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The article discusses the Texas Supreme Court's determination in the 2014 case LAN/STV v. Martin K. Eby Construction Co. Inc. that an economic loss rule shields design professionals from economic liability in negligent misrepresentation lawsuits involving third party contractors and issues related to construction plans. The legal concept of contractual privity is mentioned, along with Texas tort laws and economic losses due to construction delays.

The article focuses on economic-loss rule that prevents a party from suing under a breach of contract claim and post-contract-formation fraud claims in Texas. Topics discussed include the Texas Supreme Court case Formosa Plastics Corp. USA v. Presidio Eng'rs & Contractors, Inc that created an exception to the economic-loss rule, the application of economic-loss rule by courts, and Texas Supreme Court's decision in case Southwestern Bell Telephone v. DeLanney that used independent injury tests.

The article focuses on several aspects related to the Economic Loss Rule including its definition, rationales for the Economic Loss Rule and its history. It offers information that the rule is a legal precedent that cuts off tort liability to persons for purely economic loss. It discusses certain case laws of the U.S. and Texas involving this rule. It informs about the origin of the rule to protect boundary between contract and tort and to limit negligence actions in non-contract settings.