Attorney James L. Williams of the Fort Worth, Texas law firm of Williams, McClure & Parmelee has been selected to be a member of the prestigious Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM Alliance)

Commercial roof agreements in Texas hinge on detailed specifications, local building codes (requiring permits for major work), and contractor compliance with TDI regulations, ensuring both performance and legal protection for property owners;

For Fort Worth small business owners, managing the complexities of Texas premises liability law is a critical, yet often daunting, aspect of risk management and legal defense.

Texas employers and insurance carriers who write in Texas are often confronted with child support orders directing them to withhold earnings from an employee’s income.

For small business employers in Fort Worth, understanding the Texas Workforce Commission’s (TWC) stance on worker classification is critical to avoiding significant liability, as the TWC primarily relies on a twenty-factor common law test to determine if a worker is an employee or an independent contractor.

In Stickland v. Medlen, 397 S.W.3d 184 (Tex. 2013), the Texas Supreme Court addressed whether an aggrieved party may recover non-economic damages for the wrongful death of a pet or animal. 

So you’ve been awarded a judgment against the individual or entity that owes you money. Time for them to pay up, right! Unfortunately, it is rarely this simple.

In McAteer v. Silverleaf Resorts, Inc., 514 F.3d 411 (5th Cir. 2008) the United States Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, rejected arguments by a Nonsubscriber to Texas workers’ compensation that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) preempts state law on the issue of liability in a negligence claim.

Particularly in commercial litigation and collections lawsuits in Texas, situations often arise when an attempt is made to “pierce the corporate veil”.

Our law firm is often asked by human resources departments to provide a sample form for Employee Final Warning in Texas employment law. Here is a minimal example:

Even in the absence of entitlement to attorneys’ fees under the contract, a party in a Texas case can still recover attorneys’ fees as a prevailing party under the Texas Civil Practice and Remedy Code.

When insurance carriers in Texas need to assert their subrogation rights, it is almost always necessary for them to inform the affected parties on the legal basis, the rationale, and the validity of the subrogation rights.

When a car accident occurs in Texas, the resulting financial fallout often triggers complex legal maneuvers behind the scenes involving your insurer and the responsible third party.

Under § 409.003 of the Labor Code, filing with the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Worker’s Compensation (DWC), of a claim must occur not later than one year after the injury or, if the injury is an occupational disease, within one year after the date the employee knew or should have known that the occupational disease was related to the employment.

The filing of an Abstract of Judgment is often the best method that a judgment creditor has to collect a money judgment. The abstract will frequently linger over the debtor for years, and will sometimes follow that debtor to the grave, leaving the debtor’s heirs to deal with the mess.

Under Section 406.032 of the Labor Code, a carrier is not liable for compensation if the injury was caused by the employee’s willful attempt to injure himself or to unlawfully injure another person.

Pursuant to Texas Labor Code Section 406.032(2), a carrier is not liable if the employee’s horseplay was a producing cause of the injury.

Alcohol intoxication is defined two different ways under the 1989 Texas Workers’ Compensation Act. Under the first definition, it is defined as having an alcohol concentration to qualify as intoxicated under Section 49.01, Penal Code. Section 401.013(a)(1).