Kenneth Artz

November 15, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

One of the more protectionist laws that applies to U.S. coastal trade is the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly know as the Jones Act, after its…

By Keith Letourneau

7 minute read

November 12, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

The notion of possessing something online that is truly unique is where most people think the value of NFTs is - but this is a misconception. The real value comes in being able to prove ownership of the original from which everything else was derived.

By Aron Solomon

5 minute read

November 12, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

The top of the law firms are aging out—they might be taking early retirement, and younger lawyers band together and say, "We're going to be the ones in control and we're going to set how we're going to do things," or "Our job is not our whole life—we have other things, we want a better balance."

By Kenneth Artz

5 minute read

November 12, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

The staff at ALM Media and Texas Lawyer is extremely proud to announce this year's winners of the Texas Legal Excellence Awards 2021. We would also…

By Kenneth Artz

2 minute read

November 11, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

As Americans reckon with how Britney Spears has been treated over the course of her life, her struggles may pave the way for reform and help others who suffer from conservatorship abuse.

By Kenneth Artz

7 minute read

November 11, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Too many couples planning divorce have embarked on a do-or-die, scorched-earth policy, not realizing that scorching the earth leaves everybody burnt, including, unfortunately, any children who may be involved.

By Susan Myres

5 minute read

November 11, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

'... the reality of the Astroworld event was not aligned with either the expectations of attendees or the obligations of the organizers,' according to Joseph Marrone, a Philadelphia lawyer.

By Aron Solomon

6 minute read

November 11, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Under the new Texas law, liability attaches if sexual harassment has taken place and "the employer or the employer's agents or supervisors: (1) know or should have known that the conduct constituting sexual harassment was occurring; and (2) fail to take immediate and appropriate corrective action."

By Rachel Powitzky Steely

5 minute read

November 04, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley denied prosecutors' request to reinstate those eight Black potential jurors, though he said: "This court has found there appears to be intentional discrimination in the panel."

By Russ Bynum

5 minute read

November 04, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Children referred for reunification therapy can be described as feeling divided, torn between their parents, with polarized feelings about parents such that the children may refuse to see, visit, talk with or enjoy a real relationship with a rejected parent.

By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack

5 minute read