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Travis Crabtree

Travis Crabtree

Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C.


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Texas Leg Watch 2013: Banning Employers From Demanding Social Media Passwords Bill To Hit House Floor Tomorrow

As part of our continuing coverage of the Texas Legislature Watch (they only meet every other year in Texas), we look at the bill that would prohibit employers from demanding passwords or other access to the social media...more

4/30/2013 - Hiring & Firing Job Applicants Passwords Proposed Legislation Social Media

Social Media For The CEO: Lessons Learned From The Netflix/SEC Tussle And Reg FD

Yes, you can use social media to make material public disclosures. The SEC did not punish Netflix CEO Reed Hastings. The reality is, however, the SEC gave a warning to executives: we are not going to do anything this time...more

4/10/2013 - CEOs Facebook Investors Netflix Public Disclosure Reed Hastings Regulation FD SEC Social Media Training

Don’t Rail On Your “F**** Idiot” Employees On The Net

No one likes to be sued. It may make you mad enough that you want to scream and holler on the Internet. There is a reason, however, a lot of lawyers recommend not commenting on personnel issues and pending litigation....more

3/27/2013 - Class Action Coyote Ugly Saloon Facebook FLSA Minimum Wage Retaliation Social Media

Texas Leg Watch 2013: Bill Proposes To Allow Service Via Social Media

Texas State Representative Jeff Leach R-Plano (full disclosure – he is a lawyer in our Dallas office) proposed a bill (HB 1989) that would allow service via social media if the more traditional methods did not work first....more

3/1/2013 - Proposed Legislation Service of Process Social Media

What The Cybersecurity Executive Order Means For The Rest Of Us

If you are the CEO of Google, Facebook, Verizon, Comcast, Exxon or Boeing, don’t read this. You have a team of lawyers working for you who have already spent hours analyzing President Obama’s Cybersecurity executive order...more

2/26/2013 - Critical Infrastructure Sectors Cybersecurity Data Breach Data Breach Plans DHS EU Cybersecurity Directives Executive Orders Hackers Infrastructure NIST Personally Identifiable Information Social Media WISPs

Texas Leg Watch 2013: Will Texas Prohibit Employers From Asking For Social Media Passwords?

Democratic Texas State Representative Helen Giddings filed a bill prohibiting employers in Texas from asking for social media passwords from applicants and current employees. Texas joins a long list of states that have...more

1/9/2013 - Passwords Social Media

Will The Instagram Fuss Cause A Shift For Brands On Social Media In 2013?

By now, you have probably read the uproar caused by Instagram’s proposed change to the terms of service this week. On Monday, Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, added the following...more

12/24/2012 - Advertising Facebook Instagram Social Media Terms of Use

Legal Guidelines For CEOs On Social Media – Avoid The Netflix Issue

In July, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings posted on Facebook that viewing on his company’s site “exceeded 1 billion hours” of videos in June. The stock rose 6.2% on the day of the post. Last week, the SEC sent Netflix notice it...more

12/11/2012 - Disclosure Requirements Facebook Netflix SEC Social Media Twitter

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