Tom Ciarlone Weighs In on the Recent Marathon Oil Court Victory
Tom Ciarlone, Director in KRCL's Houston office, weights in on the recent Marathon Oil court victory in a Houston Business Journal Article.
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Subrogation Alert: New Texas Statute Affecting Condominium Construction Defect Claims
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 […]
Employee Background Checks: Duties And Limitations On The Employer
Conducting background checks is both a necessary and risky venture that employers take on when hiring and retaining employees. Employers are increasingly finding themselves in litigation challenging the use of background checks as part of the screening […]
Karin Zaner to Speak at the Texas Surgical Society (TSS) Fall Meeting
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 […]
New Texas Statute Affecting Condominium Construction Defect Claims
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 […]
Loss-of-Use Damages in the Event of a Total Loss
On September 22, 2015, the Texas Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case J&D Towing, LLC v. American Alternative Insurance Corporation, and the ruling could potentially have drastic effects upon how insurers handle and value property damage […]
Derivative Shareholder Litigation Involving Closely Held Corporations
The Texas Supreme Court’s recent decision in Sneed v. Webre strengthened the rights of shareholders of closely held corporations to challenge irresponsible or self-serving corporate management. Sneed v. Webre, No. 12–0045, 2015 WL 3451653 […]
Karin Zaner and Richard Hathaway successfully defend office-share dispute
KRCL represents some amazing clients. Case in point—check out Dallas pulmonary and critical care specialist Dr. Michelle Chesnut on the July 2015 cover of Texas Medicine (the Texas Medical Association’s monthly publication). Dr. Chesnut was featured […]
Two Wins for Defendants In Personal Injury Litigation
In June of 2015, Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 735 and House Bill 1692 into law. Both bills impact personal injury and wrongful death litigation in Texas. Senate Bill 735 limits discovery of a defendant’s net worth in connection with […]
Alternative Dispute Resolution in Texas - Trends and Tips
According to statistics from the Texas Office of Court Administration, the number of civil lawsuits tried to jury verdict has steadily declined over the years while the number of lawsuits filed annually has increased. One explanation for this trend is […]
The Duty to Warn of Open and Obvious Hazards Remains Unclear
While Section 406.033 of the Texas Labor Code clearly establishes that nonsubscribing employers cannot rely on the defense that an employee assumed the risk of injury in performing the activity that led to the employee's on-the-job injury, Texas courts […]
Springtime is Stern time
On May 26, 2015, continuing a springtime ritual for bankruptcy lawyers, the Supreme Court issued its latest "progeny of Stern" ruling on the adjudicative authority of the bankruptcy courts. In a 6-3 decision the Court held that "Our precedents make […]