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In the context of asset recovery, a successful outcome largely depends on the ability of a claimant to garner sufficient disclosure of assets that are amenable to enforcement. This, in turn, explains why the powerful...more
The Court of Appeal has clarified the requirements to be satisfied before obtaining a freezing injunction, affirming an attainable merits threshold is to be preferred over a more stringent alternative. Any perceived tilt in...more
The boiling dispute over the unionization of baristas is heading to the Supreme Court. Section 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act authorizes federal courts to issue preliminary injunctions against employers that are...more
The Texas Legislature created a statute to protect parties’ rights to freedom of speech and to petition the courts: the Texas Citizen’s Participation Act (TCPA). See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. §§ 27.001-.011....more
Legal Alert for Community Associations: Community associations should take notice that Virginia recently became the final state to allow civil litigants a right to appeal a circuit court ruling. ...more
It took longer than expected, although not primarily because of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than two years after the EU Commission submitted its first proposal, the Directive on representative actions was adopted by the...more
When a business is sued in a proposed class action and there is only a small amount at stake on the named plaintiff’s claim, often one of the first thoughts that comes to mind is: can’t we just pay the full value of the named...more
As in the Michigan state court system, most of your time in a federal civil case will be spent on discovery, and most of your interaction with the court will be through motion practice. Different courts have different rules...more
David F. Johnson presented his paper “Temporary Injunctive Relief in Texas” to the State Bar of Texas’s Advanced Civil Appellate Course in Austin, Texas, on September 6, 2018. David has handled many appeals from temporary...more
David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary Litigator blog, presented his detailed paper entitled “Temporary Injunctive Relief in Texas” to the Tarrant County Bar Association’s Business Litigation Section on October...more