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BUSINESS & COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

IN TEXAS

Business litigation can arise as companies contract, and sign agreements with others.  Attorneys with knowledge of your business practices can effectively advise you and protect your rights.

BUSINESS FRAUD, BREACH OF CONTRACT, AND COMMERCIAL DISPUTES

What is Business Litigation?


Business litigation involves disputes arising out of commercial, business, and personal relationships. Litigation is an inevitable part of doing business in today’s fast-paced and highly competitive global economy. Trends such as globalization, financial innovation, and the rise of eCommerce mean that even local mom-and-pops often interact with customers, suppliers, competitors, and government agencies from across the country and all over the world. This expansive breadth of business creates complexities for businesses of all types and sizes, and the odds of becoming involved in a wide range of potentially costly legal and regulatory disputes increases exponentially. 


Our litigation attorneys represent domestic and international clients in state and federal courts across the country, and in state and federal administrative tribunals and before various arbitration panels. We are seasoned lawyers capable of navigating complex contract issues and other daily business practices and routinely help our clients make decisions and adopt best practices that aid in mitigating risk and reducing liability. 


Types of Business Litigation


There are many different types of business litigation, and such litigation will vary factually from case to case.  Understanding the common types of business litigation can potentially help you avoid legal calamities.  Our attorneys represent international and U.S. businesses before courts, arbitration panels, and administrative tribunals in matters involving:

 

  • Business Fraud
  • Breach of Contract
  • Breach of a Master Services Agreement
  • Civil Conspiracy
  • Tortious Interference with Contract
  • Breach of Fiduciary Duty 
  • Unfair Competition Claims 
  • Contract and Covenant-Not-To-Compete Claims 
  • Corporate Dissolution 
  • Shareholder Disputes and Corporate Control Cases 
  • Defamation 
  • Patent Infringement 
  • Trademark Infringement 
  • Copyright and Licensing Disputes 
  • Trade Secret Claims 
  • Distribution Disputes

 

Our business litigation attorneys have earned a reputation for aggressive, responsive, efficient, and most importantly, successful litigation. While we are prepared to take every case to trial, we know from our clients' perspective that often, the best litigation is the one that settles in mediation.  Our straightforward, unbiased guidance can help you avoid litigation whenever possible. However, if needed, our litigators are skilled in negotiation techniques and have a reputation for achieving very favorable results for our clients in court and out of court. 


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Additional Business Litigation Focus 

What is Civil Conspiracy?


Civil conspiracy consists of combining two or more persons to accomplish an unlawful purpose or a lawful purpose by unlawful means. It is a form of joint liability and is a derivative of tort law. An action for civil conspiracy has five elements:

 

  • a combination of two or more persons; 

 

  • the persons seek to accomplish an object or course of action;

 

  • the persons reach a meeting of the minds on the object or course of action; 

 

  • one or more unlawful, overt acts are taken in pursuance of the object or course of action; and 

 

  • damages occur as a proximate result. 

 


What is a Breach of Contract? 


A breach of contract occurs when a party fails or refuses to do something it has promised to do. First and foremost, you must have a valid contract. In Texas, a valid written contract requires (i) an offer; (ii) an acceptance in strict compliance with terms of that offer; (iii) a meeting of the minds of that offer; (iv) a communication that each party has consented to the terms of the offer; and (v) performance or execution of an agreement. Assuming a valid contract has been formed, the terms and conditions of that agreement are known to the parties and subject to one or more of the parties' breaches of that agreement. Thus, in order to breach a contract, the following four things must have occurred:

 

  • existence of a valid contract; 

 

  • The performance or tendered performance by the plaintiff;

 

  • A breach of the contract by the defendant (e.g., no performance as agreed); and 

 

  • Plaintiff was damaged because of such breach.

 

Our business litigation attorneys negotiate contracts and commercial agreements as well as handle all aspects of breach of contract litigation. We represent and defend clients in breach of contract issues relating to Buy-Sell Agreements, Manufacturing Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Reseller Agreements, and Technology Contracts.


What is the Statute of Limitations for a Breach of Contract Claim? 


The purpose of the statute of limitations in a breach of contract context is to limit the time a plaintiff has to bring a lawsuit. In Texas, the statute of limitations for breach of contract is 4 years. The period begins from the day the contract was breached or the date you knew or should have known of the breach.

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