King & Spalding has withdrawn a request for nearly $665,000 in attorney fees after a federal judge ruled the law firm can’t...
Two elderly citizens, in poor health and fighting a wrongful foreclosure, are issued a 'death warrant' only 5 days after Gov. Abbott's...
"We can't do a capital punishment case, and one judge confessed to me that this is the closest thing that he has...
During the middle of a trial, attorney Jack Yetiv threatened to file a disciplinary grievance against opposing counsel Bruce Wilkin unless Wilkin...
The State Bar of Texas' March Madness List of 15 disciplined lawyers and judges. Then there's the secret eight, a list of...
In summary, the court concludes that AP may successfully assert the fiduciary exception against Cigna; or, stated differently, Cigna "cannot assert the...
Texas Southern University awarded more than $400,000 in scholarships to poorly performing students in a scheme to boost enrollment and enrich a...
ATTORNEY as a WITNESS: Plaintiffs seek the same remedy as in the Landmark Graphics opinion, where the district court confirmed that a...
“Generally speaking, the FDCPA is a strict liability statute, which does not require the plaintiff to show that the violation was either...
The court finds that Texas Lawyer Ryan E. Ray engaged in intentional conduct, involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, and misrepresentation.
In the context of attorney's fees, "it is well settled that the payment of a previously denied claim following the initiation of...
An attorney is a key participant in a mortgage scheme. That’s because being able to point to a lawyer, who is sworn...
What Texas Courts Do Not Want Homeowners Doing; Discovery before Trial: Admit historically, in your cases, BDF or their related corporate entities,...
Unbeknownst to many, federal courts have the power under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to set aside judgments entered years earlier...
Bethel alleges that Quilling intentionally destroyed key evidence in the case by disassembling and testing the trailer’s brakes before Bethel had the...
Lawyer Stewart D. Pollak misappropriated funds while acting as an escrow agent in a turnover proceeding, according to the panel. Entrusted with...
Even though we hold that Lonergan reported her claim under the Policy, we decline to reach the issue of whether she breached...