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Re-examining Personal Jurisdiction in Products Liability Cases in Texas

Personal Jurisdiction allows a court to exercise power over a non-resident defendant. Without personal jurisdiction, a court could not hear a case filed against a non-resident defendant. Most lawyers equate personal jurisdiction with the phrase &ldquo […]

DOL Clarifies Standard to Determine "Joint Employer" Status

On January 12, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final rule ("Final Rule") to revise and update the standard for determining "joint employer" status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) – the federal law […]

Kane Russell Coleman Logan Announces New Board of Directors

Kane Russell Coleman Logan has announced their new board of directors following their recent change in firm management. Newly-appointed Managing Director Karen A. Cox serves as Chair of the Board along with attorneys Patrick “Rick” Stark, Thomas […]

Kane Russell Coleman Logan Adds New Attorneys to Roster

Kane Russell Coleman Logan has added new attorneys to the firm. Kathryn Laflin and Kathleen Thompson are the firm’s newest litigators, and S. Kyle Woodard is the newest attorney in the bankruptcy group. Laflin joined the firm’s Houston office, and […]

The Unsettled Definition of Waters of the United States

Defining WOTUS has been addressed in several US Supreme Court cases, most importantly Rapanos v. United States (2006). Justice Scalia wrote the plurality opinion stating that the CWA confers federal jurisdiction over non-navigable waters only if the […]

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Texas Lawbook: KRCL Sets Succession Plan in Motion

Texas Lawbook published an article about the change in KRCL's firm management. The article focuses on the shift in leadership -- highlighting attorney Karen Cox as the new chair of KRCL's board -- and announces KRCL's shift to a C-suite business model […]

KRCL advises on Petrofac’s $22M purchase of W&W Energy Services

Kane Russell Coleman Logan advised Petrofac, including directors Arthur Nathan, David Thrasher and James Prappas, and senior attorney Jordan Sibley.  The in-house attorneys who worked on the matter were Roman Zakrevsky […]