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Indemnity and Insurance Provisions in Construction Contracts

White Paper
It is necessary to pay close attention to the interplay between indemnity and insurance to ensure the objectives of the parties are achieved in a construction contract.

Law Ruler Software Introduces Legal Case Intake Edition

NEWS
Law Ruler Software is designed to bridge the gap between the advertising/marketing of a law firm and their case management software to increase productivity and revenue for the firm and its associates.

Dallas Family Lawyer Jim Mueller Named President of National Legal Organization

NEWS
Jim Mueller, managing partner of Dallas law firm VernerBrumleyMcCurley PC, has been appointed President of The National Advocates: Top 40 Under 40.

Passenger Railroad Facility Safety Audit As Revenue Protection

White Paper
While there few fatalities or injuries per year for passengers on trains, there are several hundred fatalities and many thousand injuries per year associated with rail transportation in general, other than with passengers.

Five Steps to Enhance the Board’s Oversight of Cyber Risk

White Paper
The handbook clearly explains a wide range of board-level considerations, including disclosure issues, access to expertise, and risk appetite calibration.

Information Governance Policy and Contract Management Whitepaper

White Paper
Paper discusses building an information governance policy and choosing a contract management system that will comply with your company’s policy needs.

Gruber Hurst & Elrod Law Firms Combine

NEWS
Two prominent Dallas business litigation boutiques — Gruber Hurst Johansen Hail Shank and Elrod — have announced that they are merging their law practices.

Bell Nunnally Grows Corporate Practice

NEWS
Adam A. Litwin and Van S. Wiltz have joined Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP’s growing corporate practice.

Farrell Fritz Lawyer New Chair of Nassau County Bar Association Committee

NEWS
Farrell Fritz lawyer Katherine (Kate) A. Heptig has been named Chair of the Nassau County Bar Association’s Corporation, Banking & Securities Law Committee.

AZA Again Ranked Among Top Commercial Litigation Firms in Chambers USA

NEWS
Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C. was named one of the nation’s top commercial litigation firms in the 2015 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer John Teakell Contributes Chapter to Book Offering Insights to Defendants

NEWS
In “A Cup of Coffee with 10 of the Top Criminal Defense Attorneys in the United States,” Teakell outlines state and federal statutes and describes similarities and differences in investigations and procedures in the two systems.

Federal Court Rules Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Frisco ISD Can Proceed

NEWS
The ruling overturned a 2014 summary judgment issued by the U.S. District Court in Sherman that dismissed the case in the school district’s favor.

Are ‘Best Efforts’ Provisions Enforceable in Maritime Contracts?

White Paper
Including “best efforts” provisions in a maritime contract can be a good practice, but only if the contract includes guidelines as to what constitutes the party’s “best efforts.”

Defensibility: The Dirty Little Secrets of eDiscovery

White Paper
Defensibility problems due to spoliation of data between collection and review don’t get the same press or case law “bench slaps” that typically result from failures in preservation.

Latham & Watkins Advises Extra Space Storage in Acquisition of SmartStop Self Storage and Pricing of Public Offering

NEWS
Latham & Watkins LLP advised Extra Space in the acquisition and offering with a corporate team led from the firm’s San Diego office.

Microsystems Sets 2 June Webinars on DocXtools and Patent Companion

Events, June 24 and 25, 10 a.m. CDT
A Microsystems DocXtools presentation webinar on June 24 will focus on document conversion tools. And a June 25 webinar will explain how Patent Companion can help create higher quality patent applications more quickly and with less risk.