by Cobb & Counsel | Jun 27, 2017 | Litigation & Local Counsel
This article is the first in a two-part series covering the basics of drafting a non-competition agreement in Texas. We have enjoyed strong economic and population growth in recent years in the Lone Star State, particularly in the technology sector. Joel Kotkin, The...
by Cobb & Counsel | Jun 21, 2016 | Litigation & Local Counsel
“We hold today, in accord with Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, that an unaccepted settlement offer has no force. Like other unaccepted contract offers, it creates no lasting right or obligation. With the offer off the table, and the...
by Cobb & Counsel | Dec 17, 2014 | Litigation & Local Counsel
“A statement ‘short and plain’ need not contain evidentiary submissions.” In an earlier post, we analyzed the oral arguments and lower court decisions that were before the High Court in Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens, Cause Number 13-719,...
by Cobb & Counsel | Nov 11, 2014 | Litigation & Local Counsel
Last month, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments in Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Company, LLC v. Owens. The question presented in that case is “[w]hether a defendant seeking removal to federal court is required to include evidence supporting federal...
by Cobb & Counsel | Oct 5, 2014 | Litigation & Local Counsel
On August 29, 2014, the Texas Supreme Court issued a 5-4 opinion holding that uncollected settlement proceeds in a class action settlement are not subject to the Texas Unclaimed Property Act because such proceeds are not abandoned property. Thus, in a class action...
