Welcome to Cybersaurus Lex, a weekly blog devoted to our reader's education on cyber risk and data breach. In this our launch edition, we will dissect the typical business insurance policies and why each may leave your business unclothed in the event […]
Even as the economy seems to be improving, company budgets likely remain tight. However, in light of recent large scale data breaches such as K-Mart, Home Depot and Target, companies should be re-assessing their own data security measures. That assessment […]
Personal information—information from your customers, employees, or your business itself—has become currency for criminals. Consequently, evolving cybersecurity threats for every business, regardless of size or industry, should be concerned with […]
Over the course of its history, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") has disfavored the application of mandatory arbitration agreements within the employment context. Indeed, until the decision in Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams […]
Few assets in the hospitality industry are more valuable and important than the franchise agreements. The bankruptcy filing of a franchisor or a franchisee can greatly increase the uncertainty of how and when the provisions of a franchise agreement […]
If your company becomes involved in litigation, chances are it will be asked to present a corporate representative for deposition. A corporate representative deposition is one in which the company names a person to testify on behalf of the company […]
Over the past decade, debtors have increasingly used the protections of Chapter 11 to sell substantially all of their assets in sales under section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code. As a result, post-sale debtors frequently have next to nothing left to reorganize […]
As far as employee compensation agreements are concerned, Texas employers are riding a wave of pro-business precedent to recoup bonus pay from employees. The Supreme Court of Texas’ recent opinion in ExxonMobil Corporation v. Drennen continues the […]
Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC congratulates George H. Barber, Kenneth W. Biermacher, Lawrence T. Bowman, Joseph M. Coleman, Joseph A. Friedman, Kenneth C. Johnston, Raymond J. Kane, Robert N. LeMay, Michael A. Logan, Zach T. Mayer, Wade L. McClure […]
The Texas Agricultural Code requires milk processors to hold funds in trust for the benefit of milk producers, including dairies and cooperatives. A trust fund is a powerful tool that will allow a milk producer to be paid ahead of other creditors […]
Jason Binford and John Kane have co-authored an article published in the September issue of the Texas Dairy & Ag Review. The article discusses the powerful protection that a trust fund claim provides to Texas milk producers. Click on […]
Debtor-in-possession financing ("DIP financing") is a critical issue that comes up at the beginning of most large to mid-sized bankruptcy cases. Companies filing bankruptcy are typically doomed to a rapid liquidation if they are unable to obtain new […]