Face to Face With…Shauna Johnson Clark
July 15, 2011
The attorney who runs the Houston office of Fulbright & Jaworski is in tune with the people who eke out a living by mopping floors and wiping off the sparkling...
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The Federal Circuit's Focus on No Lesser Sanction in its Landmark Spoliation Cases Should be a Reminder for Future Sanction Cases
July 2011
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently issued two significant decisions on imposition of sanctions for spoliation of documents. In them, the court...
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Intellectual Property Issues in Shale – Protecting Your Intellectual Property and Avoiding Infringement
July 13, 2011
The rise in energy prices and significant volumes of natural gas and oil contained in deep shale formations has led to a renewed interest in recovering natural gas and...
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D.C. and Seventh Circuits Decide the Issue of Corporate Liability Under the Alien Tort Statute
July 13, 2011
Two circuit courts have recently addressed the issue of corporate liability under the Alien Tort Statute ("ATS"). On July 8, 2011, the United States Court of...
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CFTC Adopts Final Anti-Manipulation and Anti-Fraud Rules & Begins Final Rulemaking Phase Implementing Dodd-Frank
July 11, 2011
On July 7, 2011, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") approved five rules implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection...
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SEC Adopts Family Office Rule
July 7, 2011
On June 22, 2011 the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") adopted a final rule[1] exempting from registration and regulation under the Investment Advisers...
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California’s Overtime Requirements Apply to Non-Resident Employees
July 7, 2011
Out-of-state employers beware – a new decision by the California Supreme Court applies California's unique overtime requirements to work performed by non-residen...
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Amended Texas Property Code Resolves Bankruptcy Court Dispute: Recorded Absolute Assignments of Rent Are Security Interests
July 6, 2011
On Friday, June 17, 2011, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed Senate Bill 889, creating the new Chapter 64 of the Texas Property Code, with immediate and retroactive effect...
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SEC Adopts Rules on Exemptions for Private Fund Advisers; Delays Registration Date to 2012
July 5, 2011
On June 22, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted final rules (1) requiring certain advisers to private equity funds and hedge funds...
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Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc.: The Decision and What It Says About Patient Privacy
June 30, 2011
On June 23, 2011, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of data aggregators in their challenge to Vermont's Prescription Confidentiality Law. 1 That law prohibited data...
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IRS Estate and Gift Tax Compliance Initiative Targets Real Property Transfers between Related Parties
June 29, 2011
On May 23, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California issued an opinion concerning a petition by the U.S. Department of Justice, seeking leave...
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Bankruptcy Courts Cannot Decide Debtors’ Common Law Claims
June 29, 2011
Stern Holding
In Stern v. Marshall , ___ U.S. ___, 2011 WL 2472792 (June 23, 2011), issued on June 23, the Supreme Court declared for the third time...
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Employment Practices and Defenses in Employee Claims: What Does the Future Hold?
June 29, 2011
What does the Wal-Mart vs. Dukes holding mean for your organization?
While this recent Supreme Court decision focuses on the maintainability of class...
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Labor and Employment Law Update
June 29, 2011
Fulbright's second labor and employment breakfast seminar of 2011 focused on the most important recent developments in labor and employment law.
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EU and UK Sanctions on Libya: Latest Developments
June 28, 2011
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The increasing number of sanctions imposed on Libya have resulted in further difficulties for companies conducting business in the embattled country. Companies...
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