Legal (and Common Sense) Advice for Halloween
With Halloween just around the corner, it seems only fitting that it should be the topic of this week’s blog post. While you are decorating your house, carving your pumpkins, and picking out your costumes, you might not be thinking about avoiding legal entanglements that may result from the celebration. …
Emails Can Create Enforceable Contracts
Email has become the standard form of written communication in the business world. It should come as no surprise that the laws have adapted to accommodate this new age of electronic communication. We routinely enter into contracts while shopping online, but the formality of the experience leaves little question…
HOA Horror Stories
Ahh, HOA’s. You either love ‘em or you hate ‘em. And those who hate ‘em usually have a good reason. Maybe the HOA is on their case about a fence needing repair. Maybe it’s that dues haven’t been paid on time and the HOA is threatening foreclosure (yes, strange as…
New Laws of Interest
The 2015 Texas Legislature did a lot of good work during the 84th Legislative Session. Many of the most notable bills passed involved the budget, tax cuts, education and transportation. If you are the typical Texan, you will likely acknowledge that these laws are important and that they will ultimately…
The Last Out: Coach is “SLAPPED” for suing baseball volunteers.
The last “out” was just made in our baseball anti-slapp case where a coach sued another coach and the president of the league for “ruining his reputation” stemming from events at a 7 year old’s baseball game (see prior entries here and here). After appeal, and reversal, the Trial…