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Whenever you get in your car, chances are that you’ll share a stretch of road with a tractor-trailer or other large trucks. These trucks account for a significant number of the vehicle miles driven each year – and their large size, weight, and other factors make them a big danger in an accident. To…

A special appearance challenges a court’s personal jurisdiction over a defendant in Texas. Unlike many other types of pleadings or motions, the timing of the special appearance is essential. Generally speaking, the special appearance must be filed as the first responsive pleading or as part of the first responsive pleading. In other words, when…

In some lawsuits that are filed in Texas, the defendant wishes to contest the state court’s jurisdiction over his or her person or property. To do this, the defendant must file a “special appearance” according to the rules laid out in Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 120a. Special appearances are most often filed by…

Under the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act (TUTSA), as well as under the common law, information could be treated as a “trade secret” only if it met two criteria: it wasn’t “generally known” or “readily ascertainable” to those who could benefit from it, and its owner took reasonable efforts, given the circumstances, to protect…

Just Hire a Lawyer? Here Are 10 Helpful Client Tips Know what your goals are. Surprisingly, often parties enter into litigation without having a clearly defined measure of success. By defining what you want to accomplish before starting a lawsuit, it will be easier to assist you in accomplishing that goal. This is true,…

For many children, summer means hitting the pool. And for the most part, parents can feel confident that swimming pools provide a safe source of fun for kids enjoying their break from school. In too many cases, though, danger lurks in pools in the form of potential injuries and illnesses. Some of the latest…

Your swimming pool can provide endless fun and happy memories for your family members — including young children. To ensure that fun never turns to tragedy, take note of these eight critical pieces of pool safety information. In under five minutes, your child can drown. It can happen in an instant; you turn your…

To be protected by Texas trade secret law under the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act (TUTSA), information must be valuable because it is neither “generally known” nor “readily ascertainable” to third parties unless those third parties use improper means to get it. Clearly, this includes information that a third party could not acquire without…

In 2013, The Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act (TUTSA) went into law, making significant changes to a number of aspects of the law protecting trade secrets within the state. The TUTSA applies to misappropriations of trade secrets that take place on or after September 1, 2013 – cases before this date are still governed…

April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and TxDOT is continuing its TALK. TEXT. CRASH. campaign to raise awareness of the dangers associated with distracted driving and urging motorists to put away their mobile devices and pay attention to the road. 38 percent of Texas drivers admitted to talking on their mobile phone while…