The United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the Federal Trade Commission's authority to police cybersecurity under section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act).

On August 30, 2013, the Texas Supreme Court expanded the scope of appellate review of new trial orders, holding that an appellate court may conduct merit-based review of a trial court’s stated reasons for granting a new trial.

A recent opinion from the Supreme Court of Texas ought to strike terror into the heart of every personal injury defense lawyer.

Bobby McFerrin better steer clear of T-Mobile. Despite its earworm catchiness, T-Mobile's adoption of the credo from his hit song, "Don't Worry Be Happy" recently landed the company in hot water.

Bobby McFerrin better steer clear of T-Mobile. Despite its earworm catchiness, T-Mobile's adoption of the credo from his hit song, "Don't Worry Be Happy" recently landed the company in hot water.

What a difference a year makes. Last autumn, although oil prices were declining from their June 2014 peak of $112 per barrel (bbl) for Brent crude oil, September 2014 oil prices remained in the relatively robust $90-$95/bbl range.

Not everyone in Washington, D.C. took a four-day Thanksgiving break. In fact, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration chose Friday, November 28 to announce the launch of a comprehensive review of federally mandated transportation insurance requirements.

Hopefully you have heard by now that Employee Handbooks can be your friend.

Many nonresident customers of US banks are wondering whether now is the time to withdraw their deposits. Some have already begun to move their money in response to a proposed IRS rule that would require that account information be disclosed to the US government and potentially shared with other taxing jurisdictions outside the US.

On September 16, 2011, President Obama signed into law the American Invents Act which makes the biggest changes to U.S. patent law in over 60 years.

The Supreme Court resolved a circuit split by declining to adopt any of the tests applied by the courts of appeal to determine standing under the Lanham Act.

As electronically stored information (ESI) has become central to discovery in many (if not most) cases, litigants often doubt that their opponents can be trusted to thoroughly search their ESI for relevant data.

On May 11, 2016 President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act into law, effective immediately. The Defend Trade Secrets Act is the largest expansion of federal protection of intellectual property in over 70 years.

The Intentional Contamination rule is effective July 27, 2016 and compliance is required by July 27, 2019.

The Texas Supreme Court limited a powerful tool in the libel litigator's toolbox.

The Texas legislature provided relief for judgment debtors pending appeal, by limiting the amount of a supersedeas bond to the lesser of $25,000,000 or one-half of the judgment debtor’s net worth.

Parties often contract in advance to litigate disputes in a particular forum.

Evident partiality is a ground for vacating an arbitration award under both the Federal Arbitration Act and the Texas Arbitration Act.

Have you been anxiously awaiting yet further amendments to the federal appellate rules? Well, no, neither have we. But they’re here, whether we like it or not.

The Texas Covenant Not to Compete Act (the "Noncompete Act") has long provided that a noncompete agreement is enforceable "if it is ancillary to or part of an otherwise enforceable agreement at the time the agreement is made to the extent that it contains limitations as to time, geographical area, and scope of activity to be restrained that are reasonable and do not impose a greater restraint than is necessary to protect the goodwill or other business interest of the promisee."