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Texas Lawyers Differ on New US-Cuba Relations

Fluor Corp. General Counsel Carlos Hernandez vividly remembers Christmas Eve 1958. He and his family were huddled in their house in Cuba as warplanes flew overhead. Weeks later, they fled Cuba for the United States in fear of their lives. Hernandez admits there is a split among Texans of Cuban descent about the Obama Administration’s softened stance toward his homeland.

“We lost our freedoms. They took all of our property,” Hernandez says. “I am not yet prepared to forgive them. They should be held accountable for the atrocities they committed.”

V&E Closes Ridgewood Energy Fund at $2 Billion

Houston and New Jersey-based Ridgewood Energy announced Tuesday that it closed investments for its latest private equity fund, Ridgewood Energy Oil & Gas Fund III, at more than $1.9 billion and surpassed its $1.5 billion target.

V&E Closes Ridgewood Energy Fund at $2 Billion

Houston and New Jersey-based Ridgewood Energy announced Tuesday that it closed investments for its latest private equity fund, Ridgewood Energy Oil & Gas Fund III, at more than $1.9 billion and surpassed its $1.5 billion target.

The Texas Lawbook Passes 7,000 Subscribers

Nearly every major law firm operating in Texas has purchased a group subscription for its lawyers, as well as several corporate in-house legal departments. Of the 7,000 subscribers, more than 1,700 are corporate in-house counsel. In fact, Exxon Mobil helped us reach the readership milestone when it purchased a subscription for its entire legal department a few weeks ago.

The Texas Lawbook Passes 7,000 Subscribers

Nearly every major law firm operating in Texas has purchased a group subscription for its lawyers, as well as several corporate in-house legal departments. Of the 7,000 subscribers, more than 1,700 are corporate in-house counsel. In fact, Exxon Mobil helped us reach the readership milestone when it purchased a subscription for its entire legal department a few weeks ago.

The Texas Lawbook Passes 7,000 Subscribers

Nearly every major law firm operating in Texas has purchased a group subscription for its lawyers, as well as several corporate in-house legal departments. Of the 7,000 subscribers, more than 1,700 are corporate in-house counsel. In fact, Exxon Mobil helped us reach the readership milestone when it purchased a subscription for its entire legal department a few weeks ago.

U.S. Labor Dept. Proposed Rules could Impact Millions of Workers

The DOL issued two substantial pronouncements recently, including a proposed rule increasing the minimum salary to be paid for someone to be exempt and an administrative interpretation that most independent contractor are actually company employees.

A huge amount of money is at stake. Employers already experiencing a significant upswing in FLSA cases will witness an acceleration of that trend. The cases, which are typically brought on a class (collective action) base, often involve hundreds or more employees with aggregate claims in the millions.

Corporate Counsel Magazine: GC Compensation Inches Up

The general counsel at 20 of the largest Texas businesses earned $1 million or more during 2014, according to a new study conducted by Corporate Counsel magazine. Texas-based companies employ 13 of the 100 highest paid chief legal officers and 33 of the top 350. The general counsel at AT&T, Baker Hughes, Energy Future Holdings and Marathon Oil each earned more than $2 million a year in salary, bonuses and stock options.

St. Mary Cemetery Trial Ends in Hung Jury

A long-running dispute over a landowner’s actions at a 150-year-old historic African-American cemetery south of Dallas remains unresolved after a judge ruled the case a mistrial on Friday. An Ellis County jury was unable to agree whether a landowner and his company were negligent in their actions at St. Mary Cemetery located in rural Ellis County.

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