The San Antonio Court of Appeals recently determined that the acceptance of royalty payments will not necessarily operate as a waiver of a mineral lease's anti-pooling provision. The decision, Strickhausen v. Petrohawk Operating Company, is available […]
Healthcare bankruptcies present unique challenges in addition to financial restructuring. An immediate concern that must be addressed in these cases is the ability of the debtor to provide, and continue to provide, adequate services to existing and future […]
Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC today announced that the law firm has signed a long-term lease to relocate its Dallas headquarters to a completely renovated multi-floor space containing approximately 45,000 square feet in Bank of America Plaza. Located […]
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employees must receive at least time and one-half their regular pay rate for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek unless an exemption applies. For an exemption to apply, an employee’s specific job duties […]
In the normal course, when landowners believe they have been underpaid royalties under an oil-and-gas lease, they sue individually. Most of the time the core claim is for breach of contract (notwithstanding that royalty-underpayment petitions are often […]
Every lender that has accelerated a note in order to pursue foreclosure has likely faced the argument from a borrower at one time or another that foreclosure proceedings were filed too late because of a prior acceleration that started the statute of […]
Suppose a manufacturer wants to designate one of its employees to provide expert testimony about the design process in a products liability case. Perhaps a bank wants one of its loan officers to give an expert opinion on lending practices. There can […]
In Obduskey vs. McCarthy & Holthus LLP (No. 17-1307), the Supreme Court addressed whether a law firm hired to carry out a non-judicial foreclosure on a Colorado home owned by the Petitioner was acting in the capacity of a "debt collector" […]
Super Lawyers has awarded seven Kane Russell Coleman Logan attorneys with its top recognition for young attorneys this year. Michael Attaway, Demetri Economou, David Fisk, John Kane, Scott Riddle, Kenneth Riney and Melody Wang have been named to the […]
Risk Transfer in Construction: Subrogation, Indemnity and Additional Insured Provisions Published by: Lawrence T. Bowman Donald A Waltz Ashley Veitenheimer
On January 8, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer & White Sales, Inc.[1] Not only did this case clarify whether arbitrators or courts should decide arbitrability under the Federal Arbitration Act, but […]
Kane Russell Coleman Logan today announced the promotion of Michael Attaway to the position of Director in the firm’s Business and Corporate Group. Michael joined the firm in 2012 and represents clients in merger and acquisition and commercial financing […]