Tesla recently fired an employee who took umbrage at Elon Musk's public social media comments. Casey Erick explains how and when the First Amendment applies in similar situations.
Bill Siegel discusses In re Mallett, Inc., and the question of whether rejection of a lease could be retroactive - where breach and bankruptcy are involved.
The Supreme Court of the U.S. is poised to consider the "reverse discrimination" Marlean Ames case for bias against majority rather than minority status.
Dec. 6, 2024 - the Supreme Court of Texas issued a per curiam opinion in In re Euless Pizza, LP, et al., reversing the trial and appellate courts' decisions that prevented defendants from amending/withdrawing admissions responses.
UPDATE, MARCH 3, 2025 -- As was reported on Twitter/X Sunday, the Treasury Department will not enforce the Corporate Transparency Act's Beneficial Ownership Information reporting requirement. See this article from Entrepreneur for the latest and what small businesses need to [...]
First in a series - Claire James explains "Parental Alienation," where a parent intentionally damages the child’s relationship with the other parent and turns the child against that other parent.
The new Trump Administration may spell a change for the FTC Noncompete Ban; Employment Law attorney Casey Erick explains.
As President Donald Trump enters his second term, debate over his immigration policy intensifies - making the future of the H-1B visa (for highly skilled foreign workers) uncertain.
Shareholder actions challenging DEI programs may gain momentum following Trump's executive order impacting affirmative action measures.
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court in Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, 598 U.S. 69 (2023), found that an innocent partner having no knowledge of the fraud committed by his partner can still be found to have committed fraud [...]
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