Pete Reid Law Wins Dismissal of Lawsuit Alleging Fraud and Negligence Against Software Developer
An e-commerce company brought a lawsuit against a software developer who it had hired to design and implement the Company’s web platform and dynamic content. The Company’s site featured listings of products and services specifically [...]
Austin Homebuyer Recovers Purchase Price, Damages, and Attorneys’ Fees After Discovering Misrepresentations by Realtors and Seller.
In April 2014, an Austin Homebuyer purchased an old property in South Austin. The MLS listing described the property as a ‘duplex’, and that it consisted of ‘2/1 and 3/1 apartments’ on each floor. As [...]
How Pete Reid Law Helped Lulu the Dog Find Her Way Home
Lulu is a beloved Great Pyrenees dog who was stolen from the yard of her owner, a documentary filmmaker, one summer afternoon. Lulu was eventually picked up by Austin Animal Control, and wrongly given to a [...]
Award-Winning Austin Hair Salon Fails In Attempt To Enforce Signed Non-Compete Agreement Against Former Stylist
An upscale Austin hair salon and spa brought a lawsuit against a former employee and sought an injunction to stop the mother of two from working for one year within a 10-mile radius of the [...]
Celebrated Austin Club Saved From Eviction Over Loud Music By Pete Reid Law
Located underground in the heart of Austin’s well known 6th street is the acclaimed and lively Barcelona nightclub. For more than a decade the venue has been one of the busiest and loudest features of [...]
Local Musician Fends Off Developers’ Easement Claims Thanks to Pete Reid Law
Mandy Mercier is a long-time Austinite and an award-winning musician who has worked with the likes of Townes Van Zandt, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Ms. Mercier’s life was turned upside-down when [...]
Pete Reid Law Wins Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Award
Lawyer Ad named "Best Legal Online Video" in Web Marketing Association's 2015 IAC Award Competition. Austin -- Pete Reid Law, PLLC, an Austin-based law firm specializing in business litigation, tech, and sports law, has won [...]
The verdict is in: Pete Reid Law makes “arguably the greatest lawyer commercial ever”
This summer Pete Reid Law made its first TV commercial. As Pete told Texas Lawyer magazine, "I've always had the idea to make a lawyer commercial that's a bit different." Filmed over two days in [...]
Pete Reid Writes Op-Ed for Fox News on Scottish Referendum Result
On the eve of the historic referendum on Scottish Indpendence, Pete Reid was approached by Fox News to write an article about the vote and to record his thoughts as the results were made known. [...]
Despite Contract of Sale, Neighbor Refuses to Sell. PRL Sues and Forces Sale.
In March 2014, a Texan couple entered into a contract to buy a unique piece of property from their Neighbor in Burnet County. However, less than 24 hours after both parties had agreed to the [...]
Lake House Dwellers Threaten Owner, Try to Terminate Early, and Fail.
In Spring 2013, an Austin Homeowner entered into a 12-month lease with a professional couple to rent her large, multistory mansion located on the lakefront of Lake Travis. The Tenants lived in the house through [...]
Pete Reid Law Relocates to Elegant New Offices
Pete Reid Law, PLLC has completed its move to larger offices located at 703 West 10th Street. Tucked into one of Austin’s most desirable downtown neighborhoods, the new location has the convenience of being just [...]
Boston Legal Drama: Pete Reid Law Triumphs in Litigation Between Boston Company and its Client
Short-Term Solutions is a well-established business similar to HomeAway or Airbnb that provides a listing service for corporations and individuals seeking short-term furnished rentals in the Boston area. In 2012, an Austin-based businessman used Short-Term [...]
Pete Reid Law, PLLC Secures Victory For Austin Homeowner In Lawsuit Against General Contractor
In December 2011, a homeowner hired a General Contractor (GC) to remodel her home in Downtown Austin. However, shortly after construction began, the homeowner was surprised to receive a notice from the City of Austin [...]
Athletes and Their Trademark Rights Debated at UT Sports Law Symposium
This month, Pete Reid was invited to be a guest speaker at the 4th annual Sports Law Symposium. The event, hosted by the Texas Review of Entertainment and Sports Law (TRESL), took place on September [...]
Hair Stylist Entitled to Work at Nearby Salon Despite Signing Non-Compete Agreement
A popular Austin hair stylist recently retained Pete Reid Law after he was sued by his former Salon for allegedly breaching a Confidentiality and Non-competition Agreement. The Stylist had been required to sign the Agreement [...]
Further Efforts to Block ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Thwarted
On September 9, 2010, Plaintiff Forras, a former firefighter, brought a class action lawsuit for damages, in the amount of $350,000,000.00, allegedly sustained by him and others as a result of the proposed development of [...]
Pete Reid to Speak at Federal Bar Association Conference
This week one of the founders of Americans for an Independent Scotland visits Hawaii to address members of the Federal Bar Association on some of the legal issues surrounding Scotland’s fight for independence from the [...]
Pete Reid Law, PLLC wins one of the first cases in Texas to be decided under new free speech legislation.
After an individual was sued for defamation by a corporation following comments made on Yelp and CitySearch, Pete Reid Law, PLLC has had the lawsuit thrown out based on an individual’s right of free speech, [...]
Memorandum on the Texas Citizens Participation Act (The Texas Anti-SLAPP Statute).
In lawsuits filed on or after June 17, 2011, a defendant may have the right to dismissal and an award of attorney's fees and costs under Chapter 27 of the Texas Civil Practices and Remedies [...]
NYC Nightclub Where Giants And NBA Stars Were Present During A Fatal Shooting Is Evicted Due To Creative Lawyering
A property owner, was plunged into a case involving a popular nightclub where two high profile murders occurred while the New York Giants were partying after a recent victory and many professional basketball players celebrated [...]
Pete Reid Law PLLC secures favorable settlement for boxer in sports litigation with former manager.
Pete Reid Law, PLLC has successfully concluded a multi-state sports litigation matter between a boxer and his former manager over a sports car that was given to the boxer as a signing bonus. The former [...]
Contractual Cap on Damages Upheld in ‘Storage Wars’ Style Case
The operator of popular self-service storage facilities in Manhattan and was sued by an individual who had stored her property in one of the client's rooms. After Plaintiff fell into arrears in the payment of [...]
Elderly Co-Op Resident Entitled to Keep Air Conditioner, Court Decides
An elderly woman can keep the air conditioner in her Queens apartment that eases her asthma and allergies after a judge ruled the cooperative building's demand she remove the appliance or face eviction would constitute [...]
Judge Tosses Suit Against NYC Islamic Center (CBS News Video)
A judge in New York has dismissed a lawsuit that tried to block an Islamic community center from opening near the World Trade Center site. The New York Times reports that a lawsuit brought by [...]