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Wrongful death claims are emotional for everyone involved. A wrongful death action accuses someone of negligent actions that led to the death of another. A wrongful death lawsuit against you or your business can have disastrous consequences. While you may understand...
Truck companies in Texas are vulnerable to legal filings for myriad reasons. Often, this is due to issues with the trucks themselves, driver behavior or because of a truck crash. In recent years, however, a series of new concerns have come up as the laws are being...
Negotiating and securing contracts is key to your business’s success. When you engage in that process, you expect all parties to negotiate in good faith. But that doesn’t always happen. When the other side acts wrongly, then you could be unfairly taken advantage of,...
Trucking companies are facing increasingly high costs when they are found liable for the negligent acts of their drivers in personal injury lawsuits. Some have referred to the problem as “nuclear verdicts.” In response, lawmakers in different states, including Texas,...
Businesses participating in the stream of commerce, whether they are designers, manufacturers or sellers can all face the threat of a product liability lawsuit brought by a consumer alleging the product they were sold was defective. Product liability lawsuits can be...
For gun owners, when you need your gun to work, you really need it to work. And, when you do not want your gun to fire, you really need it to not fire on its own. An accidental discharge can maim or kill you, a loved one, a friend or just an innocent bystander....
DALLAS, April 28, 2022 (Newswire.com) – Gregory L. Deans and Katherine H. Stepp — founding partners of Deans Stepp Law — have been recognized among D Magazine’s 2022 Best Lawyers, an exclusive list of peer-nominated attorneys in the metroplex. “We are thrilled to be recognized alongside such accomplished colleagues in an industry that we love,” said Gregory Deans, co-founding Partner of Deans Stepp Law. “Practicing law is a privilege…
Gregory Deans and Katherine Stepp, founding partners of Deans Stepp Law, are highly sought-after litigators for their results in complex business and tort cases in courtrooms and arbitrations in Texas and nationwide. While Deans and Stepp are known for fiercely representing clients in the courtroom, their first priority is always to minimize litigation. “Our clients know they’ll get the most…
by Katherine Stepp [Originally published in the Dallas Business Journal] From being sued to poorly handling an incident, businesses tend to make the same legal mistakes over and over. The way you navigate the situation will lead to better or worse results for your company. Here are the five most common legal mistakes we see from businesses, along with…
by Katherine Stepp [Originally published in the Dallas Business Journal] Imagine, for a moment, that you are the COO of a large company, and you are interviewing an architect for an upcoming commercial project over drinks at a bar. You share that you’ve narrowed down the award of the contract to him and one other firm. The architect drinks excessively…
