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If a Texas non-compete is totally missing a limitation on time period or geographic area, can it still be reformed?

What can the Mueller report teach lawyers about making recommendations to clients?

Under Texas non-compete law, does the employer have to prove the information it provided to the employee was actually confidential?

Six important ethics tips for lawyers who blog. All the disclaimers.

Back in my day, there was only one night when you could watch NFL action: Monday. Once Don Meredith started signing “Turn Out the Lights . . .” that was all the pro football you were going to get until the next Sunday. There was no “Thursday Night Football,” or even “Football Night in America.” And we liked it. The other thing we did back in the good old days, meaning roughly 2017 until now, was file a TCPA motion to dismiss in a lawsuit that wasn’t really about “freedom of speech” or “freedom of association,” at least not in […]

Does Texas law allow direct access to a departing employee’s computer or other device? Let’s apply the Texas Supreme Court’s decisions in Weekley Homes and Shipman.

Are you a Texas business, or a lawyer who represents Texas businesses in litigation? Get ready for federal-style motions to dismiss to become routine in state court litigation.

If you’re buying a business in Texas and the seller agrees to a non-compete, will it hold up in court?

If your contract has a standard “disclaimer of reliance,” does that mean the other party can’t sue you for fraudulent inducement?

The Dallas and Fort Worth Court of Appeals don’t think the TCPA applies to ordinary claims of conspiracy or misappropriation of confidential information.