Josh Borsellino is a Texas litigation attorney based in Austin who focuses on complex statutory and regulatory matters, as well as class and collective actions. While my office is located in Fort Worth, I am admitted to practice in every state and federal court in Texas, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and I accept cases throughout the state. A few of the notab
le cases in which I have been involved are as follows:
· Representing a chemical company in a suit by a former customer for allegedly defective goods, in which the former customer sought more than $10 million in damages. Summary judgment was granted in favor of the client, and this ruling was affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
· Representing a royalty interest owner against an operator that claimed that the oil and gas lease was held by "force majeure." The district court granted summary judgment against the operator, resulting in the release of the lease.
· Representing a nursing home provider against a subcontractor for faulty design and installation of a sprinkler system, resulting in a favorable settlement.
· Representing a company that had been defrauded through a Ponzi scheme, resulting in an arbitration award in excess of $1 million. I have also written extensively on cutting-edge litigation issues, having authored or co-authored a number of articles that have been published by major legal periodicals and presented at some of the largest continuing legal education seminars in Texas. These articles include:
When Rules Collide: "Snap Back" Rules Do Not Always Protect Against Inadvertent Disclosure of Privileged Documents, published as a “Hot Topic” by the Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas, available at http://www.litigationsection.com/hot_topics_for_trial_lawyers/when_rules_collide;
Proportionate Responsibility, Joint and Several Liability, and the Jury Charge, State Bar of Texas 34th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, July, 2011;
Running an Olympian Gauntlet: the Chapter 33 Decathlon, 31st Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, 2008;
An Intersection or the End of the Road? Impact of Chapter 33 on Indemnity in Texas, Texas College for Judicial Studies, 2008;
An Annotated "Model" Settlement Agreement, The Advocate, the State Bar of Texas Litigation Section Report, 2007; and
Chapter 33 and Indemnity, 30th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, 2007.
