Classic Shareholder Oppression
Being a shareholder in a corporation, a partner in a limited partnership, or a member in a limited liability company, opens up opportunities for the shareholder, partner, or member to be oppressed. The minority owners can be subject to what Texas courts refer to as shareholder oppression. Shareholder oppression is not particularly well defined, though, […]
A Non-Compete Lesson – Intended Or Not
I recently settled a temporary injunction case in Houston where the employer sought to shut down a former employee from continuing his competing business, and the company he started was my client. The employee had a two year non-compete agreement. That part was not in dispute by the employee, and he complied with his obligations […]
Texas Trade Secrets Primer
A trade secret is any formula, pattern, device or compilation of information which is used in one’s business and presents an opportunity to obtain an advantage over competitors who do not know or use it. To determine whether a trade secret exists, Texas courts apply a six-factor test, examining: The extent to which the information […]
Difficulty in Dealing with Trade Secrets
Employers and employees easily get into disputes about trade secrets when a high level employee departs the company. The employer is suspicious of the employee’s future plans, and the former employee is worried that the employer is planning to stop the employee from working in the future. Fundamental to trade secret law is that it must be secret. […]
The Employment Trap of Arbitration – Don’t Let It Scare You
Employers increasingly rely on arbitration to prevent their employees from obtaining jury trials on their employment-related claims. In Texas, employers may require their employees to arbitrate their employment-related claims even in the absence of a signed arbitration agreement. Generally, most Texas employees have “at-will employment,” meaning that there is no written employment contract that governs […]
Give Your Judge The Tools to Give More Than An Injunction
When a situation is urgent for a client, the choice of lawyer can be the difference between success or failure. Many attorneys simply don’t have the experience in using the litigation tools to make their case. What do I mean? Our judges in Houston have a tremendous amount of experience in dealing with complex, commercial […]
Litigation Group Gets Extraordinary Access
Litigation is a term lawyers use to describe lawsuits. Our society has decided that lawsuits are the way to resolve conflicts without throwing punches and fighting one another in the streets. Compared to other legal systems around the world, our approach to resolving fights or disputes works wonders. It can be improved, but it is […]
Mahendru, PC Settles Trade Secrets Case in Houston for $750,000.00
A husband and wife purchased a business from a terminally ill man. The company sourced and bought steel castings from foundries in China, and supplied them to customers in the railcar business. The terminally ill man developed an extensive and exclusive business relationship with Southwest Steel, a subsidiary of American Railcar Industries, a publicly traded company. […]