All posts tagged "texas"
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3.3KEditors ChoiceTexas Senator John Cornyn is Running against MJ Hegar and there’s Only One Flyin’ Into the Senate
In Texas, state Republicans haven’t lost since 1976 and without which they have no path to the White House. Sen. John Cornyn...
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3.3KEditors ChoiceTexas Lawyer Threw One Egg at Judge’s Car is Charged with Criminal Misdemeanor
Texas Lawyer Erick Yollick is a former member of the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates, as well as a member of...
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2.7KEditors ChoiceTexas Bar and BODA Insulated ‘Absolutely’ from Litigation Sayeth Chief Justice Brian Quinn. That’s Fake News Too.
In enacting the Texas Tort Claims Act the legislature waived sovereign immunity in limited circumstances involving the use of publicly owned automobiles,...
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3.1KLaws In TexasTwo Texas Lawyers Submit Themselves Into a Legal Malpractice Lawsuit
The former client alleges the lawyers disclosed more than they should have, and then opposing counsel signed up more plaintiffs to sue...
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3.0KLaws In TexasAnother Law Firm With A Plague Of Ethical Issues – DLA is Left Looking for the Pied Piper
This strident double-dealing by Ferrellgas’ trusted counsel - DLA Piper - shocks the conscience, according to the suit, filed in state court...
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3.6KLaws In TexasTexas Lawyers Con Existing Client to Loan One of Law Firms Clients Money, Which Went Right Back to Law Firm in Attorney Fees
Ex-Client Lodges $1.3M Fraud Suit Against Texas Law firm Foley & Lardner, inc. 2 H-town Lawyers. Lots of conflicts in this legal...
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7.7KAccelerationWho 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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3.1K1Ken PaxtonHomeowner Wins in Texas and Should Thank Whitney, Whitehill et al.
The Whitney Certificate from the Secretary of State was sufficient to show proper service. Summary judgment for the homeowner affirmed.
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2.8KAppellate CircuitJudge Edith Jones of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Dissents – from Her Own Opinion
It's not uncommon for judges to write separate concurrences to their own majority opinions but we've not seen a judge write a...
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4.2K2Editors ChoicePolitically Connected, this Name Dropping Local Texas Businessman is Too Big To Jail Says S.D. Tex. Judge Sim Lake
Court records do not name the candidates that benefited from the criminal scheme but say they included two candidates for U.S. House...
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3.9KGov. Greg AbbottIt’s Not Just About the Last Dance in Texas, It’s About the Lap Dance
That series of executive orders has caused a state of confusion that rests clearly on Governor Abbott's doorstep, S.D. Tex. Judge Vanessa...
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3.3KAppellate CircuitBroken Chains, Broken Agreements and Broken Laws : Judge Catharina Haynes (5th Cir.) versus Judge David Hittner (S.D. Tex.)
Broken Robes: Judge Catharina Haynes of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit versus Senior United States Judge David Hittner of...
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2.8KGov. Greg AbbottTexas Gov. Greg Abbott in Republican PR Scam Breaks His Own Executive Orders
Up until Abbott’s announcement Thursday, Texans who didn’t obey the governor’s executive orders related to the virus could have faced up to...
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4.0KFederal LawTexas Federal Magistrate Judge Andrew Austin Calls Out Law Firm [Mis]Conduct
Kirkland & Ellis LLP “should be embarrassed” by the way it stonewalled information requests from a legal recruiting firm which delayed discovery...
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2.5KFederal 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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4.7KDonald TrumpTexas Lawyer and Former Texas Lawmaker Jack Stick’s DUI Stop Didn’t End Up Going Well. Was it Politically Motivated?
Lawyer Jack Stick can be seen on a police video arguing with an officer about taking a field sobriety test. He was...
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3.5KKen PaxtonTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton Challenges the State Bar of Texas. The Judge’s Decision is Still Pending.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined a lawsuit against the State Bar of Texas, but the Judge responsible is taking his...
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3.3KEditors ChoiceTexas Judge Congratulated a Dozen Attorneys on Winning Cases in Her Court on Facebook
Texas Judge Speedlin Gonzalez’s eight posts, which appeared between August and October 2019, congratulated 12 attorneys on winning jury verdicts and lauded...
