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FTC Final Rule on Non-Competes: Texas District Court Stops Short of a Nationwide Injunction and Creates Uncertainty on the...

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On Wednesday, July 3, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Ryan, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission granted a limited stay of the effective date for the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule on...more

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Strict Deadlines Apply to Motions to Vacate Arbitration Awards Under the Federal and Texas Arbitration Acts

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When an arbitration tribunal issues an award, the first thing parties should do is calculate and calendar their deadlines to seek relief in court. This post discusses one such deadline—the one to file a motion to vacate or...more

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Texas Medical Association Again Challenges Federal Rules Under No Surprises Act

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The Texas Medical Association is yet again challenging the federal government’s implementation of the independent dispute resolution process established by the No Surprises Act, this time arguing the $350 fee to initiate the...more

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Too Costly to Be Fair: Texas Appellate Court Finds the Arbitration Clause in a Residential Construction Contract Unenforceable

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In Cont’l Homes of Tex., L.P. v. Perez, No. 04-21-00396-CV, 2022 Tex. App. LEXIS 7691, the Court of Appeals of Texas (Appellate Court) considered whether the lower court erred in refusing to enforce an arbitration clause in a...more

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Federal Court Vacates Air Ambulance Portion of No Surprises Act Dispute Resolution

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On July 26, 2022, LifeNet was granted summary judgment in its challenge to portions of the second set of implementing regulations for the Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process for air ambulance providers under the No...more

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Texas Court Vacates Arbitration Provisions of Biden Administration Surprise Billing Rule

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On February 23, 2022, in what is being heralded as a significant victory for health care providers, a federal court in Texas vacated portions of the Biden Administration’s rules governing the arbitration procedures to resolve...more

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Federal Court in Texas Strikes Down Portions of Surprise Billing Act

On February 23, 2022, a federal court in Texas struck down portions of the Surprise Billing Act (the Act) regulations pertaining to the payment rate arbitration process in response to a challenge by the Texas Medical...more

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Texas District Court Vacates Portions of No Surprises Act Rule Related to Arbitration

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On February 23, 2022, Judge Jeremy Kernodle of the Eastern District of Texas ruled that certain parts of the Interim Final Rule Part II (the Rule) implementing the No Surprises Act (the Act) are invalid. Specifically, the...more

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Texas Appellate Court Upholds Contractor’s Arbitration Clause

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Businesses often utilize arbitration clauses in their contracts to avoid the alleged “uncertainty” of a trial, with the goal of achieving a faster and more cost-efficient resolution. A recent holding by the Texas 13th Court...more

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Navigating Austin Bridge – New Texas Supreme Court Case Upends Arbitration Framework Against Governmental Entities

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The Texas Supreme Court has issued a ruling that significantly impacts arbitrations involving governmental entities, which include cities, counties, school districts, conservation districts, hospital organizations, and other...more

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