Does the law protect a deaf applicant before the interview even commences? Yes. In fact, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently secured a jury verdict of $1,675,000 against a major distribution company for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act based on its refusal to interview a qualified deaf applicant. This article identifies five ways employers can train their hiring personnel to ensure compliance.
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David Gerger Adds White Collar, Environmental Pro Heather Peterson
Gerger Hennessy & Martin is now Gerger Hennessy Martin & Peterson, after Heather Peterson joined the firm March 1. Peterson recently spoke to The Lawbook about her career in criminal justice and why joining Gerger’s firm made sense for her and her clients.
McGuireWoods Expands Offerings in Texas, Adds Former Federal Prosecutors
Dallas lawyers Michael Elliott and Mindy Sauter, along with counsel Chris Quinlan, will “anchor” McGuireWoods’ government investigations and white-collar litigation practice in Texas.
McKool Smith Associate Gets Patent Issued For Study App
Intellectual property and business disputes lawyer Kyle Ryman was a top scorer on the July 2021 Texas Bar Exam thanks to his very own study app that he used to convert long outlines to flashcards. Now, he wants to donate the patent and code to a deserving school or nonprofit.
Litigation Finance GC Joins Winstead
Burke McDavid is returning to private practice after nearly five years as general counsel and chief compliance officer at Virage Capital Management.
CDT Roundup: 20 Deals, 19 Firms, 372 Lawyers, $9.1B
Maybe you’ve already noticed, but M&A is buzzing in the first two months of 2024. But the buzz is not just in Texas. At the moment things are buzzing globally and across sectors, according to a report by LSEG Deals Intelligence. Boosted by nine megadeals ($10 billion or more), M&A transactions announced through February were valued at $522 billion, up 75 percent over the same period in 2023. This week’s CDT Roundup takes a look at the fine print in that LSEG report, along with the 20 deals reported by Texas lawyers last week.
Real Estate Counsel of Prominent San Antonio Family Office Returns to Haynes Boone
After nearly three years in-house with the real estate operating company for the San Antonio private investment firm of Whataburger’s founding family, George Hinchey is making a familiar move.
J. Laurens Wilkes Departs Jones Day for Winston & Strawn
Winston & Strawn has tapped the Houston partner to lead its Infrastructure & Projects – Global Disputes practice.
Litigation Roundup: Botched Spinal Surgery Nets $6.2M Verdict; ExxonMobil Beats Back Injury Suits
In this edition of Litigation Roundup, Samsung is fighting a $287 million state court verdict against it in federal court, a Collin County jury awards a man who alleged a botched spinal surgery left him paraplegic $6.2 million and an intermediate appellate court hands ExxonMobil a win in a lawsuit brought by workers injured in a plant explosion.
Haynes Boone Associate Wins First-Ever Appellate Arguments in ‘Whirlwind’ Week
On a recent February morning, Ryan Pitts got his first experience in the Texas Supreme Court, accompanying a colleague who argued the case. That afternoon, Pitts learned a U.S. Fifth Circuit panel handed him a victory in his first-ever appellate argument.