All posts tagged "texas"

The Fifth Circuit’s Judge Jennifer Elrod Discusses Pandemics, Cruises and Remote Courtship

Judge Jennifer Elrod; Even though our physical courthouse is not open, it has been very important to make sure all litigants have...

Senior Judge Lynn Hughes One Liner Judgment Dismissing EEOC Case Reversed by Fifth Circuit

Fifth Circuit 3-Panel Scolds Senior Federal Judge Lynn Hughes, S.D. Tex., for One Liner Judgment by Publishing Opinion for Instructive Precedent Training.

April 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.

Judge Gena Slaughter Fails, Fails and Fails Again, But Receives Only a Specially Commissioned Public Slap

Dallas judge Gena Slaughter received a public warning, a lesser sanction than the public reprimand ordered in 2019. That's unacceptable based on...

The Fifth Circuit’s Dismissal of the Burkes 2019 Judicial Complaint Has Now Been Proven to Be Error, in Law

US Supreme Court Justices Financial Disclosure Reports Under the Microscope

Given that basic transparency measures are anathema to the Supreme Court and its justices, we must use every available tool to ensure...

Texas 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...

Texas State Judge is Slapped for the Fifth Time, instead of being Slaughtered

Judge Gena Slaughters' law license was suspended five times since she was first elected in 2007, according to a public reprimand that...

A Former Felon and Lawyer Wanted His Texas Law License Reinstated. His Request Was Correctly Denied.

Eggert was licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and the Northern District of Texas in 2004. The following year, Eggert moved to...

Fifth Circuit Opinion in Favor of the IRS Leaves Texas Attorney Canada Feelin’ Dry

Fifth Circuit: “Congress chose to omit a damages remedy as to tax penalties assessed and to limit judicial review to post-payment and...

In Houston, Texas, Harris County Clerk Suddenly Resigns after Short Tenure

Trautman took office January 1, 2019. She made expanding access to the voting process the major focus of her tenure, initiating county-wide...

Texas Lawyer Malpractice Appeal Wins Reversal at the Fifth Circuit which Opens Door for Insurance Bailout. This Dallas Attorney is A Real Estate Investor Too.

Even though we hold that Lonergan reported her claim under the Policy, we decline to reach the issue of whether she breached...

Florida Attorney Who Owned a Strip Club Disbarred for Stealing Client Funds. No Mention of Jail or an Indictment. Who’s on the VIP Client List?

Disbarred Florida Lawyer Brett Hartley misappropriated funds from multiple clients and then made intentional misrepresentations to presiding judges in order to conceal...

Senior Judge Lynn Nettleton Hughes Favors JPMorgan Chase Over Texas Billionaire

Snr Judge Hughes rules for JPMorgan Chase in Data Breach case at S.D. Tex. Federal Court in February 2020.

Hagens Berman Return to Texas, this time to the S.D. Federal Court

A Texas federal judge, Andrew Hanen of SDTX, has appointed attorneys from Hagens Berman and the Rosen Law Firm as co-lead counsel...

Tax Fraud for a Permanent Resident Means Ejection from the USA after Serving His Time

In 2009 this Permanent Resident from Zimbabwe was was convicted of conspiracy and six counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation...

Taxing Times for this IRS Dodging Texas Lawyer David H. Melasky and his Spouse

The Melasky’s were not willing taxpayers. The fact that they were chronically delinquent and that Mrs. Melasky refused to make distributions from...

Branching Out on Her Own, this Eleventh Circuit Judge Dissents in Civil Rights Case

A federal appeals judge nominated by President Donald Trump and a member of the Federalist Society had a sharp dissent this week...