Texas Lawyer
Monday, October 8, 2012
Litigation services company Barnes & Roberts has sued former employee Jonathan Andron and wants to bar him from working for or consulting with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld on anything competitive with the services offered by B&R, whose target market is patent litigation.
Texas Lawyer
Monday, October 1, 2012
The stars are coming into alignment for a cert grant at the U.S. Supreme Court on a statute of interest to all employers: the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), which contains civil and criminal penalties when someone accesses a person's computer "without authorization or exceeds authorized access. . . ."
Texas Lawyer
Monday, October 1, 2012
As senior vice president and chief legal officer of Dallas-based Borden Dairy Co., Dan Blaufus spends much of his workday focused on delivering milk: Many of the legal issues he deals with arise from the company's fleet of about 1,500 delivery trucks.
Texas Lawyer
Monday, September 10, 2012
Dallas lawyer Allen Vaught, who represents auto-repair technicians in a Fair Labor Standards Act class action, says he had a question for prospective jurors during voir dire: Would they hold it against his clients that they had not kept records of their work hours?
Texas Lawyer
Thursday, April 5, 2012
With many businesses looking to cut costs and save on overhead and many workers seeking increased flexibility, in-house counsel need to be prepared to handle the legal and practical considerations of implementing a mobile workforce program, writes Jason Boulette. Also in this special report, "How to Prevent Trade-Secret and Employee-Mobility Suits" by Laura M. Merritt and Charles T. Graves and "What to Do When OSHA Is at the Plant Gate" by Charles H. Wilson and Andrew J. Rolfes.