PJC Business

S UBJECT I NDEX

Piercing the corporate veil — continued LLCs, 108.2 monopoly, 108.8 protection of crime, 108.7 sham to perpetrate a fraud, 108.4 Prejudgment interest contract cases, 115.3 DTPA/Insurance Code cases, 115.9, 115.13 exemplary damages, 115.38 fraud, 115.19, 115.20 future damages, 115.3, 115.6, 115.9, 115.13, 115.14, 115.18–115.22, 115.27, 115.28, 115.30 good faith and fair dealing, 115.14 interference with contract, 115.22 negligent misrepresentation, 115.21 Whistleblower Act, 115.27 wrongful discharge ( Sabine Pilot doctrine), 115.26 Preponderance of the evidence, Introduction 4(e), 100.3 Preservation of charge error, 116.1 Price, contract, 101.13 Principal and agent authority of agent (contracts), 101.15 exemplary damages, 115.39 ratification of purported agent’s act (contract), 101.16 Privilege Fifth Amendment, 100.11 generally no inference, 100.10 judicial-proceeding, 110.9 Producing cause deceptive trade practices, 102.1, 102.7, 102.8 Insurance Code, 102.14, 102.21 Professional services (DTPA), 102.22 Profit disgorgement (fiduciary duty), 115.16 Promise false (statutory fraud), 105.9

future action (fraud), 105.3B Promissory estoppel, 101.41 damages, 115.6 Prompt payment of claims

Texas Insurance Code, 102.25–102.28 Texas Property Code, 101.50, 101.51 Proportionate responsibility, 115.36 deceptive trade practices, 102.22 Protection of crime (piercing), 108.7 Proximate cause, 100.13, 103.1, 115.14 Publication of private facts, 110.17 damages, 115.35 Punitive damages. See Damages, exemplary

Q Quantum meruit, 101.42 construction contracts, 101.46 damages, 115.7

R Ratification (contract), 101.16 Real estate, as “goods” under DTPA, 102.2, 102.3, 102.5, 102.9 Reformation of instrument affirmative cause of action, 101.4 required elements, 101.4, 101.26 Release, 101.21 Reliance (damages) contracts, 115.4 promissory estoppel, 115.6 Religious observance or practice (employment), 107.16 undue hardship (employer’s), 107.17 Removal of document, fraudulent (exemplary damages), 115.41

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