Breach of Implied Warranty of Merchantability–an Explanation of PJC 71.10

February 8, 2011

We have been asked why UCC § 2.314(b)(5) is not included as an element in PJC 71.10. This subsection is not included because it does not relate to a products liability claim covered by PJC chapter 71. PJC 71.10 is based on the old PJC 71.9 as it appeared in former editions of this volume. [...]

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Trailblazer Louise Raggio Passes Away

January 31, 2011

[youtube width="560" height="400"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTW_tXQEvuE[/youtube] TexasBarBooks is sad to report that Louise Raggio, a pioneer among the state’s early female lawyers, died on January 23. Many of the impressive achievements of Ms. Raggio’s career were chronicled in the book Rough Road to Justice, published by TexasBarBooks. One such achievement was her election to the State Bar’s Board [...]

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Introducing Probate Forms Builder

January 5, 2011

TexasBarBooks is proud to announce the release of its new Texas Probate Forms Builder Document Assembly System. Forms Builder is an easy-to-use program designed to facilitate procedures and organize materials for Texas attorneys handling probate matters. Both new and experienced lawyers, as well as their legal assistants, stand to benefit from this time-saving and cost-effective [...]

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TexasBarBooks Donates Kindle and E-Books for Holiday Raffle

December 21, 2010

At this year’s staff holiday party, the State Bar raised over $2,600 for the Christmas Bureau of Austin through a raffle of gift baskets donated by various departments within the Bar. TexasBarBooks decided to celebrate our first foray into e-book publishing by offering a free Kindle with free copies of the Kindle versions of Rough [...]

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TexasBarBooks titles now available for Kindle

November 16, 2010

Two of TexasBarBooks’s most popular titles, I Remember Atticus and Rough Road to Justice, are now available as Kindle e-books. As our first two publications formatted for Kindle, these books mark a new venture by TexasBarBooks into helping lawyers and consumers in Texas and beyond build their digital libraries. As Kindle e-books, I Remember Atticus [...]

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Updated Adobe Reader is Now Available

October 13, 2010

Last week, Adobe released updated versions of its Acrobat family of products, including Adobe Reader 9.4. This latest version of Adobe Reader is designed to address security concerns and fix bugs in the preceding version—Adobe Reader 9.3.4—which negatively affected some users’ digital products, including a few products released by TexasBarBooks. The latest version of Adobe [...]

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UPDATE: Certificate of Adoption Revised

September 24, 2010

The Vital Statistics Unit of the Texas Department of State Health Services issued a revised form VS-160 (Certificate of Adoption) in May, shortly after the third edition of the Texas Family Law Practice Manual went into production. Please substitute this form for the version that appears as form 53-28 in the manual. The second page [...]

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State Bar of Texas Wins Big at 2010 ACLEA Awards

August 18, 2010

Annually, the international organization Association for Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA) offers “best” awards that recognize the contributions of its professional member organizations. The State Bar of Texas has received four of only 18 awards granted.

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Jim Perdue Interview – Part Two

July 19, 2010

For Part One of this interview, click here. This video is an excerpt from the WINNING WITH STORIES: JIM PERDUE LIVE DVD.

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TexasBarBooks Recognized by ACLEA

June 9, 2010

Annually, the international organization Association for Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA) offers “best” awards in five categories that recognize the contributions of its professional member organizations. TexasBarBooks has received three of only 18 awards granted to competitors representing more than 300 organizations. TexasBarBooks was chosen for the Award for Professional Excellence in the Marketing Category for [...]

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