Can a Plaintiff Recover Attorney’s Fees Under Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 38.001 for a Tort Cause of Action Texas is one of the more...
Are Officers of a Corporate General Partner Liable for Breach of Fiduciary Duties in a Texas Limited Partnership? A very common business organization structure in Texas...
When may a defendant be held jointly and severally liable for the tortious conduct of another? Civil Conspiracy, Aiding and Abetting, Knowing Participation The classic statement...
While shareholder agreements—in particular, Buy-Sell provisions—may provide some protection for minority shareholders against shareholder oppression, ordinarily they are not. More often, the Buy-Sell provision becomes the...
How can you buy-out a fellow shareholder (or have the company do so) and make sure that the deal is final? The law makes it very...
Settlement agreements that disclaim reliance may provide a defense against a subsequent fraud claim. But not always. When are disclaimers of reliance effective and enforceable? How...
Waiving Fiduciary Duties Settlements of shareholder disputes may later be attacked and set aside if the settlement violated fiduciary duties owed by the defendant to the...
“Corporation officers and directors are fiduciaries.” “Directors, or those acting as directors, owe a fiduciary duty to the corporation in their directorial actions.” Traditional Formulation of...