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 […]
The Texas Legislature recently passed, and Governor Perry signed into law, House Bill 2093, which took effect on January 1, and which makes certain indemnity and additional insured provisions in construction contracts void and unenforceable as against […]
Joseph M. Coleman served as a panelist at the DFW Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers’ annual Financial Professionals Committee event held on October 4, 2012 in Dallas, TX. The event was co-hosted by the Turnaround Management Association’s […]
It is widely thought that the civil jury trial is dying a slow death in the American legal system. The cause of death is largely attributed to the high price tag associated with the modern jury trial. In the hopes of curbing this trend, the […]
The Texas Supreme Court recently rendered an important decision which has the potential to expand an employer's liability for wrongful termination of employees in Texas. Texas is an at-will employment state where employers have the ability […]
On September 1, 2011, H.B. 274 went into effect. H.B. 274 made several significant changes to the Texas civil litigation practice. (See KRCL Litigation Alert, September, 2011.) Among the most important of these changes was a directive […]
Texas enacted its first workers’ compensation laws nearly a century ago. In most jurisdictions then, an employer’s participation in the workers’ compensation system was elective. However, after a United States Supreme Court […]
Non-parties such as financial institutions, accounting firms, health care providers, and other businesses are often in exclusive possession of documents and information relevant to disputes in which they have no identifiable stake. Litigants attempting […]
On August 3, 2011, Joe Friedman presented for the Advanced Family Law Course on “Gone Broke: Issues in Bankruptcy.” This course was sponsored by the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.
Joseph Friedman and John Kane authored an article for the American Bankruptcy Institute Trade Creditors Committee Newsletter entitled, "Cut the Middle Man: Court Prohibits Use of Client for Indirect Solicitations" which was published May 10, 2011. […]
In today's complex world, large-scale disasters are becoming more common-place. Whether it is a drilling rig disaster, or a nuclear power plant, large scale losses are on the rise. These large scale disasters present unique and complicated […]
For employers that use stock or stock options as consideration for non-compete or non-solicit agreements, a little clarity has been provided in Texas. In Marsh USA, Inc. v. Cook, the newest Texas Supreme Court opinion to address covenants not to […]