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2.7KFederal JudgesThe Snakes of the Texas Legal Profession Are Now Officially Allowed Snap Removals as Defendants and Sewer Service as Plaintiffs
Fifth Circuit say 'snap removal' is perfectly fine, despite it being as egregious as 'sewer service'. It's an endorsement of shady legal...
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3.0KEditors ChoiceJudge Facing Eviction During Pandemic Sues His Insurer, AllState
Judge Faced With Eviction Sues: Allstate, told the Browns on March 19 that a notice to vacate had been submitted to their...
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2.3KEditors ChoiceGov. Abbott, The Resuscitated Founding Fathers and a Number of Unhappy Black Robes Walk into the Texas Supreme Court…
The Constitution is not suspended when the government declares a state of disaster. Nor do constitutional limitations on the jurisdiction of courts...
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2.8KLaws In TexasTexas SCJC Invited Citizens to Discuss their Experiences regarding Family Matters in State Court, it Wasn’t Good News for Texas Judges
The State Commission on Judicial Conduct invited public citizens of Texas to a meeting to discuss Texas Judges and Justice in Family...
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3.8KEditors ChoiceCOVID-19: Another Ohio State Judge Barred from High-Risk In-Person Court Hearings
The Ohio Supreme Court ordered Medina County Domestic Relations Court Judge Mary Kovack to stop holding all in-person hearings amid COVID-19.
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4.0KEditors ChoiceApril is Upon Us and It’s a Foolish Dozen of Texas Lawyers Behavin’ Badly. Then there’s the Bakers Dozen You’ll Never Know About. It’s a Secret.
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3.4KCFPBThe CFPB is Cashing Out at the Expense of Consumers in Texas and 6 Other States
Unlike small-fry independent lenders, Cottonwood isn’t beholden to anyone. The firm bills itself as “one of the largest privately held” retail lenders...
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3.1K1Laws In TexasThe Texas Money Doc Takes 29, Gets 25 In Return
William Neil “Doc” Gallagher, who wasn’t licensed to advise clients on securities, received up to $29.2 million from about 60 investors from...
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2.9K2ForeclosuresThe Texas Death Warrant May Proceed for Elderly Homeowners. But Texas Won’t Execute Death Row Killer
Two elderly citizens, in poor health and fighting a wrongful foreclosure, are issued a 'death warrant' only 5 days after Gov. Abbott's...
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2.8K1ForeclosuresThe Texas Death Warrant Detailed. Why Texas Citizens Should be Very Scared.
"We can't do a capital punishment case, and one judge confessed to me that this is the closest thing that he has...
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4.2KJudgesTexas Lawyers Behaving Badly in Mad March 2020. An Array of In-Progress Results This Month and a Few New Additions
The State Bar of Texas' March Madness List of 15 disciplined lawyers and judges. Then there's the secret eight, a list of...
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3.0KLaws In TexasTexas Immigration Attorney Allowed to Resign Quietly By the Texas Supreme Court
As disciplinary issues for this Arlington based Texas Immigration attorney mounted, David Do was apparently fast to resign. Texas Supreme Court obliged.
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2.8KFake DocumentsFormer Judge Relinquishes Supreme Court Bar Membership, But Not Without Words to Chief Justice Roberts
I can no longer say that with any confidence. You (Chief Justice John Roberts) are doing far more— and far worse– than...
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2.3KFederal JudgesCIGNA’s Attorney Privilege Claims too Fishy for this Senior Texas Federal Judge
In summary, the court concludes that AP may successfully assert the fiduciary exception against Cigna; or, stated differently, Cigna "cannot assert the...
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5.6K1Editors ChoiceTexas Southern University Admissions Scandal is Appalling. Criminal Indictments Need to Be Issued. The Audit Report Already Proves the Corruption
Texas Southern University awarded more than $400,000 in scholarships to poorly performing students in a scheme to boost enrollment and enrich a...
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3.6KFederal LawThe Most Comprehensive FDCPA and TDCPA Opinion in a Debt Collection Lawsuit in Texas We’ve Read. You Should Read It Too.
“Generally speaking, the FDCPA is a strict liability statute, which does not require the plaintiff to show that the violation was either...
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3.9K1Laws In TexasFifth Circuit Affirm Disbarment of Texas Lawyer Ryan Ray from Local Federal Court. The Appellate Court Had Been Duped by Ray Previously.
The court finds that Texas Lawyer Ryan E. Ray engaged in intentional conduct, involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, and misrepresentation.
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2.6KEditors ChoiceFlorida State Appellate Court Sinks to a New Low as it Denies Homeowner Attorney Fees, Reversing a Ruling It Abruptly Pulled Five Months Ago.
In the context of attorney's fees, "it is well settled that the payment of a previously denied claim following the initiation of...
