Year: 2023

​​A recently published legal opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit concerns when an insurer has a duty to indemnify under Texas state law. This principle applies even if the insurance company has no legal duty to defend a tort action against the insured party. Essentially, the Court ruled that…

​​A recent ruling by the El Paso Court of Appeals decided the issue of produced water as a mineral vs. a water right between two lessees on 37,000 acres of land in Reeves County. The decision is of particular significance given the transition of produced water from liability to asset. COG Industries (COG) had been…

​​The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of personal characteristics such as race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Title VII of the Act specifically addresses discrimination by employers against employees or job applicants. Title VII applies to public and private employers with 15 or more employees. There is only one…

​​The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), passed in Congress in 1935, was designed to protect workers’ rights and bring an element of fairness to the power dynamic between employers and employees. The NLRA established the right of private sector workers to enjoy full freedom of association and pursue better working conditions without fear of employer…

​​When you really stop to think about it, it’s not so hard to believe that the lines once standing between what is right and what is wrong are no longer as clear as they once might have seemed. There has been a great erosion of trust, and institutions that once might have been thought of…