Rio Grande Valley Legal Blog
How are harassment allegations addressed in unemployment claims?
Texas businesses are increasingly taking the initiative with protecting themselves by having comprehensive training and workplace policies to address and prevent harassment. Often, this is centered on sexual harassment, but there are other ways in which this can be an...
How do a create a professional association for doctors in Texas?
If you are a doctor and want to form a professional association with other doctors who share your specialty or practice area, you may wonder how to go about it. Before you can form a professional association, you need to make sure that you and your prospective members...
Contesting a will in Texas probate court
A will is meant to represent the final wishes of the deceased. As such, Texas courts are reluctant to hear any challenges to a will. The decedent is, of course, no longer available for a discussion of the problem, and an unhappy heir’s only recourse is a lawsuit...
Can I include a doctor noncompete in a separation agreement?
If you are a physician who owns or manages a medical practice in Texas, you may want to protect your business from losing patients, revenue and reputation to a former employee who decides to open a competing practice. One way to do that is to include a noncompete...
How can employers be protected when conducting investigations?
Regardless of the size of a Texas employer, any business that has employees could be faced with the need for a workplace investigation. This could be for a variety of reasons ranging from a worker simply having a bad attitude on the job and extending to more serious...
Comparing the Stark Law to the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute
Physicians often want to make referrals for patients who need additional care they cannot provide. However, it is not always legal for physicians to make referrals and it can be difficult for a physician to know when a referral is permitted and when it is prohibited...
Can I prevent a former medical partner from competing against me?
Texas businesses take great care to prevent former partners, colleagues, employees and others who are intimately involved in their operation from going to an established but similar business, starting their own business and competing against them. The non-compete act...
What is an appeal and should you pursue one after litigation?
Business litigation can be tough. Contract disputes, fraud and tort claims, infringement of intellectual property rights – these are all examples of legal disputes that might lead a company toward litigation. And, as any business leader in Texas knows, litigation can...
Receivership and business litigation
Business litigation and receivership may not seem like they go together. Indeed, receivership, for those unfamiliar with business litigation may seem like something solely for bankruptcy. However, in practice, Donna, Texas, receivership can be common in business...
Health care practices of all sizes need to watch these issues
As Texans who are involved in it know, health care is a highly regulated industry. There are many federal, state and even local laws and rules that those who work in health care need to follow. If they do not, they open themselves up to fines or other legal penalties,...