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Category Archives: Texas

Commercial Litigation, Texas
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5th Circuit Warning to Insured – Notify your Insurance Company

Carol Keough February 1, 2013

On January 17, 2013, the Federal Fifth Circuit affirmed a summary judgment against an insured, Mr. Reeder, for his mistake of keeping  his insurance company in the dark.  Jamestown Insurance Company, the insurer, argued on appeal that because of the conduct of Mr. Reeder, their insured, Jamestown Insurance Company was not required to defend or indemnify… Continue Reading »

Business Law, Supreme Court, Texas
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Contracts: Recognizing the Condition Precedent Requirement

Carol Keough January 30, 2013

Many Texas Contracts have condition precedent language in them and recognizing your obligations or the other party’s obligations to perform a condition precedent is important to understanding the duties of the parties to perform under the contract.  When a condition precedent is nor performed by one party, it  can sometimes excuse the other party from performing at all.  As… Continue Reading »

Technology Law, Texas
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Did a Texas Judge Go Too Far with Texting?

Carol Keough January 24, 2013

Imagine that your client is on trial for a felony offense and the judge is texting questions to the assistant prosecutor.  The Houston Chronicle reported that State District Judge E. Coker is accused of sending text messages from the bench to an assistant district attorney during a criminal trial. Ethical rules prevent a judge from… Continue Reading »

Business Law, Supreme Court, Texas
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Insurers and Construction Companies Wait for Texas Supreme Court to Weigh in on Ewing Case

Carol Keough January 24, 2013

The Fifth Circuit has certified questions to the Texas Supreme Court in Ewing Construction Co. v. Amerisure Ins. Co., 2012 WL 3205557 (Fifth Circuit, August 8, 2012) which remain unanswered as of this date. At issue is whether the “contract exclusion” in the standard Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance policy excludes coverage for faulty construction… Continue Reading »

Texas, Trending
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Any Privacy for Kate Middleton’s Topless Pics if snapped in the Lone Star State?

Carol Keough January 3, 2013

Ever imagine Royalty tubing the Guadalupe River, boating in Lake Austin, or beaching in Galveston?  If Princess Kate had decided to spend her lovely vacation sunbathing with Prince William in Texas, then there surely would be some criminal action against the Paparazzi who snagged her topless photo.  What about smart phone pics grabbed at a distance of a scantily… Continue Reading »

Texas
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Texas Firm Ordered To Pay Disabled Workers $1.4 Million

Carol Keough September 19, 2012

A Texas company that profited for decades by supplying mentally disabled workers to an Iowa turkey plant at wages of 41 cents per hour must pay the men $1.37 million in back wages, a federal judge ruled late Tuesday. The judgment against Henry’s Turkey Service of Goldthwaite, Texas is the third of more than $1… Continue Reading »

Texas
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Keeping Your Business Legal

Carol Keough September 18, 2012

Some Deductions from An Employee Paycheck Are Illegal The State of Texas protects employees under the Texas Payday Act from unfair actions by employers in paying or failing to pay employees.  An employee can go to the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) and complain that he has not been paid all of his wages for the… Continue Reading »

Texas

Employment Law

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