make? To understand why, let’s back up a bit. It is common for an employment agreement to contain both a “non-solicitation” section and a “non-compete” section. A non-solicitation clause places restrictions on the employee soliciting company customers after leaving the company. A non-compete clause is broader: it places restrictions on the employee working for a competitor after leaving the company. One thing to watch out for: the “non-solicitation” restriction that is actually, in substance, a […]