On May 25, 2018, the Texas Supreme Court held that an individual taking unpaid leave under the Family & Medical Leave Act qualifies as “unemployed” for purposes of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act. This expansive…
On Monday, in what many commentators have described as the most monumental employment law decision in years – and what some are claiming may be “the last workers’ rights case” the Supreme Court will ever…
Stephanie Cook and Woodward “Woody” Vogt presented legal concepts and case examples of meeting or breaching the architect’s or engineer’s professional standard of care in modern construction claims and disputes. The presentation covered the following…
Cokinos | Young recently sponsored the 2018 Memorial Hermann Circle of Life “ Rise and Shine” Gala. Memorial Hermann is a wonderful client and we couldn’t be more honored to be a part of the…
Chambers USA just released their 2018 version of America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and Cokinos | Young continues to rank as one of the top construction law firms (Band One) in the US. Chambers has…
On May 3, 2018, the Houston First District Court of Appeals reversed a $17,720,000 verdict against Austin Bridge & Road, LP (“ABR”) and rendered a take nothing verdict based on the exclusive remedy defense (commonly…
Wilson Stoker, Esq. Board Certified Labor & Employment Law Specialist Cokinos | Young View Bio Construction contractors and subcontractors that hold a federal construction contract or subcontract for $10,000 or more have certain specific affirmative…
In a January decision out of the Northern District of Texas, Southwest Airlines escaped liability in a class action lawsuit over the company’s background check documents. Lewis v. Southwest Airlines Co., No. 3:16-cv-01538 (N.D. Tex….
A growing theory of liability that plaintiffs’ attorneys are pursuing against companies nationwide, including in Texas, is that employers should be held financially responsible for negligently failing to prevent injuries caused by the wrongful acts…
The 31st Annual Construction Law Conference sponsored by The Construction Law Foundation of Texas and The Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Texas was held at La Cantera Resort & Spa in San…