AUSTIN, Texas, March 22, 2022 – Butler Snow attorney Karson K. Thompson has been recognized as a Rising Star in the 2022 edition of Texas Super Lawyers®. Thompson has been recognized as a Rising Star in business litigation since 2020, a press release states.
HOUSTON — A hearing on a motion to compel a deposition has been slated in a lawsuit brought by a woman alleging she slipped on a jalapeno and suffered serious injuries while walking through the Baybrook Mall common area.
AUSTIN – Five more Texas cities have joined the growing list of municipalities seeking to sue Netflix, Hulu, Disney and other streamers over franchise fees.
HOUSTON — A couple alleges the failure of their apartment complex owners to fix a faulty light fixture caused a fire and the loss of all their possessions.
HOUSTON — Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner partner Brant J. Stogner, attorneys Jennifer O. Stogner, and Soroush Montazari filed a lawsuit on behalf of the representatives for the estate of deceased Diandra Bellamy against CRU Lounge, 2.0 Bar & Grill, Gavanna Nightclub (also known as Club Z), and Jason Cornelius Black, a press release states.
BEAUMONT - A Port Arthur woman has received $1.25 million in a settlement for injuries sustained in a tractor-trailer crash in 2020. She was represented by The Ferguson Law Firm, LLP managing partner, Paul ‘Chip’ Ferguson. The case was slated for trial in February 2022 but settled the week prior.
HOUSTON – The Office of Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee (HCAO) announces the launch of its first annual Summer Legal Academy (SLA), a legal training and educational program designed to expose high school students to the path to becoming an attorney, a press release states.
AUSTIN — Bowman and Brooke LLP has announced that Mary R. Pawelek has been reelected as Firm Vice Chair and Executive Managing Partner. Additionally, Randall L. Christian has been reelected as Managing Partner, and John D. Garrett reelected as Co-Managing Partner of Bowman and Brooke, Austin. The firm has also announced additions to the team, a press release states.
HOUSTON — Houston attorneys Benny Agosto, Jr. and Spencer T. Speed of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner, along with co-counsel Nicholas Fleming of Fleming Law, have filed a personal injury lawsuit on behalf of the Mejia family in Harris County, Texas against Harvey-Cleary Builders and Lakey Electric Company, a press release states.
After two years, the extraordinary government measures—federal, state, and local—taken in response to the COVID pandemic, some of which were supposed to be temporary, have finally begun to abate, along with the fear and panic that inspired them.
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the city of Denton after it refused to pull down its mask mandate in response to a notice letter from the AG’s Office.