It has been more than four years since the District Court for the Northern District of Texas appointed Ralph Janvey as Receiver for the Stanford Entities—shutting down what the SEC alleged to be a $7 billion Ponzi scheme. In that time, R. Allen […]
Texas recently enacted the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act (“TUTSA” or the “Act”) becoming the 48th state to enact the model statute and leaving only Massachusetts and New York to remain. Governor Rick Perry signed TUTSA […]
"No man acquires property without acquiring with it a little arithmetic also." Ralph Waldo Emerson, Representative Men 152 (1850). This axiom regarding the interrelation of property ownership and valuation was recognized and incorporated […]
This alert, the second of three in this series, provides a brief introduction concerning regulations in Texas related to Compressed Natural Gas ("CNG") dispensers. Texas is the only state that has not adopted a version of the standardized […]
Effective October 1, 2013, revisions to the American Arbitration Association’s (“AAA”) Commercial Arbitration Rules (the “Commercial Rules”) will take effect for all cases filed on or after that date. The revisions […]
While working on the assembly line at ABC Manufacturing, Linda the line worker claims that she strained her back while pulling a product off the line. In accordance with ABC's workers' compensation insurance policy, Linda's manager […]
The Texas Supreme Court approved new rules that will dramatically change the practice of civil law in Texas. The new rules establish a mandatory "expedited action" procedure for certain cases with limited amounts in controversy. The rules also […]
With the explosion of natural gas exploration and production in the United States, several companies are moving forward with making Compressed Natural Gas ("CNG") more available to motorists nationwide. As a result, most states and localities […]
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 […]
An article written by Larry Bowman entitled, “Ruling Reveals Broker E&O Risk in Surplus Lines Agreements” was published by Property Casualty 360 on July 3, 2012.