The 5th Circuit Upholds a Ban on Sale of Firearms to People Under 21
Last month, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a 1968 law that prohibits federally licensed firearm dealers from selling handguns to people under age 21. The National Rifle Association...
View ArticleEmployer Can Access Employee’s Cell Phone under the Stored Communications Act
In December, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Garcia v. City of Laredo, et al. found that an employer who accessed its employee’s cell phone without her permission did not violate the Stored...
View ArticleLast Minute Changes to the Expedited Trial Rules in Response to Comments
After receiving hundreds of public comments regarding the expedited trial rules, the Texas Supreme Court made some changes to the Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 169 (final version here). Some of the...
View ArticleNon-Compete Agreements in Texas: The Devil is in the Details
Last week, the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas in U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc. et al. v. Woods reminded us again that a non-competition agreement must be reasonable and must include a correct...
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