Burns Charest filed suit against the creators of the hit social media app TikTok for the illegal use and storage of biometric data of its users. Plaintiffs allege that Tiktok, Inc. and ByteDance, Inc. capture, store, and share biometric information, obtained from scanning users faces without their consent, as part of their age identifer and ...

Three partners of the firm have been named to the list of D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas for 2020. Firm partner Warren Burns is recognized for his work in class action litigation. He recently gained class certification for consumers victimized by the unlawful profits generated by the manufacturers of EpiPens. In addition, he is ...

With crude oil futures and spot prices in turmoil, Burns Charest’s Spencer Cox appeared on The Mineral Rights Podcast to discuss the impact of recent events on royalty payments, considerations that mineral owners should keep in mind if price disruption continues, how to investigate and evaluate “negative royalties,” and the steps owners can take now ...

With an award totaling over $700k, Daniel Charest and Megan Altobelli led their client to a complete victory in a breach of contract arbitration. After over a year of negotiating over non-payment on several promissory notes, Burns Charest’s client came to the firm. Burns Charest filed an arbitration on behalf of their client to enforce ...

Today Burns Charest, along with co-counsel, filed a motion for a temporary restraining order against the private prison facility GEO Group for failing to provide detained immigrants with basic hygiene necessities for protection against the COVID-19 virus. Detainees, who are already forced to clean the communal areas of GEO’s facilities without compensation, have not been ...