The new overtime regulations announced in May, which among other things raised the salary for the white collar exemptions from $23,660 to $47,476, were set to go in effect on December 1, 2016. But on Wednesday, the Republican-controlled U.S. House of […]
Marcy Rothman spoke today at the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel Fall Meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming with United States District Court Judge Mark W. Bennett. The topic was implicit bias in voir dire (jury selection). Judge Bennett is […]
On Thursday, September 22, 2016, Yahoo publicized a 2014 data breach “associated with at least 500 million user accounts.”[1] This may be the largest data breach ever, in terms of those affected.[2] Experts believe it could have a ripple effect […]
In Daugherty v. Convergent Outsourcing, Inc., the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a collection letter that is silent as to litigation, but which offers to “settle” a time-barred debt without acknowledging that such debt is judicially unenforceable […]
George Barber, Joseph Coleman, and Joseph Friedman were ranked in the area of Business Bankruptcy once again. Jason Binford was also recognized by Super Lawyers in the Business Bankruptcy rankings for the first time after being selected for Texas Rising […]
In June 2016, the Texas Supreme Court issued two opinions interpreting the applicability of Chapter 95 of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code. While members of the Plaintiff's bar may be celebrating one of the Court's rulings, property owners […]
Noncompliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations may not singularly establish a negligence per se claim, but such evidence may be relevant to proximate cause in a simple negligence action. In 2015, the Corpus Christi […]
Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC is pleased to announce that five attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2017 Best Lawyers® list by Woodward/White, Inc. Listed attorneys include Kenneth Biermacher, Lawrence Bowman, Joseph […]
Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) gives rights of equal access to places of public accommodation. For people who are deaf or hard of hearing, Title III requires businesses to remove barriers to communication. Restaurants and other […]
Yesterday, Christi Craddick—one of the State’s three elected Railroad Commissioners—introduced the Texas Oilfield Relief Initiative, a nine-point plan aimed at easing regulatory burdens on the energy industry. The initiative will be rolled out […]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued its final rule setting forth amendments and clarifications to mortgage servicing regulations on August 4, 2016. The final rule will implement new servicing regulations including the following […]
In an effort to better facilitate federal response to cyber-incidents[1] the Obama Administration released a Presidential Policy Directive on United States Cyber Incident Coordination (“PPD”)[2] on July 26, 2016. The PPD is a continuation of […]