News and Notes

By Dr. Sarah Flournoy Several years ago, entities were advised to expand their non-discrimination policies to include gender as well as sex. More recently, entities have been encouraged to add sexual

Article by Lee Hunt  “Empire Records” (1995), A conversation between Ethan Embry (“Mark”) and Rory Cochrane (“Lucas”): Mark: Oh! I’ve decided I’m going to start a band. Lucas:  Really?  [Leaning

Brackett & Ellis is pleased to congratulate the firm’s “Top Attorneys” who were recognized in the July 2020 issue of  360 West Magazine.  Inclusion as a “Top Attorney” signifies a

Article By Heath Coffman Congratulations to my colleague Angelique McCall.  She recently published two articles on Amazon’s Neutral Patent Evaluation in The Tipsheet, the newsletter of the Intellectual Property Section

Article By Heath Coffman Recently, trade secrets lawyer Patrick J. Huston sent me a copy of his new work The Law of Trade Secrets Under the Uniform Trade Secret Act.

Article By Heath Coffman In June 2020, the San Antonio Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Title Source, Inc. v. HouseCanary, Inc., No. 04-19-00044-CV, 2020 WL 2858866 (Tex. App.–San

Article By Lee Hunt While fans of the country music band Lady Antebellum have long abbreviated the band’s name for convenience, the band announced on June 11, 2020 that it

By Heath Coffman on June 5, 2020 In 2018, the First Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Gaskamp v. WSP USA, Inc., No. 01-18-00079-CV, 2018 WL 6695810 (Tex. App.—Houston

By Heath Coffman on May 3, 2020 Beginning with the Texas Supreme Court decisions in Lippincott v. Whisenhunt, 462 S.W.3d 507 (Tex. 2015) and ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. v. Coleman, 512

By Heath Coffman on April 19, 2020 In 2019, the Dallas Court of Appeals issued a decision in Goldberg v. EMR (USA Holdings) Inc., a complex opinion in evaluating the