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Understanding the NPDB: Top 10 Tips

It is used to inform health care organizations (such as hospitals, health plans, state licensing boards, and other health care regulatory entities) of a "reportable event." NPDB reports are used, along with other source data, when a practitioner is considered […]

In-House Alert: Covenants Not to Compete and Bankruptcy

The difficult economic circumstances of the last few years have affected employer/employee relationships in a number of different ways.  One of these effects has been that fewer employees changed jobs.  During a period of high unemployment, […]

Article by Joseph Coleman published in The Credit and Financial Management Review

ABSTRACT: When a creditor is faced with defending preferential transfer actions in a bankruptcy case, one of the least understood, and therefore least used, defenses is the so-called "ordinary business terms" defense described in Bankruptcy Code section […]

EPA Adopts New AAI Standard

In a final rule published on December 30, 2013, and effective immediately, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has adopted a new standard for conducting All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI). The EPA's action impacts private and public parties who […]

Bruce M. Flowers

Dram Shop Liability in Texas: The "Safe Harbor" Defense Explained

The Texas Dram Shop Act became law in 1987.  Before its enactment, Texas law did not impose liability on sellers of alcohol who "over-served" intoxicated patrons.  In passing the Dram Shop Act, the Legislature provided the exclusive remedy for liability […]

Michael A. Logan

KRCL Sponsors Texas Minority Council Program Conference

Kane Russell Coleman & Logan is proud to support the Texas Minority Council Program's annual conference for a third year.  The program, which promotes diversity in the legal profession, brings Texas attorneys together to provide networking and […]

Bankruptcy: New Fee Guidelines

Under 11 U.S.C. §330, attorneys seeking to be paid from a debtor's estate must file fee applications with the bankruptcy court. Additionally, many bankruptcy courts have enacted local rules and guidelines with respect to fee applications. The Office […]