By Kelline R. Linton, Associate. On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court held that an independent contractor is not entitled to sovereign immunity when exercising independent discretion in performing government functions. In Brown & Gay Engineering, Inc., No. 13-0605, a drunk driver entered the Westpark Tollway the wrong way […]
Monthly Archives: April 2015
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By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. Earlier this week, Home Depot agreed to pay at least $1.8 million to resolve a putative class action lawsuit which accused the store of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by using flawed job application background check forms. This is not the […]
By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. A Houston-based global technology and engineering firm has to pay a $130,000 fine to the SEC for an alleged violation of whistleblower protection rules. The problem stemmed from the restrictive language which was part of the confidentiality agreement that employees were required to […]