The environmental practice of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP offers seamless, front-rank representation in local, state, national, and cross-border regulatory, enforcement, and litigation matters, as well as experienced counsel on the…more
On May 14, 2012, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, a 2011 Obama appointee to the Washington, D.C. District Court, found invalid the National Labor Relations Board's recent rule that would speed up union elections, because the…more
TOUSA involved one of the largest fraudulent transfer litigations in bankruptcy history. The Bankruptcy Court agreed with the Unsecured Creditors’ Committee that both the so-called “New Lenders” and the “Transeastern Lenders”…more
The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), the federal agency tasked with enforcing the affirmative action requirements of Executive Order 11246 and related federal statutes, is…more
Underwriters of municipal securities will be required to make extensive new disclosures in writing to issuers of municipal securities beginning August 2, 2012 under an interpretation of Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Rule…more
On April 11, 2012, Judge John Dietz issued a ruling from the bench in Southwest Royalties, Inc. v. Combs, Case D-1-GNU-09-004282 (Travis County 250th Dist. Ct.) to extend the Texas sales tax exemption for manufacturing property…more
In a recent Texas bench ruling, in the case of Southwest Royalties, Inc. v. Combs, Case D-1-GNU-09-004282 (Travis County 250th Dist. Ct.), the court expanded the Texas sales or use tax exemption for manufacturing property to…more
The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today granted an injunction blocking the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from implementing its new notice posting rule. The rule would have required all employers…more
On March 2, 2012, a D.C. federal court ruled that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) can require all employers subject to the NLRB's jurisdiction to post a notice of Employee Rights, including the right to unionize…more
Problems arise when you suddenly realize that you have prepared for one type of race and you find yourself in the middle of a completely different type of competition. Those involved in patent infringement cases analogize the…more
The environmental practice of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP offers seamless, front-rank representation in local, state, national, and cross-border regulatory, enforcement, and litigation matters, as well as experienced counsel on the…more
On March 1, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that a foreign plaintiff may assert a fraud claim under the federal securities laws based on its purchases of securities issued by U.S. companies…more
On March 23, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia rejected the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) unprecedented attempt to retroactively veto a "dredge-and-fill" permit issued by the Army Corps of Engineers…more
A day after the United States Supreme Court delivered its decision in Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc., the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued preliminary guidance instructing examiners…more
Employers who reward employees through certain kinds of safety incentive programs for the absence, or limited number, of workplace injuries might be violating OSHA's anti-retaliation and recordkeeping rules, according to a March…more
