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Zachary Allie	Big Developments in Class Actions Part 2: A Quick and Complete Offer of Judgment May Foreclose FLSA Collective Actions In Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. Symczyk, a 5-4 decision authored by Justice Thomas and delivered on April 16, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court held that if the lone lead plaintiff’s individual claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act…more	See All Updates »
Adam Dougherty	Big Developments in Class Actions Part 2: A Quick and Complete Offer of Judgment May Foreclose FLSA Collective Actions In Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. Symczyk, a 5-4 decision authored by Justice Thomas and delivered on April 16, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court held that if the lone lead plaintiff’s individual claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act…more	See All Updates »
Trek Doyle	Defending Nonsubscriber Lifting Injury Claims – Part V – The NIOSH Revised Lifting Equation – what it is and what it is not The next two parts of this series will address the so-called NIOSH lifting equation. This part will discuss what the NIOSH lifting equation is and the fact that it is not the law in Texas (or anywhere else to the authors’…more NIOSH, Nonsubscribers, Workplace Injury	See All Updates »
Anthony Eppert	Should a Company Consider Stock-Price Forfeitures of Stock Options? The purpose of this post is to consider whether implementation of a stock-price forfeiture within a stock option award agreement could be used to increase the life expectancy of the equity plan's share reserve…more Corporate Governance, Stock Options, Stock-Price Forfeiture	See All Updates »
Thomas Forestier	Diversity at Law Firms in the Post-Recession Era Law firms’ efforts to achieve diversity in their ranks, especially at the partner level, began as long ago as the early 1990s. They ramped up in the early 2000s as many firms invested heavily in programs designed to recruit and…more Diversity, Recessions, Recruitment Incentives	See All Updates »
David Johnson	Former Owner Cannot Challenge Foreclosure Procedure In Forcible Detainer Action In McDaniel v. HSBC Bank USA, NA, McDaniel appealed a trial court's granting a bank possession of real property purchased at a foreclosure sale. No. 05-11-00238-CV, 2013 Tex. App. LEXIS 1079 (Tex. App.—Dallas February 6, 2013,…more Deed of Trust, Foreclosure	See All Updates »
Jeanne Marie Katz	A Few Thoughts After “Frankenstorm” The major impact that Hurricane Sandy had on the East Coast is a good reminder of the importance of the maintenance of sufficient insurance. All condominium projects in Texas (whether they operate under the current Uniform…more Condominium Associations, Condominiums, Hurricane Sandy, Liability Insurance, Property Damage	See All Updates »
Keith Mullen	Foreclosure Tip #1: Inspections – Do It Before You Own It In some parts of the country, a recovering local economy means the special asset (or problem loan) groups are reducing staff, as loan production groups come back to life. Leaving the special asset group under-staffed could be a…more Client Services, Foreclosure, Inspections, Legal Title, Mortgages	See All Updates »
Cheryl Murray	What We Need to Do to Comply with the Final HIPAA Rule: A Summary of the Privacy Obligations for Health Care Providers, Health Plans, Business Associates and their Subcontractors On January 25, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the highly anticipated Omnibus Rule, which makes extensive changes (as promulgated by the Health Information Technology for Economic and…more Business Associates, Data Breach, Data Protection, HHS, HIPAA	See All Updates »
Lori Oliphant	Checklist for Timely Compliance with HIPAA Omnibus Rule The deadline for compliance with the new HIPAA Omnibus Rule is looming for group health plans. As explained in a prior blog, stiff penalties may be imposed on employers whose plans fail to comply. Accordingly, employers should…more Compliance, Employer Liability Issues, HIPAA Omnibus Rule, Penalties	See All Updates »
Kristi Stotts	The Fiscal Cliff for Condominium Developers Heard enough about the fiscal cliff? Condominium developers should take into consideration the potential liability for assessments on developer owned condominium units when structuring condominium regimes to avoid their own…more Condominiums, Financing, Fiscal Cliff, Land Developers, Tax Assessment	See All Updates »

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