Texas Construction Law Updates

Liquidated-damage provision enforced by Houston Court of Appeals

Jason Cagle -

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

The First District Court of Appeals in Houston recently enforced a liquidated-damage provision. The opinion analyzes whether the liquidated damages constituted an unenforceable “penalty” under Texas law. A liquidated-damage provision permits a party enforcing a contract to recover damages based on an amount or formula agreed upon in advance. However, the breaching party may invalidate […]

Texas Supreme Court refuses to look beyond the contract language to determine a party’s obligations

Jason Cagle -

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

The Texas Supreme Court recently declined to look beyond an agreement’s clear language to trigger one party’s obligations. This was despite the other party’s insistence that pre-contract negotiations proved that the obligations had to be triggered. As a result, the other party did not get the performance that it thought was included in its bargain. […]