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Scarcely two days after OSHA had issued its emergency rule or "ETS" mandating COVID vaccinations in the workplace, the Fifth Circuit on November 6, 2021, granted an emergency stay of the entire rule...

Last year, I wrote about Pennsylvania's departure from Texas on the law surrounding trespass by hydraulic fracturing. As first stated in Coastal Oil & Gas Corp. v. Garza Energy Trust, 268 S.W.3d 1

When a creditor is notified that a debtor has filed for bankruptcy, the creditor should be careful to determine whether it needs to file a Proof of Claim in the case

Rule 9(b) of the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure imposes a heightened pleading standard in cases where the Plaintiff alleges fraud or mistake. Compared to Rule 8(a)

The coronavirus is undoubtedly going to create contract disputes in ways that we cannot fully imagine. Parties will call their attorneys asking if they can send default ...

On November 30, 2023, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule extending the deadline for certain "reporting companies" to file their initial beneficial ownership (BOI)...

Yesterday, Christi Craddick—one of the State's three elected Railroad Commissioners—introduced the Texas Oilfield Relief Initiative, a nine-point plan aimed at easing regulatory burdens on the energy industry.

In PlainsCapital Bank v. Martin, No. 13-0337, 2015 WL 1477904 (Tex. March 27, 2015), after Martin defaulted on a note, the lender foreclosed on real property securing the note.

The United States Supreme Court will soon decide whether state or federal law will apply to the recharacterization of debt.

Several states have already attempted to pass legislation declaring that shutdowns caused by COVID constitute property damage under insurance policies. That, of course, will probably run afoul of the Contract Clause of the Constitution.

If you are a member of the legal community in Texas, especially in Houston and Dallas, then you are likely familiar with the "Blue Wave" that has swept through many of the courthouses ...

Most commercial property insurance policies include insuring agreements that require direct physical loss or damage to covered property as the triggering event.

COVID-19's effect on the sports industry has been widespread and visible since the early days of the pandemic.

A federal judge in Sherman, Texas on Monday issued an injunction blocking enforcement of the City of Dallas Paid Sick Leave Ordinance ("Ordinance").

Governor Greg Abbott issued a new Executive Order GA 14 relating to statewide continuity of essential services and activities during the COVID-19 disaster.

During the COVID-19 national emergency, employers are faced with difficult choices, incorporating critical strategies and significant new requirements under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act...

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have come a long way from fringe, speculative assets of the tech world. Digital assets and currencies are becoming more mainstream...