Imagine you are a secured creditor trying to collect a debt from an uncooperative debtor. Because you are a secured creditor, your first instinct would probably be to foreclose on the collateral and sell it off. The debtor then files for bankruptcy. Once the debtor...
As an attorney, you might be wondering whether that question is posed in jest. I assure you it is not based on a recent Texas Supreme Court decision. In re Nalle Plastics Family L.P., 2013 Tex. App. LEXIS 396 (Tex. May 17, 2013).Honestly, I am not sure how to respond...
In 2006, the Texas Supreme Court provided a comprehensive set of guidelines requiring limited proof by Plaintiffs' attorneys for recovering attorney fees in cases where attorneys fees are statutorily mandated. The case, Tony Gullo Motors I, L.P. v Chapa, 212 S.W.3d...
The Georgia Supreme Court is poised to review a case that could substantially affect the attorney-client privilege and the relationship a firm has with its in-house counsel. The essential issue of the case is "whether communications between lawyers and in-house...
Facts of the case:Mr. Gatto was a ground supervisor at JFK. He was injured when one of United Airline's planes bumped into a set of fueler stairs that hit him. He sued, and alleged that because of his injuries he was permanently disabled and hadn't been able to work...
In this recent case, Maria Figueroa sued her employer VNA in state court for negligence due to an on-the-job injury. In re VNA, Inc., 2013 WL 1776079 (Tex. App.-El Paso 2013, no. pet. h.) VNA moved to compel arbitration on the basis of an agreement between Figueroa...
