On June 6, 2022, the Supreme Court addressed two cases involving employment law issues. The Court’s significant opinion in Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon regarding the scope of the residual clause contained in Section 1 of...more
6/9/2022
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Corporate Counsel ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Interstate Commerce ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Pre-Employment Agreements ,
Southwest Airlines ,
State Law Claims
As we approach the one-year mark of COVID-19 lockdowns, state and federal courts continue to struggle with the scheduling of civil cases – with some cases backed up to the end of 2022 and even the beginning of 2023. For...more
Clients who opt for the privacy of alternate dispute resolution to resolve business differences are sometimes chagrined to learn that designating an ADR does not by itself guarantee confidentiality of trade secrets. The usual...more
For the second time this year, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has issued a decision interpreting and applying the New York Convention in an international arbitration case. In the most recent...more
In Texas Brine Co., L.L.C. v. American Arbitration Association, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently addressed a question of first impression involving an interesting twist on removal...more
G. T. Leach Builders V. Sapphire V.P.: Non-Signatories’ Right to Compel Arbitration; Waiver of Right to Arbitrate -
By far, the most recent, significant arbitration development for construction law practitioners was the...more
7/18/2016
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Builder's Risk Exclusion ,
Condominiums ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
General Contractors ,
Housing Developers ,
Hurricane Season ,
Insurance Brokers ,
Motion to Compel ,
Non-Signatories ,
Property Damage ,
Subcontractors ,
TX Supreme Court ,
Waivers