Commercial Law

Pension benefits can account for 50% or more of the damages in a wrongful death or injury matter. This article presents an overview of the basic types of pensions and some issues that arise in determining lost pension benefits.

It should not be surprising that in a weak real estate market, developers would seek new sources of revenue. One recent source has generated controversy across the country ' requiring buyers to agree, for themselves and their assigns, to pay a fee upon each resale of the property. These transfer fee covenants raise a number of practical problems, not the least of which is the underlying legal question: Are they enforceable?

Employers should revisit and review the language of any arbitration agreements in light of a Guideline Memorandum (GC Memo) issued by Ronald Meisburg four days before stepping down from his post as General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

This article provides helpful "do's" and "don'ts" to be used in constructing and evaluating employees' noncompete, nonsolicitation and confidentiality agreements.

Two laws come into play in cases of employment discipline for medical marijuana use ' the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the law of the specific state where the employee works.

The requirements placed on corporate America as a result of increasingly labyrinthine consumer protection laws have created significant new potential liabilities, often in the form of statutorily mandated damages.

One of the most vexing economic issues in fashion and apparel licensing deals is the task of allocating the long-term value of a branded product launch.

Texas Bar 20th Annual Entertainment Law Institute
American Bar Association Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries Annual Meeting