Publisher's Synopsis
Texas Business Litigation, edited by Sofia Adrogué and Caroline Baker, is a comprehensive handbook for litigators and transactional attorneys. Written by a stellar panel of veteran TX litigators, judges and arbitrators, Texas Business Litigation allows the reader to focus research, save preparation time, field quick client questions, and follow specific areas of law and procedure as they develop year to year. From ADR to appeals, learn from the collective wisdom, experience and practical advice of these notable lawyer-authors. In Texas Business Litigation you'll find thorough treatment of: Discovery—Kim J. Askew, K&L Gates, LLPSpeech-Based Torts: Libel, Slander, Business Disparagement and Invasion of Privacy—Chip Babcock, Jackson Walker L.L.P.Damages—David J. Beck, Beck Redden, LLPExperts—Maria Wyckoff Boyce, Baker Botts LLPE-Discovery—David Chaumette, Chaumette, PLLCIntellectual Property and Trade Secrets Litigation—Charles Everingham IV, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLPCriminal Law in Business Tort Cases—David Gerger, Gerger & ClarkeBreach of Fiduciary Duty Claims in Business Transactions—Robin Gibbs, Gibbs & BrunsBankruptcy Ramifications in Business Litigation Cases—Elizabeth M. Guffy, Burleson LLPContorts—Lamont A. Jefferson, Haynes and Boone, LLPEthics—Randy Johnston, Johnston Tobey PCThe Liability Case—Mark Lanier, Lanier Law FirmAlternative Dispute Resolution—Alice Oliver-Parrott, Alice Oliver-Parrott, P.C.Selected Causes of Action Unique to the Oil and Gas Industry—James J. Ormiston, Gray Reed & McGraw, P.C.Fraud and Negligent Misrepresentation—Yvette Ostolaza, Sidley Austin LLPEvaluating Commercial Cases: Avoiding Icebergs—Harry Susman, Susman GodfreyCorporate Governance and Regulatory Proceedings—Patricia J. Villareal, Jones DayEmployment Law Litigation—A. Martin Wickliff, Jr., Cozen O'ConnorPreservation of Error—Appeal Tactics—Marie R. Yeates, Vinson & ElkinsAntitrust—R. Paul Yetter, Yetter Coleman LLPThird-Party Litigation Financing—W. Bradley WendelBusiness Divorce—Ladd HirschInnovations to Improve Jury Trials in Texas—Stephen D. Susman NEW FOR THIS EDITION The final three chapters are new and an indicia of the state of business litigation and global economic realities—third-party litigation finance, business divorce, and jury trial innovations.
