Texas recently enacted the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act (“TUTSA” or the “Act”) becoming the 48th state to enact the model statute and leaving only Massachusetts and New York to remain. Governor Rick Perry signed TUTSA […]
"No man acquires property without acquiring with it a little arithmetic also." Ralph Waldo Emerson, Representative Men 152 (1850). This axiom regarding the interrelation of property ownership and valuation was recognized and incorporated […]
This alert, the second of three in this series, provides a brief introduction concerning regulations in Texas related to Compressed Natural Gas ("CNG") dispensers. Texas is the only state that has not adopted a version of the standardized […]
Effective October 1, 2013, revisions to the American Arbitration Association’s (“AAA”) Commercial Arbitration Rules (the “Commercial Rules”) will take effect for all cases filed on or after that date. The revisions […]
The Texas Supreme Court approved new rules that will dramatically change the practice of civil law in Texas. The new rules establish a mandatory "expedited action" procedure for certain cases with limited amounts in controversy. The rules also […]
With the explosion of natural gas exploration and production in the United States, several companies are moving forward with making Compressed Natural Gas ("CNG") more available to motorists nationwide. As a result, most states and localities […]
Two years ago, in Gilbert Texas Construction, L.P. v. Underwriters at Lloyd’s London, the Texas Supreme Court held that the contractual liability exclusion in a general contractor’s CGL applied to exclude coverage when the insured assumed […]
The principal issue in any bankruptcy case involving franchise issues will be the effect of the filing on the franchise agreement. As with most contracts, the party filing bankruptcy - the debtor - has two options. The debtor may assume the franchise […]
On July 25, 2012, Joseph M. Coleman presented The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You to FORIUS - Shared Services Networking Group, NACM North Central in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The popular media’s description of a recent Tarrant County jury verdict -- in the case of Mark & Linda Lesher v. Doescher, Coyel, et. al. -- might lead you to believe the internet’s veil of anonymity is lifting. The headlines read […]