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Just Hire a Lawyer? Here Are 10 Helpful Client Tips
Just Hire a Lawyer? Here Are 10 Helpful Client Tips Know what your goals are. Surprisingly, often parties enter into litigation without having a clearly defined measure of success. By defining what you want to accomplish before starting a lawsuit, it will be easier to assist you in accomplishing that goal. This is true,…
The Latest Research on Water Safety Could Shock You
For many children, summer means hitting the pool. And for the most part, parents can feel confident that swimming pools provide a safe source of fun for kids enjoying their break from school. In too many cases, though, danger lurks in pools in the form of potential injuries and illnesses. Some of the latest…
8 Things Every Parent of a 4-Year-Old Needs to Know about Pool Safety
Your swimming pool can provide endless fun and happy memories for your family members — including young children. To ensure that fun never turns to tragedy, take note of these eight critical pieces of pool safety information. In under five minutes, your child can drown. It can happen in an instant; you turn your…
The Elements of Trade Secret in Texas: What Counts as “Not Readily Ascertainable”?
To be protected by Texas trade secret law under the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act (TUTSA), information must be valuable because it is neither “generally known” nor “readily ascertainable” to third parties unless those third parties use improper means to get it. Clearly, this includes information that a third party could not acquire without…
What is a Trade Secret Under Texas Law?
In 2013, The Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act (TUTSA) went into law, making significant changes to a number of aspects of the law protecting trade secrets within the state. The TUTSA applies to misappropriations of trade secrets that take place on or after September 1, 2013 – cases before this date are still governed…
Distracted Driving Crashes Continue To Rise In Texas
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and TxDOT is continuing its TALK. TEXT. CRASH. campaign to raise awareness of the dangers associated with distracted driving and urging motorists to put away their mobile devices and pay attention to the road. 38 percent of Texas drivers admitted to talking on their mobile phone while…
Shaw Listed Texas Top 10 Best Personal Injury Attorney for Client Satisfaction
Congratulations to Ethan Shaw on his selection to the 2016 Texas list of 10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys for Client Satisfaction by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys (AIPIA). This honor was determined by the organization itself through significant client and peer reviews, as well as independent evaluation.
What To Do When Sensitive Internal Company Information Is Sent To Personal Email Addresses
Steps a Company should take, including general advice about conducting an investigation Imagine that one of your supervisors discovers that thousands of pages of confidential Company billing and financial information has been downloaded, and e-mailed to a personal e-mail address. Upon further investigation, your supervisor has discovered that an employee has asked other employees…
Bill Introduced in Texas Legislature Would Affect Property Damage Claims
On behalf of Ethan Shaw In recent years, many hailstorms in Texas have resulted in tens of thousands of claims against property and casualty insurers. Many of these claims are the result of third-party contractors, adjusters and attorneys going into affected areas and soliciting business. In response to this situation, earlier this year Senator…
Power Morcellator Lawsuit Information
In a notice issued last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration discouraged the use of laparoscopic power morcellation for the removal of the uterus (hysterectomy) or uterine fibroids (myomectomy) in women because, based on an analysis of currently available data, it poses a risk of spreading unsuspected cancerous tissue, notably uterine sarcomas, beyond…