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LITIGATION ALERT: INSURANCE LAW UPDATE: Fifth Circuit certifies to the Supreme Court of Texas: Is the contractual liability exclusion triggered by a general contractor's agreement to "perform its work in a good and workmanlike manner"?
Two years ago, in Gilbert Texas Construction, L.P. v. Underwriters at Lloyd’s London, the Texas Supreme Court held that the contractual liability exclusion in a general contractor’s CGL applied to exclude coverage when the insured assumed […]
Bankruptcy and the Franchise Agreement
The principal issue in any bankruptcy case involving franchise issues will be the effect of the filing on the franchise agreement. As with most contracts, the party filing bankruptcy - the debtor - has two options. The debtor may assume the franchise […]
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
On July 25, 2012, Joseph M. Coleman presented The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You to FORIUS - Shared Services Networking Group, NACM North Central in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
LITIGATION ALERT: VIRTUAL VITRIOL: Defamation and Internet Anonymity
The popular media’s description of a recent Tarrant County jury verdict -- in the case of Mark & Linda Lesher v. Doescher, Coyel, et. al. -- might lead you to believe the internet’s veil of anonymity is lifting. The headlines read […]
Buyers Groups, Escheatment and Recent Developments in Bankruptcy
Joseph M. Coleman presented Texas Two-Step: Impact of Corporate Formations Upon Collections and Bankruptcy Update for Credit Professionals to the National Food Equipment Manufacturer’s Credit Exchange Group on May 7, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois.
Broad-Form Indemnity Eliminated in Construction-Related Contracts in Texas
Two years ago, in Gilbert Texas Construction, L.P. v. Underwriters at Lloyd’s London, the Texas Supreme Court held that the contractual liability exclusion in a general contractor’s CGL applied to exclude coverage when the insured assumed liability […]
LITIGATION ALERT: "PREDICTIVE CODING" ARRIVES: Automated Document Review System May Significantly Reduce Litigation Expenses in Complex Cases
In its recent decision in Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe et al., the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York became the first court to expressly approve the emerging automated document review process known as “predictive coding […]
LITIGATION ALERT: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Revives Securities Fraud Claims in Stanford Entities Securities Litigation
In response to a multitude of lawsuits involving investments in the alleged multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme perpetrated by R. Allen Stanford, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated nearly a hundred cases into a multi-district litigation […]
Christopher C. Pappas Speaks at the Construction Law Seminar
On August 21, 2012, Christopher C. Pappas will be a guest speaker at the Construction Law Seminar which will be held at the Marriott-West Loop Hotel in Houston, Texas. The topics he will cover are “Litigation Avoidance and Management” and “Ethics […]