Shaw Law Blog http://shawlawtexas.com/blog Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:22:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 An Analysis of Wallace Jefferson’s State of the Texas Judiciary http://shawlawtexas.com/blog/an-analysis-of-wallace-jeffersons-state-of-the-texas-judiciary?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-analysis-of-wallace-jeffersons-state-of-the-texas-judiciary http://shawlawtexas.com/blog/an-analysis-of-wallace-jeffersons-state-of-the-texas-judiciary#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:22:05 +0000 Carl Shaw http://shawlawtexas.com/blog/?p=635 By: Ethan Gaitz On March 6, 2013 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, Wallace B. Jefferson, delivered the State of the Judiciary address to the Texas 83rd Legislative Session. At the onset, Chief Justice Jefferson raised the issue as to, “Whether our system of justice is working for the people it has promised [...]

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]]> http://shawlawtexas.com/blog/an-analysis-of-wallace-jeffersons-state-of-the-texas-judiciary/feed 0 Can an Employer Retaliate Against an EEOC or Unpaid Wage Claim? http://shawlawtexas.com/blog/can-an-employer-retaliate-against-an-eeoc-or-unpaid-wage-claim?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-an-employer-retaliate-against-an-eeoc-or-unpaid-wage-claim http://shawlawtexas.com/blog/can-an-employer-retaliate-against-an-eeoc-or-unpaid-wage-claim#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:17:36 +0000 Myles Shaw http://shawlawtexas.com/blog/?p=630 Many employees have trouble properly standing up to their bosses for being discriminated against or for not being paid because they fear that their bosses will retaliate. Little do they know that they have the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Fair Labor Standards Act backing them up.  After reading this, hopefully you will understand [...]

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]]> http://shawlawtexas.com/blog/can-an-employer-retaliate-against-an-eeoc-or-unpaid-wage-claim/feed 0 Dispute Resolution in the Business World http://shawlawtexas.com/blog/dispute-resolution-in-the-business-world?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dispute-resolution-in-the-business-world http://shawlawtexas.com/blog/dispute-resolution-in-the-business-world#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:33:43 +0000 Carl Shaw http://shawlawtexas.com/blog/?p=433 In the business world, owners will likely find themselves at some point or another caught in a dispute. Business owners have four basic options to rely on dispute resolution with partners, vendors or customers. Each is based on different assumptions – and entails a different cost. Thus, it pays – and often, big – to [...]

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]]> http://shawlawtexas.com/blog/dispute-resolution-in-the-business-world/feed 0 Social Host Liability Basics: Wrongful Death http://shawlawtexas.com/blog/social-host-liability-the-basics-wrongful-death?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=social-host-liability-the-basics-wrongful-death http://shawlawtexas.com/blog/social-host-liability-the-basics-wrongful-death#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:19:30 +0000 Ethan Gaitz http://shawlawtexas.com/blog/?p=412 Some of the most important societal concerns today revolve around the dangers of adolescent and teen alcohol and substance abuse such as wrongful death, violent auto collisions, and family violence. According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), an organization founded in 1980 that has been committed to combating the dangers of driving drunk, early alcohol [...]

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]]> http://shawlawtexas.com/blog/social-host-liability-the-basics-wrongful-death/feed 0 Medical Negligence Information Regarding the Misreporting of Settlement of Hip Implant Cases http://shawlawtexas.com/blog/medical-negligence-information-regarding-the-misreporting-of-settlement-of-hip-implant-cases?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=medical-negligence-information-regarding-the-misreporting-of-settlement-of-hip-implant-cases http://shawlawtexas.com/blog/medical-negligence-information-regarding-the-misreporting-of-settlement-of-hip-implant-cases#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 07:23:36 +0000 Carl Shaw http://shawlawtexas.com/blog/?p=416 It was recently reported that five people who are working with the lawsuit called DePuy ASR MDL 2197 litigation,  confirmed that there were settlement discussions regarding these hip implant lawsuits resulting in Medical Negligence.  It is important for everyone to understand that the leadership of the Lawyer Executive Committee emailed the following statement to the [...]

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