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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 […]

People have different communication styles. But what’s better for courtroom, the teacher or the storyteller?

Check out this updated version of our popular “Trade Secrets 101” memo.

Don’t miss my short holiday video A Very Special Five Minute Law Thanksgiving.

Florida Supreme Court holds that Facebook friendship with lawyer did not require disqualification of judge.

It’s Franken-steen First let’s get something out of the way. The Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA) is a Frankenstein’s monster that the legislature created and now needs to reign in (not that they listen to me). As I explained in a three-part series back in the summer of 2017, the TCPA grants defendants in certain cases the unusual right to require the plaintiff to prove its case before taking any discovery. In litigator jargon, it effectively lets the defendant file a “no-evidence” motion for summary judgment without first requiring an adequate time for discovery. The statute was intended to curtail […]