Last year, the United States Supreme Court decided Bostock v. Clayton Cty., Georgia, 140 S. Ct. 1731 (2020) and held that it is unlawful under Title VII to discriminate against an employee because of their gender identity or sexual orientation. Since then, employers have been left with little guidance regarding how far the decision reaches….
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On October 11, 2021, Community group SaveRGV (“SaveRGV”) sued the Texas General Land Office, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush and Cameron County (“Texas”) for allegedly violating the state constitution. SaveRGV alleges that, by frequently and unpredictably closing a nearby beach for SpaceX to launch rockets at a nearby facility, Texas is violating its constitution….
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In Childs v. Pommer, the Supreme Court of Alabama reviewed two appeals from judgment in connection with a construction contract. 2021 WL 4022619, at *1. With respect to the first appeal, the Supreme Court analyzed whether a subcontractor could be liable under a breach-of-contract theory when he was not a party to the contract. Under…
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FINRA has adopted new rules specifically tailored towards firms with a significant history of misconduct. The new rules, which become effective on January 1, 2022, allow FINRA to impose new obligations on broker-dealers with significantly higher levels of risk-related disclosures than other similarly sized peers. The new rules would also apply to firms with a…
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In light of the fact that many member firms are increasingly using third-party vendors to perform a variety of core business functions, FINRA recently published Regulatory Notice 21-29, “FINRA Reminds Firms of their Supervisory Obligations Related to Outsourcing to Third-Party Vendors.” Regulatory Notice 21-29 reminds member firms of their obligation to establish and maintain a supervisory…
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In Petro Harvester Oil & Gas Co., LLC v. Baucum, No. 2019-IA-01442-SCT, 2021 WL 3418398 (Miss. Aug. 5, 2021), Mississippi property owners Tay and Deidra Baucum brought an action against Petro Harvester Oil & Gas Company (“Petro Harvester”) for improper use of its oil-disposal well located on neighboring land. The Baucums brought trespass, public and…
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In Johnson v. 27th Ave. Caraf, Inc., the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals sent a message: If you choose to misuse the legal system, be prepared to suffer the consequences. No. 19-14353, 2021 WL 3627604, at *30 (11th Cir. Aug. 17, 2021). In a thirty-page opinion, the Court upheld the trial court’s imposition of monetary…
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In Barrientos v. Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., No. 13-20-00092-CV, 2021 WL 3411869 (Tex. App. Aug. 5, 2021), the Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi-Edinburg held that Texas law mandates that a design professional expert offering opinions against another design professional must be licensed or registered in Texas. On March 4, 2019, Barrientos filed a…
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In The Cottages at Stoney Creek Condominium Association, Inc., et al. v. JDR Construction, LLC, et al., No. 1D20-956, 2021 WL 2209851 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. June 1, 2021), the Florida First District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of a general contractor on a statute of limitations…
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Aaron Ashcraft obtained a defense verdict from Judge Claude Hundley in Patrick v. Mako Lawn Care, Inc., following a compensability hearing. The Plaintiff appealed the denial of benefits, but the Alabama Court of Civils Appeals recently upheld the trial court’s ruling that an employee injured by a co-worker in an assault at work was not…
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