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What if my tenant does not pay rent during the Covid-19 economic shutdown? The duty to pay rent is not necessarily suspended by the Covid-19 “stay at home” or “shelter in place” orders. Not necessarily. If that sounds like lawyer speaking, it’s because it is. There are some possible exceptions or defenses to the duty to pay rent on a commercial lease, and I will go through them below....

Unfortunately, there are times when we have to move to a new residence before the end of a residential, landlord-tenant lease term.  As an attorney, I’ve seen many examples of clients in this kind of situation, and I, myself, have been there before. Below is some advice and a few stories from tenants and landlords who...

Largest automotive recall in U.S. history issued in response to hundreds of reports of injuries and deaths linked to Takata Airbags! Texas is a “top-priority” state for the NHTSA! Nationwide recalls have been issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) affecting nearly two dozen vehicle brands and several millions of vehicles with Takata-made airbags installed. What...

Nishi Kothari has been selected to the 2016 Texas Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional...

A federal judge has thrown out a Texas refugee immigration lawsuit designed to keep refugees from the Syrian civil war from emigrating to the state. U.S. District Judge David Godbey ruled that the Texas refugee immigration lawsuit was not valid. He stated that the U.S. Constitution grants the power over immigration to the federal government, rather than the individual states. The case marks...

A recent report showed that a former NFL player owes his ex-wife more than $320,000 from their child support case. According to documents from the Texas Attorney General’s Office, former Texas Tech and Kansas City Chiefs player Thomas Howard owes his ex-wife Percilla nearly 30 years worth of back child support payments for the couple’s two sons. The documents showed that the...

A Massachusetts jury awarded the parents of a child born with severe brain damage nearly $30 million in their medical malpractice lawsuit. Luis Gallego and Jeanette Gutierrez were awarded the verdict after presenting the case of their daughter, Jeniah. The medical malpractice lawsuit alleged that the attending physician, Dr. David Seubert, neglected his duty to care for Ms. Gutierrez during...

A recent study found that renters often pay higher auto insurance premiums than homeowners with similar driving records. The study, authored by the Consumer Federation of America, found that the average auto insurance premiums for renters were 7 percent higher than those for homeowners. The study also showed that some companies charge renters as much as 20 percent more for auto insurance than...

In an interview with the Texas Tribune web site, Texas Solicitor General Scott Keller revealed the reasons why the state is pursuing its immigration lawsuit against President Barack Obama all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The interview also featured Texas First Assistant Attorney General Chip Roy, who will be also be participating in the immigration lawsuit while Attorney General Ken...