Three years ago, Tilting told tales of oil spill legal problems suffered by Forrest Gump, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, Wok Ann chu-gumm Seafood Restaurants, Chef Red Fishy and Bishop Carp. Tilting predicted class action lawsuits against British Petroleum and big settlements. Bubba, Chef Red and Bishop Carp ignored Tilting’s advice and never joined a lawsuit.
Is There a Murder in the House: Does an Owner have the Obligation to Disclose a Murder on the Property
Days after closing on their dream home – a brick colonial near the historic Texas Capitol – Hino and Mino Schute learned of their property’s ghastly past. Eleven months earlier, an intruder entered the house, shot and killed a 9-year-old girl and her father. Horrified, the Schutes unsuccessfully demanded their money back. When that failed,
Texas Legislative Update – March 2013
How will this Legislative Session impact business owners? With the assistance of our own LRM Freshman State Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, Tilting the Scales periodically posts updates on bills affecting businesses, along with an occasional oddity.
LIGHTER SIDE
Texas Independence Day Ammo & Gun Sales Tax Waiver
HB 1533 (Leach)
This bill establishes Texas
Have Gun, Will Travel? [Part Two] – Owner’s Liability to Employees for Violent Acts
Last month Tilting pondered an owner’s liability to customers from violence at the midnight showing of “Paladin – the Gentleman Black Knight” – the remake. Patrons and employees alike were ambushed at the Orpheum Theater. According to news reports the Paladin look-alike bought a ticket. After the movie started he slipped out through an emergency
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: HB 700 Seeks to Allow Handguns to be Carried Openly
Will this Legislative Session impact business owners? With the assistance of our own LRM Freshman State Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, Tilting the Scales will periodically post updates on bills that might affect your business, along with an occasional humorous twist.
As an example and keeping in the tone of this month’s postings on gun
Have Gun, Will Travel: Owner’s Liability to Patrons for Violent Acts
Attendees at the midnight showing of the remake of the movie “Paladin – the Gentleman Black Knight” were ambushed at the Orpheum Theater. According to news reports the accused bought a ticket and sat in the audience. He waited until after the movie started and then stepped out where he donned riot gear and re-entered
Part Time Work – Part Time Healthcare?
By the end of 2013, The Codfather Seafood Restaurant’s workforce of over 400 full-time employees must be reduced to less than 50 full-time employees. Willy Fry, owner of the Codfather Seafood chain, is also requiring his managers to limit all part-time employees to less than 28 hours a week. Why?
Willy believes the Patient Protection
You Have the Right to Vote MY WAY: Can Companies Influence their Employee’s Vote?
Barack Romney owns a timber and building products business. Earlier this month he mailed his employees a packet suggesting that many of the company’s more than 50,000 U.S. employees and contractors may suffer consequences of higher gasoline prices, runaway inflation, and other ills if we elect a candidate who want to “spend money on subsidies,
Keeping a Good Name: Protecting Yourself From Internet Defamation
Local dermatologist Dr. Nomo Ackney’s former patient Idgy Skinn is posting derogatory comments and inferior ratings on HealthGrades.com, Rate MDs.com, Vitals.com, AngiesList.com, TopIx.com and Ackney’s Google Places. He is even calling out and speaking ill of Ackney’s family members and posting Ackney’s home address on Facebook. The complaints detail Ackney’s
Coming Up Short: Is it the Height of Prejudice Not to Hire Short People?
Wanting to bolster attendance for his newly acquired and struggling Marfa baseball team, the Giants, Bick Benedict sent his scout team looking for someone who was extremely short. Bick settled on Jett Rink. Anticipating that Major League Baseball would reject Rink, Bick got the contract approved late on a Friday. When Jett stepped up