A non-compete agreement can restrict your ability to move to a different company in Texas. It depends on whether the non-compete agreement itself is legally enforceable under the Covenants Not to Complete Act and whether the work you will be doing for the new company violates the terms of your... View More

Your rights will depend heavily on your sales contract, warranty, and other written documentation. It would be extremely unusual to be able to enforce a verbal conversation with a sales representative that substantially varies from the contents of those documents.

That being said, most... View More

It is very difficult to understand the procedural history in your question. Ordinarily, the plaintiff would initially choose in which forum, state or federal, to file the lawsuit. If the plaintiff has filed in state court, but there are sufficient grounds for federal jurisdiction--either via... View More

It's unfortunate that management was not willing to assist your co-worker, but that's the world we live in. If you friend needs medical assistance they should ask the employer if they have a policy of workers' compensation first. In Texas, employers are not required to even buy... View More

It depends on exactly what you mean by "showing as a resident." It very likely could be a simple mistake. Directories and similar companies make errors all the time. For example, from time to time, I occasionally receive advertising mail addressed to my deceased father at my own... View More

You can file a motion to enforce the geographical restriction in the divorce decree. If you wait too long to do this, the court might view you as having waived any complaint. While it is not certain that you will win--because every case turns on its own unique set of facts--your chances of... View More

Generally, the recent past Texas cases would allow the Dog owner to avoid liability if he had no knowledge of his dog's propensity to bite--so the dog's first bite was a "free bite". However, a few factors would create possible negligence of the dog owner if there is evidence... View More

Ordinarily, if a losing litigant in an eviction proceeding in JP court wants to appeal to the county court at law, the losing litigant must post an appeal bond within 5 days. A bond posted on December 26 would be timely if the judgment in the eviction proceeding was signed on or after December 20... View More

The Sixth Amended applies both before and after 180 days. There is nothing magical about 180 days.

If you have been arrested and jailed for a felony, you must be indicted within 180 days or the State must release you on a personal recognizance bond.

Assuming the vehicle is used from the nature of your question, you may have a remedy under any warranty you received or bought at the time of the transaction. If you did not receive a warranty, most used vehicles are sold as-is. So you would not have a remedy against the seller. Many people who... View More

You would file Chater 7 or chapter 13. Chapter 11 is business reorganization. You would need a thorough evaluation of your complete finances by a bankruptcy attorney to held you decide which chapter..

Theoretically, you can search the court records of every court in the United States (with certain exceptions like the FISA court).

All federal civil cases are online in the PACER system. Many (but not all) state court civil cases are available online, many for free. For those not... View More

My gut is telling me that there is more to this than meets the eye. If your loan was satisfied--meaning you repaid the loan with interest according to its terms--you do not have to get a new loan unless you need to borrow additional money to finance a vehicle.

If the letter was sent by... View More

It depends on how they got your information, whether that method is legal, and what legally compensable damages you sustained.

If you genuinely sustained substantial compensable damages as a result, I recommend you hire a private investigator who specialized in cybersecurity and... View More

Ordinarily, to the extent any judgment isn't covered by insurance, it would be satisfied from assets of the HOA. If an HOA does not have the funds to cover a debt or judgment, the HOA typically would then make a special assessment against its members to pay the debt or judgment.

Mind... View More

You would actually be filing a legal malpractice claim against the attorney for the damages you sustained as a result of the DWOP. If your claim is not barred by the statute of limitations, this may be limited to the filing fees and any expenses incurred in connection with the dismissed case which... View More

Probable cause is determined by all of the facts and circumstances known to the police officer at the time of the arrest or search. The absence of a material witness can play a role in that determination if the circumstances known to the police officer indicate that another person witnessed the... View More

It depends on the specific language in your divorce decree. Usually, this language contemplates that you are paying commercial airfare or bus fare for your child's transportation home. Rarely does it contemplate paying gas for the other parent to drive the child home.

Because she is not able to give you her power of attorney, you will need to file an application to be appointed as the guardian of her person and of her estate until she recovers. Such a proceeding can be filed in the court with probate jurisdiction in the county where she resides. You should... View More

You can file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission via

complaints.donotcall.gov/complaint/complaintcheck.aspx

The offending party could receive a fine for violating the do-not-call registry statute.