COMING SOON: Texas may get a chance to refine International crude oil
Did you know that there are plans to build a 36-inch crude oil pipeline all the way from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast? Read about it at: http://www.transcanada.com/keystone.html
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The Lonestar State takes FOUR of the top ten spots on the Forbes “boom towns” list!
Scutt Law, PLLC can’t say enough nice things about our great state of Texas, and neither can Forbes! FOUR of the Lonestar State’s cities placed in the top ten of the Forbes next “boom town” list! Go Texas! To read the entire article, copy and paste this into your browser: http://blogs.forbes.com/joelkotkin/2011/07/06/the-next-big-boom-towns-in-the-u-s/
UNDER CONSTRUCTION…please bear with us!
Please bear with us! Scutt Law, PLLC’s website is currently “under construction” as we transfer our site over to a new, Texas-based (and even wind-powered…wow!) web hosting company. We are excited to launch www.scuttlaw.com off of our new local host this week sometime. We appreciate your understanding as we work out the kinks. Have a […]
Mixed news for retailers and small businesses
FYI-if your business accepts debit cards, yesterday the Federal Reserve slashed the fees that banks can charge for debit card transactions, but did not cut them as deeply as initially expected. For the whole story, go to Scutt Law, PLLC’s twitter page at: SCUTTLAWPLLC or follow us by clicking right now on the blue and […]
Promissory Notes: A Texas Commercial Paper Primer
Welcome to Scutt Law, PLLC’s primer on promissory notes made in Texas. First, what is a promissory note? A promissory note is a signed paper promising to pay another a certain sum of money. In order to be legitimate and acceptable as a proper promissory note, the writing MUST contain the following elements: 1. UNCONDITIONAL: […]
¡Viva Chipotle!
We are Chipotle-bound here at Scutt Law, PLLC this afternoon! We want to give a shout-out to Chipotle Mexican Grill located at 438 NW Loop 410 here in San Antonio. Scutt Law, PLLC won a free meal for four of our employees at Chipotle, compliments of their monthly business card drawing at the restaurant. What […]
CAVEAT EMPTOR: BEWARE AND BE AWARE!
Scutt Law, PLLC’s Consumer Awareness Series, Topic Number One CARCINOGENS IN YOUR CHILD’S PLAY SAND AND CALIFORNIA’S PROPOSITION 65 WARNING LABELS Scutt Law, PLLC’s CAVEAT EMPTOR (which means “buyer beware” in Latin) topic this week examines the dangers of play sand. Play sand is used in children’s sand boxes, and can be purchased at your […]
Hollywood gets it!
Aha! Hollywood gets it…make sure that you do, too! What is the real moral of the movie “The Social Network”? That you should always have an attorney review any contract you sign before you sign it. You will not regret it. Congratulations to “The Social Network” for its Academy Award nomination for best picture, and […]
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A primer on consideration and the law of contracts
In order for a contract to be legally enforceable, there must be some sort of legitimate consideration. What is “consideration”? Consideration is a bargained-for change in legal position between the parties. Basically, two elements must be present for a valid contract to exist. First, there must be a bargained-for exchange between the parties. And second, […]
