Texas Lawyer recently featured Johnston Tobey Baruch partner Chad Baruch after the Texas Fifth Court of Appeals ruled that minor, nonmaterial deviations from a settlement agreement do not invalidate the contract, upholding a specific performance order in a real estate dispute. The court found that because the parties stipulated to limited issues before trial, the property owner could not later claim the buyer failed to prove they were “ready, willing, and able” to close.  

In the story Mr. Baruch, who represents the appellees, said, “The integrity of the trial process depends on parties being held to the agreements they make in court. Trial stipulations are binding commitments, not strategic placeholders. This decision reinforces that principle and promotes efficiency, fairness and finality in litigation.” 

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