Partner Michael Shaunessy explains to KXAN how sovereign immunity protects governmental entities in the State of Texas http://bit.ly/2b8xGdX Read more
Jessica Palvino, Partner and UAS/Drones Practice Group Co-Chair and Austin Brister, Associate discuss newly released FAA/DOT UAS/Drone Operational Rules for routine commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems. Check out http://droneadvocates.com/faa-updates/1245/ to read more about this and what is in store for the… Read more
The Impact of the Rainfall in Texas in 2016: Partner Russ Johnson discusses how close we were to running out and how the abundance is now shaping how we talk about water in Texas Partner Russ Johnson discusses how transportation of water… Read more
On May 17, 2016, the trial court in Bragg v. Edwards Aquifer Authority entered a judgment in favor of the Braggs awarding them damages in excess of $4.5 million for the taking of their groundwater rights related to their inability to obtain… Read more
Partner Eric A. Johnston weighed in on the significance of the U.S. Department of Labor's Overtime Exemption final ruling in Law360. “Last night, the White House announced its long anticipated and much commented on final overtime rules. The final rules raise the salary threshold for employees entitled to overtime from $23,660… Read more
Simone Otenaike, Associate with McGinnis Lochridge, had the opportunity discuss her experience as a judicial intern for Judge Lora J. Livingston in addition to why Judge Livingston is an excellent recipient of the Joseph C. Parker Jr. Diversity Award. Simone credits Judge Livingston… Read more
McGinnis Lochridge Partner, Paul Simpson shared his view with Law360 of the favorable ruling by the Texas First Court of Appeals on multi-million-dollar fraud claim victory on behalf of his clients, the Hooks family in the matter of Charles G. Hooks, III, et. al. v. Samson Lone Star, Limited Partnership n/k/a… Read more
Law60 turned to McGinnis Lochridge Partner Eric A. Johnston, for his first-hand experience meeting Justice Antonin Scalia. "Justice Antonin Scalia was a monumental figure on the highest court in this country. I first experienced his ability to intimidate law students and lawyers during a question and answer session in law… Read more
Partner Jessica Palvino and Associate Andrew Edge’s article, “5 Litigation Trends for 2016” is featured in December’s Corporate Counsel. The article outlines the impact of important changes on the table for the new year: Decreasing Cost of Litigation; Active Judicial Case Management; More Efficient and Collaborative Discovery; Continued Re-evaluation of Mandatory… Read more
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that the much-anticipated new rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) which will increase salary thresholds for exempt employees will not be released until late 2016. The DOL reports that it received over 250,000 comments regarding the proposed rules, and… Read more