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Texas GCs: Contract and Employment Disputes Dominated 2020 Litigation

The litigation dockets of nearly one-third of Texas businesses increased in 2020 because of Covid-19, but the wave of pandemic-related lawsuits predicted by many legal experts does not seem to have materialized – at least not yet.

Norton Rose Fulbright, in its 16th annual litigation trends survey, found that half of the corporate general counsel in Texas feel that they are more exposed to lawsuits because of business interruptions connected to Covid-19.

Mark Curriden

Mark Curriden is a lawyer/journalist and founder of The Texas Lawbook. In addition, he is a contributing legal correspondent for The Dallas Morning News.

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