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February 6
2020
2020
Subsidiary of contracting party was required to be named as an additional insured because of interchangeable references to the contracting party and its subsidiaries in the master service agreement; Mays v. C-Dive, L.L.C., No. 19-30106 (5th Cir. Feb. 5, 2020) (Costa)
Four divers employed by C-Dive in the decommissioning of a pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico, offshore Louisiana, were injured in an explosion and brought this suit against C-Dive and the owner of the pipeline, Gulf South Pipeline Company. Gulf … Read full post…
October 30
2019
2019
Congratulations to Sasha Grover and Michelle Dougherty for their victory at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Congratulations to Sasha Grover and Michelle Dougherty for their victory at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on the Defense Base Act claim of Makhmoor v. Mission Essential Personnel, No. 18-70723 (9th Cir. October 28, 2019)! The Ninth Circuit affirmed … Read full post…
September 4
2019
2019
Brown Sims Attorneys recognized as 2019 Texas Super Lawyers
Brown Sims is pleased to announce the selection of Kenneth Engerrand, Michael Williams, Robert Browning, Allen Hemphill, John Davis, H. Miles Klaff, Michael Varner and G. Byron Sims as 2019 Texas Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers is a rating service of … Read full post…
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January 8
2019
2019
U.S. Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split, Reverses Fifth Circuit, Regarding Who Decides Whether a Claim Belongs in Arbitration
By Tarush R. Anand – Shareholder, Houston, TX On January 8, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court made an important ruling in the area of arbitrations. The issue before the Court was essentially this: When there is an arbitration clause in a contract, … Read full post…
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August 24
2018
2018
In a medical-malpractice case, shouldn’t the plaintiff’s medical expert critiquing the defendant’s work practice the same type of medicine?
By Tarush R. Anand – Shareholder, Houston, TX In a medical-malpractice case, shouldn’t the plaintiff’s medical expert critiquing the defendant’s work practice the same type of medicine? Not necessarily, says a Texas appellate court. Texas law requires a plaintiff bringing … Read full post…