by Katherine Hoke | Dec 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
What is WhatsApp and Signal? Like the vast majority of people over the age of 16, you’re either reading this on your mobile phone, or have it within arm’s reach. That’s not an accusation, just the reality of modern life, and we all find ourselves in the same boat. If...
by Katherine Hoke | Dec 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
In a preliminary victory for privately held companies, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, has ruled that Congress lacks the power to essentially override state laws that permit nondisclosure of private company...
by Katherine Hoke | Dec 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
When entering into an agreement, businesses are often faced with whether to agree to a contract containing a mandatory arbitration provision. Arbitration is generally a contractual proceeding by which the parties to a controversy agree to, in order to obtain a...
by Katherine Hoke | Dec 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
“State law controls both the award of and the reasonableness of fees awarded where state law supplies the rule of decision.” Tech Pharmacy Servs., LLC v. Alixa Rx LLC, 298 F. Supp. 3d 892, 898 (E.D. Tex. 2017) (citing Mathis v. Exxon Corp., 302 F.3d 448, 461 (5th Cir....
by Katherine Hoke | Nov 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
Dear Friends and Clients, We are reaching out to inform you about a significant change in federal law impacting certain private or small businesses in the United States. The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) requires certain private companies that meet specific...
