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Two U.S. District Courts in Texas issued stays on July 25, 2024, and July 26, 2024, respectively, delaying indefinitely the effective date of the final fiduciary regulations and related prohibited transaction exemptions...more
Forshee v. Moulton, 2024 Tex. App. LEXIS 2520 (Houston [14th Dist.] April 11, 2024) - Brief Summary - The Texas Court of Appeals held that when a plaintiff's claim against her former attorney properly is grounded in...more
Recently, a Texas federal court denied the defendants' motion to dismiss in a lawsuit featuring allegations that an employer's 401(k) plan, which allegedly relied on ESG principles when making investments, violated ERISA. ...more
In McCoy v. McCoy, trust beneficiaries sued the trustee for breaching his fiduciary duties by pursing claims against a third party when they instructed him not to do so. No. 08-23-00119-CV, 2023 Tex. App. LEXIS 6604 (Tex....more
The one who has the gold often makes all the rules, but the majority owner of a private company who has minority partners in the business does not have complete freedom, because majority owners owe duties that apply to their...more
In Texas, the Discovery Rule defers accrual of a cause of action, and thus delays the running of the statute of limitations, until a party knows or, if exercising reasonable diligence, should have known about the facts that...more
A Delaware bankruptcy court recently held that Texas’s “trust fund doctrine” remains applicable for companies that have not availed themselves of Texas’s formal dissolution process. Nonetheless, fiduciary claims by a...more
The seven-year anniversary of the Texas Supreme Court’s decision in Ritchie v. Rupee has come and gone, and the court’s holding from 2014 remains the law: Minority shareholders in Texas private companies do not have a cause...more
The Texas Estates Code requires an out-of-state fiduciary to appoint the Secretary of State as the fiduciary’s agent for service of process. The Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, however, states that an out-of-state...more
A corporation operates through its board of directors. All corporate powers must be exercised by or under the direction of the board. In Texas, the Texas Business Organizations Code (TBOC) provides certain provisions...more
It happens occasionally that business associations arise from existing relationships. Perhaps relatives create a family business. Friends open a store together. Neighbors come together to bring a new product or service to...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently upheld an insurer’s denial of fiduciary liability coverage for claims brought against a third party appointed by the insured to manage its employee stock...more
Several key bills amending the Texas Business Organizations Code (TBOC) and Texas Business & Commerce Code (TBCC) were passed in the 87th Texas Legislature, Regular Session (the “2021 Legislative Session”), which convened on...more
Under Texas law, when the owners of closely held companies have co-investors, they need to exercise care in managing their business. This need for caution is due in large part to a Texas statute that makes it easier for...more