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Is the reasonableness of a Texas non-compete a question of law or a question of fact? The right answer may surprise you.

In Motion Medical Technologies v. Thermotek, the Fifth Circuit reversed a jury’s award of over $1.5 million in fraud damages because the award was based on evidence of gross profits, not net profits.

Tenth Circuit holds that plaintiff must prove irreparable harm to get a preliminary injunction under the Defend Trade Secrets Act

In Rieves v. Buc-ee’s, the Houston Court of Appeals held that requiring a departing employee to pay back bonuses was an unenforceable restraint of trade

Trial lawyers can learn valuable lessons from the courtroom scenes in Marshall

Ever notice how there are some areas of law practice you love to hate? Here are the top 5.

Even if you’re not a lawyer, you’ve probably had some occasion to read court documents and come across stock phrases like this: TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT COMES NOW PLAINTIFF . . . WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, PLAINTIFF PRAYS . . . And yes, they are usually in ALL CAPS. You may have wondered if there is some legal purpose to these formalisms. The answer is no. Leaving these traditional incantations out of a court document would have zero legal effect. They are no more necessary than drafting a court document in Papyrus font. So why do lawyers use […]

What are the ethical limits on lawyers using social media to research members of the jury panel?

A judge’s Facebook friendship with a lawyer doesn’t necessarily require recusal. What about a campaign contribution?

Young lawyers aren’t getting enough courtroom opportunities. Is this a First-World Problem?