Kenneth Artz

January 11, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Law firms will best protect and serve themselves and their consumers by making sure their websites and mobile applications nondiscriminatory against individuals with disabilities, say Jay F. Kamlet and Jordan Deifik.

By Jordan Deifik and Jay Kamlet

6 minute read

January 07, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

it is worth considering whether a progressive discipline policy (PDP) should include language that allows, for example, employers to combine or skip steps in the disciplinary process based on the specific circumstances at hand.

By Stewart Hoffer, Miranda Granchi, and Kasi Chadwick

6 minute read

January 06, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Attorneys and therapists need each other to effectively advocate for their client, say Daniel Pollack, an attorney and professor at Yeshiva University's School of Social Work in New York, and Sue Radcliffe, a mental health therapist with the Dorchester County Health Department in Cambridge, Maryland.

By Daniel Pollack & Susan Radcliffe

6 minute read

January 06, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

The past 10 months have given us a very interesting glimpse into the new year and what could be the most important trends in the personal injury industry.

By Aron Solomon

5 minute read

January 05, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

This week's highlights from Legal Radar include who United Airlines hired for their defense counsel in a pending lawsuit over alleged employment discrimination, and a new lawsuit brought by FTI Consulting against Oryx Oilfield Holdings, Kodiak Excavation and Utilities and other defendants in Texas' Northern District Court for alleged breach of contract.

By Kenneth Artz

1 minute read

January 05, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

The Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA), commonly referred to as the Texas Anti-SLAPP statute, provides litigants a valuable tool: an early opportunity to move to dismiss a lawsuit that infringes on their First Amendment rights, and if successful, an award of attorney fees.

By Laurel L. Baker

4 minute read

January 04, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

President-elect Joe Biden's proposed tax plan includes (among other things) changes to the corporate, capital gains, and estate tax, as well as changes in the individual federal income tax rates and Social Security tax regime that will impact the taxation of executive compensation.

By Eric Winwood

7 minute read

December 30, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

The Natera case is a great example of the ambiguity many companies face when developing appropriate policies and agreements regarding hiring and noncompete agreements, says John C.C. Sanders, a trial lawyer at Winston & Strawn.

By Kenneth Artz

6 minute read

December 24, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Lawyer spoke recently with Ken W. Good, an attorney who has argued cases before the Supreme Court of Texas and currently sits on the Board of Directors for The Professional Bondsmen of Texas.

By Kenneth Artz

8 minute read

December 23, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Public and private schools, and youth organizations of every kind, arrange day and overnight trips for the teenagers in their care. Many of these trips…

By Daniel Pollack and Elisa Reiter

7 minute read