Legal Advisories

Texas Environmental Update
August 15, 2008

Politics and the Workplace: National Labor Relations Board's GC Offers Guidance on When an Employee's "Political" Activity is Protected
Labor and Employment Update
July 28, 2008

Are All Patents Fleeting?
Intellectual Property Update
July 8, 2008

Tired? - In Its 10th Reversal of the Federal Circuit Since 2002, the Supreme Court's Reinforcement of the Exhaustion Doctrine
Intellectual Property Update
June 10, 2008

SDNY Confirms Bearish Opinion on Off-Shore Hedge Fund Use of Chapter 15
May 28, 2008

Texas Supreme Court Holds Party Waived Right to Arbitration
May 8, 2008

Patent Zapper - Obviousness in the Wake of KSR
Intellectual Property Update
May 8, 2008

DOJ Medicare Fraud Strike Force to Arrive in Texas This Summer - What Healthcare Providers Should Know
April 21, 2008

"The Case of the Century": U.S. Supreme Court Decides (almost) the Extent of Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards
March 25, 2008

No Violation of Antitrust Laws Where Private Equity Firms Submit Joint Bid
March 11, 2008

NYSE Rule 97 To Be Rescinded
Securities Law Update
March 11, 2008

Welding Rod Manufacturers Lose in Mississippi; Win in Louisiana
March 10, 2008

In Defense of Contestability: If Post-Issuance Investigations Amount to Bad Faith, Then What's the Point of Contestability?
February 13, 2008

Frank's Casing: Supreme Court Reverses Insurance Ruling on Rehearing
February 8, 2008

FACTA-Based Class Actions: A New Fact of Life For Retailers
January 30, 2008

2008 Increases to Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds
January 24, 2008

The Stoneridge Case: Supreme Court Limits Securities Fraud Lawsuits
January 15, 2008

El Caso Stoneridge: La Suprema Corte limita demandas de fraude
January 15, 2008

Defendants Win One and Lose One in Louisiana State Court
January 11, 2008

Ohio Jury Awards Plaintiffs $20.5 Million
December 7, 2007

Lender Liability Update
November 12, 2007

"The Case of the Century": U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards
November 9, 2007

Revised I-9 Form, a No-go on the No Match Issue and E-Verify
Immigration Update
November 9, 2007

District Court Grants Class Status to FedEx Ground Drivers
Labor and Employment Update
October 24, 2007

Electronically Stored Information (ESI): A Shot Across the Virtual Bow
October 23, 2007

Hydrogen Legal News
Summer 2007

Stoneridge Case May Expand Liability to Third Parties in Securities-Fraud Cases
Securities Law Update
October 9, 2007

New Corps-EPA Guidance on Wetlands Jurisdiction
October 2, 2007

CFTC Echoes Arguments of Alleged Manipulators of the Gas Futures Market
Energy Law Update
September 18, 2007

E-discovery Rules Amendment
September 6, 2007

Enron Swings and Misses: Bankruptcy Court's Decision on Equitable Subordination of Transferred Claims Is Struck Out by the District Court
August 29, 2007

Bear Stearns Funds Chapter 15
August 9, 2007

Australia: The Sins of the Sons (of Gwalia) Are Visited on Creditors Yet Again
July 27, 2007

Supreme Court Changes the Rules on Vertical Price Fixing
June 29, 2007

Credit Suisse: The Latest in a Series of Losses for Antitrust Plaintiffs
June 27, 2007

Bracewell Wins Key Ruling Defining Scope of Bankruptcy Disclosure Requirements, Ruling Protects Investors' Privacy Rights
June 27, 2007

High Court Imposes Strict Standard for Shareholder Lawsuits
June 25, 2007

Bracewell Obtains First Certification Under New Bankruptcy Appeal Statute
June 12, 2007

Supreme Court Upholds Strict Time Limit for Filing Pay Discrimination Claims
Labor and Employment Update
May 30, 2007

Bite in the Boilerplate: Governing Law is no Longer Just Miscellaneous
April 27, 2007

Emerging Tactics of the European Plaintiffs’ Bar:
April 20, 2007

Avoiding e-discovery problems
March 5, 2007

2007 Increases to Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds
January 23, 2007

NLRB Decision Outlaws Broad Mandatory Arbitration Policy
July 17, 2006