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LaWorld Conference – Barcelona, Spain - May, 2017
Bruce K. Packard, attends 2017 Annual LaWorld Conference on behalf of Riney Packard, PLLC where distinguished attorneys from across the world meet to analyze major legal developments throughout the world. Eighty delegates attended the three day global legal conference, representing forty six member firms.
LaWorld Conference – Barcelona, Spain - May, 2017 – Eagle Yang, representing the newest member firm, Zhonghao, Chongqing, China was warmly welcomed. Rodrigo thanked Howard Sloan, chairing the AGM focus group, for his constant energy and commitment, which has produced a great AGM program and thanked our hosts, Victor and Antonio Cores from Cores y Garcia Pedrerol, Barcelona, for their tremendous effort during the past year which has brought so many of our delegates to their historic and cultural city for this event. Victor and Antonio Cores welcomed everyone to their home city and Antonio said that he hoped that everyone would be inspired and entertained by the three days of business and social activities. Delegates participated in a variety of business and legal workshops, group debates, regional meetings and were entertained with a variety of social activities including a final Anniversary Gala Dinner for around 100 people in the inspirational Gaudi edifice in central Barcelona “Casa Batllo”.
2016 Texas Rising Star - Hayden Hooper
We are proud to congratulate Hayden Hooper on his recent achievement of being named a 2016 Texas Rising Star!
October 19, 2016 – The attorneys of Riney Packard, PLLC congratulate Hayden Hooper for his selection as a 2016 Texas Rising Star. At Riney Packard we take pride in his achievement and believe that this demonstrates our commitment to excellence in advocacy in commercial litigation.
Theodore Riney Speaks at Mortgage Lending Institute Conference
September 29, 2016 – Austin, Texas – Theodore J. Riney made a presentation at the University of Texas Mortgage Lending Institute Annual Conference on “2016 Amendments to CFPB Mortgage Servicing Rules: An Overview of Current Rules, Recent Revisions and Expanding Responsibility”.
Trade Secrets Are Being Federalized
Written by: Bruce K. Packard
Original publication on May 15, 2016
Trade secret protection has now become a federal law right in the United States for the first time with the addition of the Defend Trades Secrets Act (the “DTSA”). The DTSA is both a criminal and a civil law that can be enforced in state or federal court. This is the first significant foray by the U.S. government into trade secret law, which historically was governed only by various state laws. Rather than create a single federal law, the DTSA leaves the local state laws intact and unchanged.
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Facial Recognition - The Next Privacy Battle?
Written by: Bruce K. Packard
Original publication at http://www.tprm.com/tprmblog/?p=622
We have become familiar with the stories —phone records being provided to the government, police scrolling through a person’s cell phone to see if they had information related to a crime scene, drones remotely taking photographs of subjects miles away. Many of these examples involve private industry “voluntarily” sharing your information with the government without your knowledge though generic “Terms of Use” agreements.
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Welcome Hayden Hooper
We are proud to announce the addition of Hayden Hooper to Riney Packard PLLC!
Hayden Hooper is a litigation attorney whose interdisciplinary approach to solving complex problems will be an asset to Riney Packard PLLC and its clients. He brings a unique level of experience to the firm in the areas of real property, creditor’s rights and contract law. Hayden’s focus will be applying that experience in litigation matters to quickly resolve client problems.
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$115 Million Judgment
Judge awards $115 million in judgment against former Dallas real estate investor Eric Brauss
After a year in court, investors received nearly $115 million in judgments Thursday against former Dallas dealmaker Eric Brauss, who fled the country in late 2009 as his real estate empire crashed.
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Are We Too Late?
The Important Lessons of the Great Depression Revisited
Surprisingly, the regulatory structure that led the way to the Depression is very similar to the structure that appears to have caused our ongoing economic meltdown. While the current state and federal governments have thousands of more laws and regulators than were extant during in the 1930s, they have failed to effectively police the stock, real estate, and commodities markets—and there is no legitimate excuse for this failure.
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Success Stories
Affirmation of Judgment in Wrongful Termination Case
Our attorneys recently affirmed the trial court’s summary judgment on behalf of Holiday Hospitality Franchising Inc. and Six Continents Hotels, Inc. dismissing the plaintiffs’ claims for wrongful termination, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and employment retaliation. The Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment, finding that the evidence did not rise to a level that would "enable a reasonable and fair-minded people to differ in their conclusions," and that no genuine issue of material fact existed.
Reversal of Arbitration Award in Accounting Dispute Case
Our attorneys successfully a portion of an arbitration award denying Townes Telecommunications Inc. its attorney’s fees and costs. The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas vacated that portion of the award, and otherwise affirmed the arbitration award in favor of Townes Telecommunication. The application for writ to the Texas Supreme Court was denied.
Take-Nothing Judgment for Fortune Dynamic, Inc. in Intellectual Property Case
Our attorneys affirmed a Take-Nothing Judgment on behalf of Fortune Dynamics Inc. by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit against Fortune, an importer and wholesaler of women's footwear. Bernardo Footwear, LLP filed a claim alleging patent infringement on a specific sandal design. The Court ruled that plaintiff failed to satisfy the ordinary observer test and therefore, was not entitled to any of the relief it sought against Fortune.
Verdict in Teacher Abuse Case
Our firm secured a verdict in Dallas County District Court in favor of Mary Oliver, the Dallas Independent School District teacher who was severely beaten in her classroom by another teacher. The jury in the case awarded Ms. Oliver actual and punitive damages as the result of the assault.