Fiduciary Duty to Shareholders Explained

The directors of a corporation owe shareholders a fiduciary duty to act in their best interests. This duty allows shareholders to safely and securely finance a corporation and its business goals while ensuring their capital investment is safe. With a prescribed fiduciary duty, shareholders would be more likely to engage in this commercial activity, providing […]

3 Examples of Breaches of Fiduciary Duty

Fiduciary describes a relationship where one party has been entrusted to act on behalf of another party for business or personal reasons. The party acting as a fiduciary is legally required to act with the utmost integrity in all dealings and cannot do anything to jeopardize the interests of the party being represented. Fiduciary relationships […]

Grounds for Suing a Business Partner

Being a business partner requires individuals to rely heavily on others to share in the common goals of a business by carrying a portion of the weight, contributing to new ideas, and trusting that each person is looking out for the best for their partner. But for many reasons, partnerships can take a turn, with […]

What Happens if You Break a Non-Compete

Working in some Texas industries can involve handling proprietary information or ground-breaking research, which employers need to protect. One of the ways they do this is by having employees sign non-compete agreements to prevent workers from sharing their secrets with other companies. These contracts are usually part of your standard employment agreement, but what impact […]

Are Non-Compete Agreements Enforceable in Texas?

Many employees must sign non-compete agreements with their employer as a condition of their employment. Despite the Biden Administration’s stated intent to ban these agreements, and the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed rule doing so, many workers are still subject to the terms of these agreements within their employment contracts. The answer to whether or not […]

Commercial Litigation Review

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