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Lone Star Bench & Bar
The Fox Rothschild Texas Business Law Blog
Lone Star Bench & Bar, published by Fox Rothschild LLP, covers a range of legal topics relevant to Texas law and practice. The blog addresses employment law issues such as the joint employer doctrine and wage and hour disputes. It also discusses regulatory and legislative developments affecting businesses, including the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and student loan servicing legislation. Additionally, the blog provides updates on procedural changes in Texas civil litigation, including amendments to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. The content often analyzes the impact of these legal developments on employers, financial institutions, and borrowers, with a focus on practical implications for legal practitioners and businesses operating in Texas.
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Judges Hate “Gotcha Games”
In October, I wrote about How the Practice of Law is Like the NHL. This article was about how rule changes in the practice of law, and changing skill sets in the NHL have made finesse and skill more important than…
The Next Frontier in ADA Access Litigation – Online
We invite you to read Part 1 and Part 2 in a series of posts by Fox partner Dori K. Stibolt, regarding the new trend in ADA Title III litigation involving web access for the visually impaired.
Many of these…
Protecting Your Copyright Is Both Easier and Harder Than You Think
One of the ironies in the business world is that the foresight and planning that goes into a creative work is often left behind when it comes to the subsequent protection of these efforts. Copyright protection is a concept that…
Here’s How To Enforce a Texas Non-Compete
I get questions all the time about the enforceability of noncompetes in Texas. I have to respond in the most-irritating lawyer-like way possible: I say that the enforceability of any particular noncompete all depends on the language of the noncompete…
Protecting Your Business Name Is Not As Simple As Paying a Visit to GoDaddy
When starting a new business, it is easy to get caught up in the excitement of putting all of your creative energy into the development of the goods and services that will serve as the backbone of your enterprise. Unfortunately,…
One of these things is not like the others: breweries and onsite purchases for offsite consumption
When I was a kid I watched Sesame Street and The Electric Company. One of the shows had this bit where there would be four items on the screen. Three were alike, and one was not. The point was to…
American employees get paid for answering after hours emails; French employees can ignore them altogether
Over the weekend the Washington Post reported that France has enacted a new law that allows employees to ignore work emails outside typical working hours. According to the Washington Post, the purpose behind the new French law is to reduce the impact of the…
Handbooks, offer letters, and the employment at-will doctrine in Texas
Texas case law is clear. Employment is at will, terminable at any time by either party, with or without cause, absent an express agreement to the contrary. Fed. Exp. Corp. v. Dutschmann, 846 S.W.2d 282, 283 (Tex. 1993). This means…
Why do juries matter?
I have been writing on this blog about how Dallas County juries have shifted over the years from pro-defense to pro-plaintiff, or at least to a point where most prospective jurors in Dallas County don’t necessarily consider lawsuits a bad…