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OSHA announces new requirements for reporting workplace injuries

Recently, the United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety & Health Administration ("OSHA") announced new requirements for the reporting of workplace injuries that are slated to take effect on January 1, 2015. These new regulations apply […]

Bankruptcy Court: It Is the Proper Forum for Trade Secret Dispute

To find out how one bankruptcy court addressed these issues, click on the link below to an article written by Angie Offerman and recently published in the ABI Technology & Intellectual Property Committee Newsletter: http://committees.abi.org/committees […]

Nurturing a Culture of Prudent Cyber: Part 3 of 4

In a perfect world, the partnership between a business and its insurance company must be based on full information and informed shared risks.  This is even more true in the world of prudent cyber liability policies and coverage.  Not only is this good […]

Vaccinating Your Business From The Hackers: Part 2 of 4

In Part 1 of our series, we discussed how many traditional insurance policies may leave your business vulnerable in the event of a breach.  Because of this and not surprisingly, the insurance industry has developed new insurance products designed to […]

Dissecting the Anatomy of Cyber Risk: Part 1 of 4

Welcome to Cybersaurus Lex, a weekly blog devoted to our reader's education on cyber risk and data breach.  In this our launch edition, we will dissect the typical business insurance policies and why each may leave your business unclothed in the event […]

Preparing for a Cybersecurity Breach

Even as the economy seems to be improving, company budgets likely remain tight. However, in light of recent large scale data breaches such as K-Mart, Home Depot and Target, companies should be re-assessing their own data security measures. That assessment […]

Evolving Cybersecurity Threats

Personal information—information from your customers, employees, or your business itself—has become currency for criminals. Consequently, evolving cybersecurity threats for every business, regardless of size or industry, should be concerned with […]

EEOC Ramps Up Attack On Mandatory Arbitration Agreements

Over the course of its history, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") has disfavored the application of mandatory arbitration agreements within the employment context.  Indeed, until the decision in Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams […]

How Bankruptcy Affects Franchise Agreements

Few assets in the hospitality industry are more valuable and important than the franchise agreements.  The bankruptcy filing of a franchisor or a franchisee can greatly increase the uncertainty of how and when the provisions of a franchise agreement […]

Corporate Representative Depositions in Texas: The Basics Explained

If your company becomes involved in litigation, chances are it will be asked to present a corporate representative for deposition.  A corporate representative deposition is one in which the company names a person to testify on behalf of the company […]

Viking Tao Quoted in China Daily USA

"China is already one of the state's top trading partners.  With the launching of non-stop flights between Houston and Beijing last year and non-stop flights between Dallas and Shanghai and Hong Kong, we are seeing an increased interest from Chinese […]