September 17, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Register Now for The 2020 Texas Legal Awards Virtual EventThe 2020 Texas Legal Awards will be held virtually on Sept. 17 at 5 p.m. (CST). If you haven't already registered, here is the link to sign up for…
By Kenneth Artz
1 minute read
September 16, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Five Suggestions For Testimony PrepDoes the dust up over the interviews between Bob Woodward and President Trump trigger any litigation/ trial memories for the reader? The President's…
By Michael Maslanka
6 minute read
September 16, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Explosive Liability: Takeaways from the Beirut TragedyThe recent catastrophic explosion in Beirut, Lebanon is a tragic but important reminder that companies must comply with safe storage and handling practices…
By J. Brian Jackson, Andrew F. Gann, Jr., Mitchell D. Diles, and Miles O. Indest
7 minute read
September 16, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
As Texas Navigates an Uncertain Future, Funding Is a Resource for Stability and GrowthAs we close out the third quarter and the economy cautiously reopens, businesses continue to struggle with an uncertain future and the need to maximize assets.
By Wendie Childress
7 minute read
September 16, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Climate Change Litigation on the Horizon with Trump Environmental OverhaulOn July 16, President Donald Trump's Council on Environmental Quality ("CEQ") published the long-awaited final rule revising the implementing…
By Marcella Burke, Nikesh Jindal and I. Cason Hewgley IV
10 minute read
September 14, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Legal Issues Regarding Children in Rural Foster CareAlmost 10 years ago, nine children who had been in the Texas foster care system filed a class action lawsuit alleging that the system failed to protect…
By Daniel Pollack and Elisa Reiter
6 minute read
September 08, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
A New AI Model Focused on Doing, Not Thinking—and That's Great News for LawyersFrom science fiction to computer science fact, artificial intelligence has come a long way, recently culminating with the unveiling with the third generation of the Generative Pretraining Transformer (GPT-3).
By Rudy DeFelice
7 minute read
September 03, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Broad Opportunities Exist in Regulatory Side of Health Care, Says New Chief Regulatory and Compliance Officer for CordantTexas Lawyer spoke to Regina G. Morano, the new chief regulatory and compliance officer for Cordant Health Solutions, recently about some of the big issues in her practice area, as well as the trends and opportunities in health care regulatory compliance.
By Kenneth Artz
4 minute read
September 03, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
RoboCop or RoboEnforcer? A Physician and Patent Attorney Weighs In on AI-Powered PolicingProfessor Ryan Abbott examines the ways that AI can solve some of the terrors we're faced with everyday, as well as the issues that can come up with them.
By Kenneth Artz
4 minute read
September 03, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
What Can Divorced Parents Sharing Custody Learn From Maricopa County's Fall School Plans?Overseeing students learning at home will be stressful enough, and the uncertainty over when in-person schooling will return will cause even more headaches among divorced families, says Scott David Stewart, a divorce attorney and founder of Stewart Law Group.
By Kenneth Artz
5 minute read