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(June 25, 2010): Cities have the authority, usually provided by State statute, to regulate dangerous and substandard buildings and structures. In Texas, a City has to pass an ordinance to activate its ability to regulate dangerous buildings and structures. See TEX. LOC. GVT CODE § 214 Subchapter A. Before taking action against a dangerous building, […]
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(May 10, 2010): Inevitably a service provider, such as an IT professional or a vendor supplying coffee or coke machines, will sign a year-to-year or a 3-5 year contract with a City. Depending on the particular city, the contract may be signed by a City Officer such as the City Manager, City Administrator, or even
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(May 10, 2010): Whenever a company contracts to provide construction work for a city on public property, the company should always check the state law that governs the city in regards to mechanic liens against the land where the public property is located. And the city should always make sure of what rights it has
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(May 10, 2010): Normally there is statute of limitations that will apply to most civil lawsuits. This means that a claim must be filed in Court within a certain time after the action complained about occurred. For instance, in Texas, if you are involved in a motor vehicle accident and suffer an injury you must
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(April 26, 2010): Part III: Analysis and Conclusion In the midst of an economic downturn, headlines are filled with accounts of failed corporations and bankruptcies as well as notorious government bailouts. There are many threatened lawsuits directed at officers and Directors of corporations for breaches of their fiduciary duties or seeking judicial declarations that corporations
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(April 26, 2010): This is the second installment of a three-part article by David P. Parker examining the fiduciary duties of officers and directors of insolvent corporations and corporations operating in the so-called “Zone of Insolvency.” In Gheewalla, a significant Delaware law decision regarding creditors’ ability to sue corporate fiduciaries, the Delaware Supreme Court addressed
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(April 23, 2010): This is the first installment of a three part article by David Parker examining the Fiduciary Duties of Officers and Directors of Insolvent Corporations and Corporations operating in the so called “Zone of Insolvency.” Part I: The Fiduciary Duties of Officers and Directors of an Insolvent Corporation: Over the next few days,
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(April 8, 2010): On Wednesday evening, April 7, Robert W. Liles, Managing Member of the Firm, met with Congressman John Culberson and a group of state and local medical association executives to discuss the recent passage of the health care reform bill. Congressman Culberson heard from the participants, noting their views of how this legislation
(March 29, 2010): A Federal court recently preliminarily approved a $55.95 million settlement involving securities claims against outside directors in a case against Peregrine Systems, Inc. This is one of the largest ever recorded settlements involving outside directors, and is significant in D&O insurance issues. Pursuant to the settlement, several former Peregrine directors agreed to
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(March 27, 2010): Liles Parker is pleased to announce that Leonard Schneider, Esq. will soon be joining our firm as Partner. Mr. Schneider is an experienced litigator and will be a Partner at Liles Parker and manage our new Houston office, providing our firm a greater ability to handle a wide variety of corporate, health
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