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Wet Weather Regulations Now More Expensive Under EPA's Industrial Stormwater Settlement Penalty Policy

Written By Amy P. Wang

November 28, 2016

Heavy and consistent rainfall this summer, even before Tropical Storms Hermine and Julia and Hurricane Matthew, produced a tremendous amount of stormwater. Grass swales were too saturated to allow infiltration, and r…

Not So Fast: Texas Judge Stops Department of Labor From Implementing New Overtime Rules on December 1st

Written By Grant B. Osborne

November 22, 2016

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has granted a preliminary injunction stopping the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") from implementing new overtime regulations. The court concluded th…

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Why Do You Need a Buy-Sell Agreement for Your Closely Held Company?

Written By Merrill G. Jones, II

November 18, 2016

Why do you need a Buy-Sell Agreement for your closely held company? In a nutshell, your business partner might die, become disagreeable, or just simply lose his or her mind, and you need a set of rules to resolv…

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Just Compensation for Contaminated Land

Written By Eric J. Remington

November 14, 2016

When a government agency or private party involuntarily takes your property (a proceeding called eminent domain or condemnation), you are entitled to receive "just compensation" for the property. In North Caroli…

Being Dismissive: The Realities of Having a Lawsuit Dismissed

Written By Allen N. Trask, III and Jeremy M. Wilson

November 10, 2016

We often hear the phrases "frivolous case" or "thrown out of court," and, as these sayings imply, we make broad assumptions about the procedural and substantive validity of a lawsuit based on our subjective (and …

Lessons From the EEOC's General Counsel's Retrospective: Top Ten Litigation Developments and the Effective Employer's Response

Written By Grant B. Osborne

November 8, 2016

On October 7, 2016, the General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), P. David Lopez, presented "The EEOC's Top Ten Litigation Developments" at an employment law symposiu…

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Wet Weather Regulations Now More Expensive Under EPA's Industrial Stormwater Settlement Penalty Policy

Not So Fast: Texas Judge Stops Department of Labor From Implementing New Overtime Rules on December 1st

Why Do You Need a Buy-Sell Agreement for Your Closely Held Company?

Just Compensation for Contaminated Land

Being Dismissive: The Realities of Having a Lawsuit Dismissed

Lessons From the EEOC's General Counsel's Retrospective: Top Ten Litigation Developments and the Effective Employer's Response

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