How do lawyers and their firms manage and safeguard the information with which they have been entrusted while continuing to inform and communicate with their clients? In an ethics opinion issued earlier this month, the American Bar Association stated […]
In the latest episode of our energy law podcast: the Eighth Circuit makes it easier for plaintiffs to take fracing contamination claims to trial; the Texas Supreme Court rules on the validity of county-wide mineral conveyances; and the Oklahoma Supreme […]
For the second Friday in a row, the Texas Supreme Court has issued a watershed decision with sweeping implications for the oil-and-gas industry. Last week, the Court ruled that offsite penetration—horizontal drilling across one tract to reach a second […]
With schools across the country about to wrap up for the year, many teenagers will be looking for jobs to earn some extra spending money or keep themselves occupied this summer. And many employers--in particular restaurants, retail establishments, hospitality […]
Gail Menchaca contacted USAA, her homeowner’s insurance company, after a hurricane damaged her home. USAA sent an adjuster to inspect the property, but the adjuster found only minimal damage. Since the repair estimate was lower than Menchaca’ […]
According to the suit, Dr. Linda Miller was forced to resign after a peer review process was held. Dr. Miller claimed that the peer review process was held without her involvement, in violation of the bylaws, and that the hospital wrongly reported […]
Featured in this week’s episode of our energy law podcast: the Texas Supreme Court issues new guidance for noise-and-pollution claims in the oil patch, as well as a landmark opinion on subsurface mineral trespass; Colorado energy regulators ask […]
In a case that has been closely watched in the oil-and-gas industry, yesterday the Texas Supreme Court decided whether drilling through a mineral estate—one which is not under lease by the driller—to access a reservoir beneath a bordering tract constitutes […]
In Ocwen Loan Servicing v. Robert M. Berry, the Fifth Circuit vacated and remanded a summary judgment granted in favor of Ocwen Loan Servicing ("Ocwen") in relation to a Texas home equity loan. In 2007, Robert Berry took out a home equity loan with […]
Check out my post on the Law in the Workplace blog to read about four common flaws that make non-compete agreements unenforceable.
On May 12, 2017, Director Marcy Rothman guest-authored an article in Law360 titled: 'From Heaven To Hell' Mineral Rights And Ancient Deeds.
In Texas, all state agencies effectively have an "expiration date": each is periodically abolished, by operation of law, unless the Legislature passes a bill to extend its existence. Established in 1977, the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission evaluates […]