The Texas courts have continued to evaluate the nature and extent of liability that property owners have for the acts of independent contractors. As indicated in a new opinion from the Eastland Court of Appeals, this is highly relevant for owners, […]
A jury verdict out of Oklahoma may be a harbinger of what's on the horizon for the many battles being waged in courthouses across the country between operators of horizontal wells and the vertical drillers who say their wells have been damaged&mdash […]
A member of KRCL's Energy Practice Group, trial lawyer Tom Ciarlone, was the subject of the first installment of Law360's new "Expert Analysis" series, What I Learned In My First Year, featuring attorneys' true-life tales from the earliest days of […]
Late last week, the United States Supreme Court said that it erred when it granted certiorari to resolve a bankruptcy dispute over whether state or federal law should apply to the recharacterization of debt. In In re Province Grande Olde Liberty, […]
Six attorneys from Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018, representing seven practice areas. Published by Woodward/White, Inc., The Best Lawyers in America is widely regarded […]
In the wake of the Charlottesville tragedy, several Twitter crowdsourcers have undertaken to “out” attendees of the “Unite the Right” rally to their employers and the community at large. Some employers have subsequently fired those employees […]
Director Marcy Rothman has been elected to the Executive Committee Class for The National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (NARTC). She will serve a three-year term through 2020. Founded in 1955, NARTC consists of approximately 1,100 trial attorneys […]
Hopdoddy Burger Bar is an Austin-based burger joint. It was started in 2010, and now has locations in Texas, Arizona, Colorado and California. It has been named one of the “The Best Burgers in America” by Food & Wine, one of the “33 Best […]
Yes, there's an app for that! We're excited to announce the release of custom iOS and Android apps for our podcast, Energy Law Round Up. Get the latest news and developments in oil-and-gas law pushed directly to your iPhone, iPad, or Android device. […]
In this week's episode of our energy law podcast, find out about new guidance for calculating royalties on federal oil and gas leases, the BLM's termination of restrictive Obama-era fracking rules, and a cautionary tale for operators who might […]
Anyone familiar with the retail industry is aware that 2017 has been a year of myriad challenges and increasing store closings. This trend is not isolated to simply small retailers or retailers with worldwide name recognition – the problem is one faced […]
On July 27, 2017, Halliburton agreed to settle a cease and desist proceeding brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), charging it with violating the books and records and internal accounting controls provisions of the Foreign Corrupt […]