Dallas Court of Appeals

I get questions all the time about the enforceability of noncompetes in Texas.  I have to respond in the most-irritating lawyer-like way possible: I say that the enforceability of any particular noncompete all depends on the language of the noncompete and the facts of the case.  That response predictably results in a long period of

Texas case law is clear.  Employment is at will, terminable at any time by either party, with or without cause, absent an express agreement to the contrary.  Fed. Exp. Corp. v. Dutschmann, 846 S.W.2d 282, 283 (Tex. 1993).  This means that unless there is an agreement limiting an employer’s right to terminate, an employer

I have been writing on this blog about how Dallas County juries have shifted over the years from pro-defense to pro-plaintiff, or at least to a point where most prospective jurors in Dallas County don’t necessarily consider lawsuits a bad thing.  In the era of tort reform, this attitude among prospective jurors in Dallas

Why do courts seem to hate temporary injunctions?  By the very nature of the relief requested, the parties come to court with urgency for immediate action.  The trial judge has to find time on her docket for a hearing in a case that probably did not exist a week ago.  The parties scramble to conduct