Preference litigation is frequently a game of poker between a bankruptcy trustee and creditors in which the trustee begins with a significant advantage – the lawsuit. In most cases, simply filing a lawsuit ensures that the bankruptcy trustee will leverage […]
In Texas, physicians have unique statutory rights that must be met before a non-competition agreement can be enforced against them. See Section 15.50(a) of the Texas Business Code. At first blush, these statutory requirements appear to give physicians […]
The world of data breaching not only affects consumers who have to monitor their monthly statements, order new credit cards, and face the risk of their identity being compromised in the future. Federal courts of appeals are making tough calls in class […]
Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (“TRAC”), a research center established in 1989 to obtain detailed information regarding various filings at federal agencies, recently released data concerning the number of overtime […]
If you have a little one at home, chances are you own a baby monitor. They are your "window on their world" when you are not by their side. They provide you with comfort and peace of mind that you are aware of your creature's every move and every need […]
The panel presentation will cover recent trends in construction defect claims and litigation, including the interplay when claims are asserted concurrently against both the general contractor for construction defect claims and design professionals […]
One of the most significant employment law risks currently facing employers are collective action lawsuits brought by current or former employees claiming they were not paid overtime. These lawsuits are often the result of misclassifying employees as […]
Chesapeake has not had a good run in the courts lately. It has been hammered over the last year with lawsuits brought by mineral lessors alleging that the natural gas giant has swindled them out of millions of dollars in royalty payments. And the plaintiffs […]
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio was recently presented with a strange set of facts regarding a purported licensee under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). The issue was whether an acknowledged mistake […]
The law firm of Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC (“KRCL”) has expanded its Energy Group in Houston with the addition of four attorneys. David Bond, Thomas G. Ciarlone, Jr., Andrea “AJ” Johnson, and Demetri Economou have joined […]
Karin Zaner will be the CME ethics speaker at the Texas Surgical Society (TSS) Fall meeting on October 12, 2014. Her topic is "Social Media—A Physician’s Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls." TSS, the oldest state surgical society, is […]
Before filing a lawsuit or initiating an arbitration proceeding pertaining to a construction defect, a condominium association in Texas with eight or more units must now comply with the newly added Section 82.119 to Chapter 82 of the Texas Property Code […]