Business Law & Litigation
How Accurate is Your Professional Profile?
We’ve all experienced it or heard it: someone’s profile on a professional social media site was misleading. A potential job candidate may have exaggerated their skills or misstated their job …
HIPAA the Mighty Hippo
If you mention potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) to a hospital or physician, they’ll likely recoil in horror as though facing the gaping maw …
Music Sets You Free, for a Fee
An old story goes that a famous musician dined at a restaurant, heard his music playing, and refused to pay the bill. When the restaurant owner asked the musician if …
Saying No to the Public Info Act Just Got Easier
The Texas Public Information Act, or PIA, guarantees access to Texas records. The law is similar to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) at the federal level, and aims to …
Open Carry: What You May Not Already Know…
As most Texans know, they now have the right to openly carry a licensed handgun in a belt or shoulder holster. But did you know that the holster is important? …
Social Media Accounts are Business Assets Too!
When business owners list their business assets, they might not consider including the company’s Facebook page or Twitter account. Yet, in an increasingly digital world, that social media account you …
Defamation in the Workplace – An Increasing Trend
Business personnel matters often are touchy, if not contentious. As demonstrated by recent media reports involving the City of San Antonio and its recently fired director of Public Health, different …
General Partnerships Will Go On… And On
If you haven’t been following Texas Supreme Court blogs (and who hasn’t), you probably missed the Court’s February 2015 opinion in American Star Energy and Materials Corp. v. Stowers et. …
Medical Theft is Closer Than You Think
Medical identity theft is a billion-dollar “industry” that hits a lot closer to home than you think. It generally involves fraudulent use of personal information (name, social security number, insurance …
How Private is Your Email?
Email is not as private as you think. While most of us know that work email can be monitored by our employers, what we may not know is that providers …