November 23, 2021 When it comes to asbestos, there is no safe level of exposure. Asbestos was used in a variety of products from the 1930’s through the 1970’s, and many of those products ended up in landfills once they had outlived their…

November 17, 2021 When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was first established under the Nixon Administration in 1970, it was tasked with conserving energy and natural resources, reducing hazardous waste, disposing of it, and ensuring environmentally sound management of that waste. Over…

October 21, 2021 Caitlyn Silhan, a partner at Waters Kraus & Paul in the Dallas office, was recently invited to be part of the upcoming American Bar Association’s (ABA) False Claims Act mock trial faculty in Coral Gables, Florida. She was invited to participate by Joel Androphy, a partner at Berg & Androphy in Houston, Texas. Androphy has served as Program Director for the American Bar Association’s National False Claims and Qui Tam Trial Institute since 2013. The mock trial is one of the ABA’s most significant annual qui tam events. It brings in participants from both the government as well as top…