Fifth Circuit
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2.4KE.D. Tex. Federal Judge Rodney Gilstrap Cites Poet Robert Frost to Proceed to Trial Despite COVID-19 Risks
He says the best way out is always through. And I agree to that, or in so farAs that I can see...
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2.6KThe Petrobras Scandal Sidebar Arbitration Agreement is Decided At the Fifth Circuit and the Decision is Correct.
Petrobras relies on a Fifth Circuit opinion to support that the district court should have considered the public policy issue. This cannot...
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2.2KFifth Circuit Judge Kyle Duncan is Transparent as the Burkes’ Watch His Moves.
Judge Dennis dissents quoting that the case majority (Judges Duncan and Elrod) relies upon was decided under Mississippi state law, rather than,...
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2.4K1The Frazzled Sequel: Fifth Circuit Schedule All American for Week of September 21st, 2020 after Selia Law Decision
Fifth-Circuit Panel arranges en banc hearing in Consumer Fin. Prot. Bureau v. All Am. Check Cashing, Inc., No. 18-60302 for week of...
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3.8KThe Petrobras Scandal Resulted in the Largest Foreign Class Action Settlement in History. Meanwhile in Texas, Fifth Circuit Judge Catharina Haynes is bias towards Petrobras
Broken Robes: Judge Catharina Haynes of the Fifth Circuit has a financial interest in the outcome of the Cadenas case in Texas....
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3.9KPenn. Superior Court Decides Banks Res Judicata Doesn’t Apply when it’s a Bank Seeking Another Bite at Homeowner(s)
If you are defending a foreclosure action and have the case dismissed, there is no bar to the bank continuing legal action...
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3.0KThe Hopkins CA5 Appeal Commences in Earnest. Mark D. Hopkins. Shelley L. Hopkins. Hopkins Law, PLLC, An Austin Texas Rogue Law Firm.
When the decisions of courts of justice are made, they must, it is true, be executed; but the power of executing them...
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5.9K2Update: Texas Decides During Increased Inspection in 2020 to Quickly Pursue Prosecutor Rizzo in Alfred Brown Wrongful Conviction Case. It’s Not Authentic
Ex Texas prosecutor Daniel Rizzo faces a lawyer discipline lawsuit that alleged he withheld exculpatory evidence in the murder case of Alfred...
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3.8KThe Law of Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) Explained
The US Supreme Court has previously held that a plaintiff suffers an injury in fact when the plaintiff fails to obtain information...
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4.0K2The Virginia State Bar’s Delayed Response is Underwhelming, Erroneous and Transparent.
The Burkes finally obtain a reply from the Virginia State Bar, after sending an open letter to the Senate Committee but the...
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4.8KThe Law of Restitution and Unjust Enrichment Explained
Compensatory damages, based on plaintiff’’s loss, and restitution of unjust enrichment, based on defendant’s gain, are fundamentally distinct. Each kind of claim...
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7.7KWho is Catalina Azuero, a Liar Lawyer at Goodwin Procter LLP?
This complaint is against an attorney registered with the Florida State Bar. The lawyers’ name is Catalina Azuero and she works for...
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3.5KThe Hot Potato Rule and Florida Supreme Court Shows Its Bite is Gator-Sized
This is a GOOD case example where the Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion in an underlying case and sent the case...
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2.9KThe Hot Potato Rule and The Virginia State Bar are Somehow In Conflict. The Hot Potato is Fully Loaded and VSB is Baked. The End.
An attorney who fails to observe his obligation of undivided loyalty to his client injures his profession and demeans it in the...
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3.4KThe Unprecedented Greed Series: Goodwin Procter Billing Model is Questioned Again and It’s an Ethical One Too.
In 1996, the Supreme Judicial Court held in In the Matter of Fordham that fee agreements are not simply pure matters of...
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4.3KThe Goodwin Procter Billing Model; Double the Fees and then Some. Unprecedented Greed.
An arbitrator has found the law firm Goodwin Procter overcharged a real estate client by more than $540,000, e.g. 55% overbill. Unprecedented...
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3.7KFormer Goodwin Lawyer Pens; Duty to Report Attorney Misconduct
Illinois Supreme Court held that Himmel, an attorney with no prior record of complaints, should be suspended for one year for failing...
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3.2KGoodwin Procter Founders Went to Harvard. Goodwin are also White Collar Crime Defenders. This Article Explains the Synergy.
Mathew Matoma graduated from Stanford Business School - presumably omitting his Harvard Law expulsion from his application - and wound up at...
