All posts tagged "attorney immunity"
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3.0KLaws In TexasIf You Give Us Lip, We’ll SLAPP Y’all With Attorney Immunity in Texas State Appellate Courts Too
Besides representing Haynes’ wife in the divorce, Attorney Lipper also represented the wife’s father in a suit against Haynes for alleged failure...
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2.5KEditors ChoiceAustin Estate Planning & Tax Law Firm Accused by the IRS of Aiding and Abetting Clients Illegally Evade Paying U.S. Taxes. The Lower Court has Ruled in Favor of the IRS, Now the Lawyers are Rushing to the Attorney-Friendly 5th Circuit for Protection and a Reversal of the Adverse Ruling
Here, the Firm’s attorney-client privilege arguments do not meet its burden to rebut a Powell showing, in large part because the Firm...
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5.1K6Laws In TexasThe June 2019 Texas Discipline Listing is a Selection of 28 Lawyers and Judges Who Were Hand Picked by the State Bar of Texas for Censure
A partially probated suspension is a combination of an active suspension (can't practice law) followed by a period of probated suspension (can...
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1.5KEditors ChoiceJudge Refuses to Invoke Attorney Immunity for District Attorney in Murder Case
In the lawsuit, Perrilloux is accused of coercing an alleged witness to fabricate testimony in a 2002 capital murder case against Michael...
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1.5KEditors ChoiceA Question of Attorney Immunity, A United States President and a Judge
But attorney-client privilege does not extend to conversations in furtherance of a future crime and attorneys have no immunity from prosecution for...
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1.6KEditors ChoiceFifth Circuit Says No Texas Lawyer is Gonna Pay $3M as it Orders a New Trial in Hopes Law Funder LLC is Out of Cash
Unbeknownst to Law Funder, Munoz had a close professional relationship with Judge Jesus Contreras, who was presiding over the Garcia divorce: Munoz...
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3.1K1Editors ChoiceLaw Funder LLC Case at the Fifth Circuit in a Veil of Secrecy as it Involves a Lawmaker, a Judge and Illegal Acts
ORAL ARGUMENT HEARD before Judges King, Smith, Willett. Arguing Person Information Updated for: John F. Carroll arguing for Appellants Sergio Munoz, Et...
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3.4KFifth CircuitTexas “Consumer” Attorney Behind “Squatter Rights” Lawsuits to Stop Foreclosure
Senior U.S. District Judge Harry Lee Hudspeth found two of DTND’s lawsuits to be frivolous and filed in bad faith for the...
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1.7KFifth CircuitFifth Circuit Court Opinion on Judicial Misconduct: Don’t Do Your Job When It Involves Judicial Misconduct, Turn a Blind Eye
The Fifth Circuit panel ruled — go read it if you don’t believe me — that Anderson had no case for retaliation...
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1.3KFifth CircuitWe’ll Protect Attorney Immunity no Matter What Negligence Prevailed says Fifth Circuit
Schiff Hardin’s conduct falls squarely within the scope of the firm’s representation of its client. This court is not bound to accept...
