| Androvett NewsWire: January 26, 2012: Romney Returns / Alimony Trends / SCOTUS |
| Romney Returns Intensify Debate
This week's release of Mitt Romney's tax returns has put an increased focus on both the arcane world of federal income taxes and the ongoing debate over classifying carried interest in partnerships. Dallas attorney Dan Baucum of Shackelford Melton & McKinley says he expects that the review of Romney's returns will |
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| Androvett NewsWire: January 12, 2012: SCOTUS and Redistricting / Fracking Disclosure / MLK Competition |
| Crisis Atmosphere in Redistricting Case Anxiety replaced the U.S. Supreme Court’s normally staid atmosphere during Monday’s oral arguments over Texas’ most recent legislative redistricting, observes Carl Cecere of the Dallas appellate law firm Hankinson LLP. The Court must determine what set of redistricting maps Texas will use in the 2012 election season – |
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| Androvett NewsWire: December 15, 2011: Charitable Contributions / Internet & The Law / Texas Redistricting |
| Check Before Making Last-Minute Contributions Year-end is a time when taxpayers consider charitable contributions, while many non-profit organizations are making last-minute appeals. But Tyree Collier of the Dallas office of Thompson & Knight recommends caution. "Before giving to any charity you haven't previously been involved with, even if it sounds |
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| Androvett NewsWire: December 1, 2011: Baby Safety Recall / Cloud Computing / Vioxx Settlement |
| Rare Post-Recall Safety Warning on Baby Seats The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued another warning about serious safety risks associated with the Bumbo Baby Seat. The CPSC reports more than 45 babies have been injured since the molded rubber seat was placed back on the market after a recent product recall. Stressing that the Bumbo seat should |
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| Androvett NewsWire: November 17, 2011: Penn St. Scandal / ObamaCare Ruling / Family Pet Value |
| Similarities Seen in ESD, Penn State Scandals The emerging details from the Penn State scandal sound all too familiar to Dallas trial lawyer Charla Aldous, who won a $9.3 million verdict this past September against the Episcopal School of Dallas based on the school's role in a sex abuse case. Aldous represented a young woman known as Jane Doe II, who was |
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| Androvett NewsWire: November 3, 2011: Sexual Harassment / Medicine Shortages / Coping with Holidays |
| Payoffs Common in Employee Harassment Complaints As happened with presidential candidate Herman Cain in his prior role as head of the National Restaurant Association, businesses often provide confidential settlements to resolve employee complaints of sexual harassment. Frequently, these settlements are reached even when the claim likely never could be |
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| Androvett NewsWire: October 27, 2011: A Decade After Enron |
| Post-Arthur Andersen, Government More Cautious The first Enron-related trial pitted government prosecutors against Arthur Andersen, an international “Big Five” accounting firm that virtually dissolved after a 2002 obstruction-of-justice conviction for allegedly shredding Enron audit documents. But, with only a handful of employees left and no hope of being |
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| Androvett NewsWire: October 13, 2011: Ticket Brokers / Adult Domains / MLK Dedication |
| Don't Gamble With Your Ticket Purchases The baseball faithful wanting to watch the Rangers try to close out the Tigers or gamble that the World Series will indeed be coming to Arlington may be scrambling today for game tickets. If you are among those hoping to score last-minute tickets, Dallas attorney Steven Camp of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP cautions |
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| Androvett NewsWire: September 29, 2011: Baseball Finances / Debit Card Fees / Family Law Dangers |
| Despite Baseball Success, Rangers Must Watch Spending It's hard to imagine that it was just a little more than a year ago when the Texas Rangers were being auctioned off to the highest bidder in a Fort Worth bankruptcy court. Now that the club has repeated as American League West Division champions and set a club record for attendance, it appears that the |
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| Androvett NewsWire: September 15, 2011: Social Gaming / Wildfire Insurance Help / Defending Dublin |
| Social Game Success Leading to Lawsuits The social gaming market will pass $1 billion this year, with almost 70 million Americans expected to be playing social games such as "Farmville" and "Zuma Blitz" by 2012. While still a fraction of the overall $25 billion video game industry, the lower development costs and increased accessibility on smart phones |
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| Androvett NewsWire: August 25, 2011: Funeral Protests / Twitter Libel / Religious Attire |
| Funeral Protest Law Likely Faces Legal Challenge A new Texas Law that imposes broad restrictions on protests at funerals is likely to be challenged as unconstitutional, particularly in light of a recent, if unpopular, U.S. Supreme Court decision. "The Texas Legislature has simply run roughshod over federal and state law and has essentially invited |
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| Androvett Newswire: August 11, 2011: Lottery Fraud / Blackout Concerns / Dr Pepper Lawsuit |
| Lottery Fraud Victim Willis Willis Wins Again Since having his winning $1 million lottery ticket stolen by a lottery agent in 2009, Willis Willis has been on a quest to not only recover his rightful winnings but also to spur Texas Lottery officials to answer key questions about fraud and security safeguards in the Mega Millions and other popular games. In |
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| Androvett Newswire: July 28, 2011: Tiger's Caddie Lessons / Heat Concerns / Legal Malpractice |
| Tiger: A Case Study in a Mishandled Termination Tiger Woods' highly publicized firing of long-time caddie Steve Williams, and a potential Williams-penned "tell all" book about the golfing great's personal indiscretions, should spark discussion on the treatment of workers and the need to maintain professional boundaries, says Houston employment attorney Neil |
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| Androvett Newswire: July 14, 2011: Fan Death / Jury Criticism / Same-Sex Marriage Agreements |
| Safety Questions Follow Rangers Fan's Fatal Fall Last week's tragic death of a 39-year-old Texas Rangers fan could have been prevented had the team taken note of a string of similar falls blamed on the inadequate placement of safety railings inside the ballpark. With outfield safety rails standing below waist-level for many adult fans, Dallas trial attorney |
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| Androvett Newswire: June 23, 2011: Climate Change / Wildfire Aftermath / Truck Safety |
| Uncertainty Remains After Public Nuisance Ruling While the U.S. Supreme Court's decision this week in American Electric Power Company Inc. v. Connecticut is a victory for companies opposing the filing of public nuisance lawsuits to redress global climate change, Houston's Richard O. Faulk of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP says it also leaves "live and dangerous" |
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| Androvett Newswire: June 9, 2011: Immigration Reforms / Redistricting / EPA Overregulation |
| Immigration Reforms Indicate Poor Priorities While legislators may find political benefits by pushing for stronger immigration reforms, the proposed Texas legislation provides little upside for citizens or law enforcement officers, according to A.J. Irwin, Director of Investigations at Dallas' Yarbrough Strategic Advisors who formerly worked with the U.S. |
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| Androvett Newswire: May 19, 2011: Eviction Controversy / Texas v. Federal Law / Wage App |
| Dallas Constables May Expose Landlords to Legal Claims Tenants weren't the only ones victimized when Dallas County constables allegedly failed to serve notices of lawsuits filed as part of the eviction process, says Martha Hofmeister, whose legal practice includes representing professional service firms, real estate developers, manufacturers and financial |
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| Androvett Newswire: May 5, 2011: Lizard Protections / Workplace Cyber Harassment / Class Action Difficulty |
| Small Lizard May Threaten Texas Energy Production In West Texas, a 3-inch lizard is causing a big controversy. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard as an endangered species, raising fears among landowners that saving the lizard could shut down oil and gas operations in the Permian Basin. "Federal officials |
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| Androvett Newswire: April 20, 2011: Biblical Impact / Sleeping Controllers / Online Gambling |
| Celebrating 400 Years of the King James Bible As the King James Version of the Bible approaches its 400th anniversary next month, the Good Book's impact extends well beyond Christianity, says Houston attorney W. Mark Lanier. "Placing the Bible in common vernacular put the study of Judeo-Christian ethics and history into the hands of all who read, and it had |
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| Androvett Newswire: April 13, 2011: Deepwater Horizon Explosion, One-Year Later |
| Questions Remain on Changes to Liability Cap The federal Oil Pollution Act caps liability for damages from an offshore spill at $75 million per incident, a limit that BP waived with a pledge to fund up to $20 billion for claims in the aftermath of last year's spill. While the National Oil Spill Commission investigation concluded that Congress should |
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