On June 12, 2017, Judge Gorsuch issued his first written opinion since taking the bench on the Supreme Court. In Henson vs. Santander Consumer USA, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a company that purchases defaulted loans and then attempts […]
The federal judge handling the unprecedented restructuring of the U.S. territory has appointed U.S. Bankruptcy Chief Judge Barbara Houser of Dallas to head a five-member judicial panel to mediate key issues between the government of Puerto Rico and private […]
Your non-solicitation agreement with your employees in the oil patch may have just been gutted by a new decision from a Texas court of appeals. Join me and employment lawyer Andrea Johnson for the latest episode of the firm's […]
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") authorizes private lawsuits and fines to deter abusive collection efforts by "debt collectors"—a term defined under 15 U.S.C. §1692a(6) to include anyone who "regularly collects or attempts to collect […]
In the latest chapter of the ongoing proceedings in the lawsuit filed by Randy J. Austin against his former employer, Kroger Texas, L.P., the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has yet again remanded the case back to the United States […]
Andrew Mihalick and Kimberly Clark have joined the Houston office of Kane Russell Coleman Logan as members of the Litigation Practice Group. The addition of the two attorneys follows several recent hires in the firm’s Dallas office and marks the firm […]
On June 7, 2017, Carmen Alvarez filed a Class and Collective Action Complaint with the District Court of New Jersey against her former employer, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., for failing to pay her overtime as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act […]
No Texas Court has considered whether a written offer to enter into a loan modification satisfies the requirement under Texas law—known as the statute of frauds—that all loan agreements over $50,000 must be in writing and signed by the party to be […]
Unemployment is low and the job market is currently tight. In this environment, talented employees are in high demand. Your best and brightest employees could jump ship for "greener pastures." If your industry is highly competitive, the loss of talent […]
Last week, the Supreme Court “giveth and taketh away” in a case involving the sale of a ranch, critically including subsurface mineral interests. Specifically, in Kinsel v. Lindsey, the Court clarified that it has not recognized a cause of action […]
How do lawyers and their firms manage and safeguard the information with which they have been entrusted while continuing to inform and communicate with their clients? In an ethics opinion issued earlier this month, the American Bar Association stated […]
In the latest episode of our energy law podcast: the Eighth Circuit makes it easier for plaintiffs to take fracing contamination claims to trial; the Texas Supreme Court rules on the validity of county-wide mineral conveyances; and the Oklahoma Supreme […]