Scott Skelton of Skelton Slusher Barnhill Watkins Wells, PLLC made news this month in the Law360 article “Mining Co. Says Insurer Must Cover Harvey Damage Suits”. The underlying suit involves Skelton Slusher Barnhill Watkins Wells, PLLC’s representation of a local...
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3 things to know about business formation and corporations
Business leaders looking to incorporate need to consider various factors when making their decision. For some, a limited liability company (LLC) or partnership may make sense. For others, a corporation. But why and which one? There are different types of corporate...
Contract dispute: When does a real estate agent get paid?
As a real estate agent, you work on commission. Since your pay depends on the final price of the property, the details of the payment, like the timing, can get tricky. The following will dive into some of the common questions and problems that real estate agents need...
EPA fines small business $10K for regulation violation
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a federal agency tasked with using various rules and regulations to help protect people and the environment from significant health risks. It has the authority to move forward with both civil and criminal actions against...
Estate planning with the goal of providing for grandkids
Adults often plan for the future with the goal of caring for their loved ones long after they are gone. For example, if you are a grandparent in Texas, one of the things you may want to accomplish with your estate plan is to leave your grandchildren an inheritance....
Estate planning 101: Make sure your spouse knows these 3 things
Marriage is more than just a love story; it is a partnership. One way to help better ensure our partners are prepared for anything life could throw our way is to have an estate plan. Although the details of the plan will vary for each couple, every couple can benefit...
What are legal remedies if a worker steals trade secrets?
Workers switch jobs, it is one of the things that helps to keep markets competitive. But what happens when a worker takes more than their skills with them? What happens if they take your business’ trade secrets? Business leaders that find themselves in this situation...
Common causes of trucking accidents
With every advance in automobile technologies, the roads we drive on become safer for everyone. Despite these advances, trucking fatalities are at a 30 year high. With how common fatalities have become even with all the safety features that new cars have, what is...
Stuck in probate? Two ways to speed up the process.
Probate. Some see it as a dreaded word, something to avoid at all costs. After all, going through court to sort out the distributions of assets sounds horrid. In some cases, it lives up to the reputation. But in others it works out just fine. With a little prep work...
Will the EPA implement strict emissions standards in 2022?
In order to get to the answer, we need to dive into a bit of recent history. Back under President Barack Obama, the EPA proposed a change to emissions regulation presented as the Clean Power Plan. This plan would have required electric plants cut their emissions to at...