Gregory D. Jordan, a business litigation attorney, offers insights regarding the Supreme Court of Texas ruling dated July 2, 2010, in the case of Quixtar, Inc. v. Signature Management Team LLC.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Quixtar case is important because it clarifies Texas law pertaining to whether a lawsuit can be dismissed for a lack of convenience,\u201d asserts Austin, Texas-based business litigation attorney Gregory D. Jordan. \u201cThe Court made it very clear that if you are sued by an out of state plaintiff, the trial court should afford substantially less deference to the plaintiff\u2019s forum choice when the trial court is deciding whether to dismiss a suit on convenience grounds.\u201d Mr. Jordan continues, \u201cIn my opinion, this case should make it much easier to convince a trial court to dismiss a lawsuit if the plaintiff is from out of state.\u201d<\/p>\n
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