For the second consecutive year, “Best Law Firms” has named Clouse Brown PLLC a Tier 1 law firm in Dallas/Fort Worth for both Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor & Employment. In order to be considered for “Best Law Firms,” a firm needs to have at least one lawyer named to the current list of The Best Lawyers in America. Most recently, both Clouse Brown name partners, Keith Clouse and Alyson Brown,…

Like any business that loses a key individual, hospitals and medical practice groups have an interest in retaining their customers (in this case, patients and referral sources) when a physician leaves the practice. In Texas, unlike some other states, medical practices can protect that interest by entering into non-competition agreements that restrict a doctor from practicing medicine within a defined geographic area for a designated period after leaving the practice. Because these agreements can impact…

Barnes & Noble recently learned that it must advance attorneys’ fees to its ousted CEO, Demos Parneros, for defense of the company’s counterclaims against the CEO for allegedly sabotaging a potential company acquisition. The court granted the former CEO’s motion for advancement of attorneys’ fees and expenses, relying on provisions of a New York state law and the executive’s employment contract. Key to the court’s ruling were provisions in the employment agreement that entitled the…

After filing for bankruptcy last month, retail chain store Charming Charlie was sued by a former employee as part of a proposed class action lawsuit for alleged violations of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (“WARN”) Act. The lawsuit, In re: Charming Charlie Holdings Inc., et al., Case No. 1:19-bk-11534, filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, claims that Charming Charlie failed to give proper notice to around 200 employees…