Frazzled by the incessant demands for her company Acne Brick’s financial records from her husband’s divorce lawyer Ditcher Quick, company president Annie Acne was wondering what her next maneuver might be when her Information Technology officer walked into her office.
Tilting the Scales
Business Issues with a Legal Slant
Tilting the Scales is a blog published by Gray Reed & McGraw LLP that addresses a variety of legal issues with a focus on practical implications and real-world scenarios. The blog covers topics such as estate and probate law, including inheritance disputes and fiduciary duties; litigation and trial practice; ethical considerations for lawyers, including the use of technology like artificial intelligence; and regulatory matters such as fireworks laws and local government regulations. It often discusses Texas-specific legal issues and provides analysis of recent cases and statutes relevant to practitioners and clients in the region. The blog aims to inform readers about legal challenges and developments that affect individuals and businesses alike.
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Fight Night at Your Company Holiday Party
By Drew York
Jim Duncey, the owner of Duncey’s Caps, Inc., decides to hold an employee/significant other holiday party this year with live music and an open cash bar managed by a third-party bartending service. Each employee will get three drink tickets. Jim…
Voluntary Church Members Packing in Church
Reverend Leatl Hope, pastor of the to Boring Fourth Day Adventist Church in Gun Barrel City has been reading about the deadly shootings in churches all over the country, and he is worried. His small congregation does not have the…
Am I My Director’s Keeper?
Board of directors member Y.I. Gnough, who is also president of Algae Company, is in a pickle. Although denying any knowledge of sexual harassment and misconduct by the company founder and deal-maker Iam Algae, three co-board members resigned fearing for…
Washed Away: What Rights Do You Have When Your Home is Flooded?
By Drew York
Co-authors: JP Vogel and Tim Fandrey
Bill Deron bought a 100-acre tract next to a creek outside the City of Houston. Deron planned to build a subdivision where some of the homes abut a creek. The other homes would sit…
Duty to Disclose that a House for Sale is Haunted?
By Jamie Ribman
Vlad “Dracula” Smith was looking for some new digs big enough to accommodate his growing family. While searching the MLS listings, Dracula stumbled across a castle belonging to Victor “Frankenstein” Jones. Little did Dracula know, but the castle was widely…
Commercial Leases Underwater from Harvey
Because of Hurricane Harvey, oil and gas production company Gonzales Energy and its owner Paunscho are treading water. Rising hurricane flood waters destroyed his files, water-logged his computers and ruined office equipment in their downtown leased offices preventing Gonzales Energy…
Put Down Your Phone But Keep Your Sword in Your Hand
By Drew York
Co-author: Skyler Stuckey
After finishing his weekly rehearsal for an upcoming Robin Hood performance at his local theatre, Wiley Enferee walked into his local Mega-Mart at his wife’s behest to buy a gallon of milk. Not thinking, Wiley walked into the…
Can I “Chip” Away at my Employees’ Privacy?
By Drew York
“Big” Bob Brothers is concerned that his company, Big Brothers Security Systems, is losing out on customers because his salesmen and installation teams are slacking when they are out of the office. Brothers reads a newspaper article about another company…
Returning “Power” to the Power of Attorney
A number of years ago John Drane, owner of Drane Plumbing & Supply, executed a Power of Attorney (POA) naming his eldest daughter LaTrina Drane as his attorney in fact. John’s debilitating stroke last weekend risks placing him in rehabilitation…