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Who’s on First? Expert Qualifications in Texas Workers’ Compensation Practice
Whether a witness is qualified to testify as an expert is a frequently-faced question in workers’ compensation cases. In Appeal No. 162270, filed December 22, 2016, the Appeals Panel answered the question of whether a cancer research biologist with ...
Courtroom Skills Training Makes for Great Lawyers and Pro Bono Volunteers
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas (VLS) is grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with Burns Anderson & Brenner, L.L.P. to offer high quality courtroom skills training to its more than 2,000 VLS volunteer attorneys. Burns Anderson ...
“AGGRAVATION” IS A NOUN
In a valiant effort to better myself and do my part to protect our environment, I have committed myself to occasionally riding my bicycle to work. As I was peddling one morning, my mind began to wander. As a “comp ...
SCOTUS – Round Two, Specific Jurisdiction
Last month, in BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell, the Supreme Court reaffirmed the minimum standard necessary for a state court to exercise general jurisdiction over a non-resident, holding that general jurisdiction focuses on the
“paradigm ...
SCOTUS: JURISDICTIONAL DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS REMAIN INTACT
Many of us recall a time when communications were in person, by landline telephone or by postal letter. Today our lives cross many communication platforms, often circling the globe without a thought. We text, email, blog, facsimile, post, file share, ...
Dying without a will in Texas
Dying without a will in Texas is also called "intestate." When a person dies intestate, Texas laws determine who will receive the individual's property. For property to transfer after death, it usually must go through probate. Probate is the process ...
Some Honest Talk About “Lying” At Mediation: An Open Letter
Dear Mediation Attendee/Counsel/Client: I look forward to welcoming you at our upcoming mediation session. As your mediator, it is my responsibility to remain as neutral as can be, conduct the process in a manner that is fair to everyone, and to help ...