Business Law & Litigation
How Accurate is Your Professional Profile?
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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 …