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Appellate lawyer Coleman killed in plane crash
Coleman Greg Coleman, a former solicitor general for the state of Texas and a partner with Yetter Coleman LLP in Austin, died Tuesday when his small plane crashed in Florida. -
Perry, Republicans hold on to statewide offices in Texas
Perry Although Democratic candidates received millions of dollars from trial lawyers, it was not enough to unseat Republican incumbents Gov. Rick Perry, Attorney General Greg Abbott or three justices on the state Supreme Court. -
Legally Speaking: Anything For A Continuance
When a lawsuit is filed, it may be anywhere from nine months to several years before the parties finally have their day in court. -
Latest Tracy suit against Toyota filed over Lexus death
E. Todd Tracy MARSHALL-- On behalf of a Marshall family, Dallas attorney Todd Tracy has filed suit against Toyota alleging that a 2007 Lexus suddenly accelerated crashing into a pickup truck causing the death of a man on his way to a Longhorn game. -
Gov. Perry Names Stubblefield Presiding Judge of Third Administrative Judicial Region
Stubblefield AUSTIN � Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Billy Ray Stubblefield of Georgetown as presiding judge of the Third Administrative Judicial Region for a term that will expire four years from the date of qualification. -
Legends Scholarship honors Buddy Low
Gilbert "Buddy" Low at the Dec. 3 press conference at Lamar University. A partner at one of Beaumont's oldest law firms has been honored through another of Lamar University's Southeast Texas Legends Scholarships. -
New ABA Web site to highlight rulings by federal appellate courts
CHICAGO � The American Bar Association has launched a new Web site intended to inform the media and public of important cases in the nation's federal appellate courts. -
Justices hear arguments in Texas A&M bonfire case
AUSTIN(Legal Newsline) - A construction company is seeking a rehearing of a lawsuit involving the 1999 Texas A&M University bonfire collapse. -
Browning wins national legal writing award
Dallas attorney and Southeast Texas Record columnist John Browning was recently named the winner of the 2009 Burton Award for Distinguished Achievement in Legal Writing. -
Record columnist elected to American Law Institute
Browning John G. Browning, whose column "Legally Speaking" regularly appears in the Southeast Texas Record, was recently named among the 63 newly-elected members of the prestigious American Law Institute. -
Legally Speaking: Just Following Orders
An order from a court is a serious thing. It may direct the parties to a lawsuit to take certain action, or to refrain from conduct. -
Texas Times: Remembering Barbara Jordan
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) This month, Americans in Texas and across the country pay tribute to the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. To this day his powerful message on the importance of equality, opportunity and the unique value of every human life continues to inspire generations of Americans. -
Legally Speaking: We Wish You a Merry Lawsuit
The government of Papua New Guinea has an unusual request this Christmastime � it wants more lawyers. -
Run off for District 17 Senate seat to be held Tuesday
Joan Huffman (R) Voters in six Southeast Texas counties shouldn't put their voter registration cards away just yet, as who will represent them in Austin in the state Senate has still not been decided. -
Early voting begins for District 17 runoff between Bell, Huffman
If the election were up to Jefferson County voters alone, Democrat Chris Bell would already be the new state senator for District 17. -
Nursing major named first David J. Beck Fellow at Lamar
Jennifer Mikel was congratulated by attorney David Beck after she was named recipient of the first David J. Beck Fellowship at Lamar University. Jennifer Mikel, a junior nursing major from Sweeny, has been named the inaugural winner of Lamar University's David J. Beck Fellowship. -
Runoff for District 17 set for December
Huffman AUSTIN � Gov. Rick Perry today announced a special runoff election to fill the vacancy in Texas Senate District 17 will be held Dec. 16. -
ELECTION DAY UPDATE (11:30 p.m.) -- Texans reelect Republican justices to state Supreme Court
Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson With 65 percent of statewide votes counted, Texas voters have reelected three incumbent Republicans to seats on the state Supreme Court over Democratic challengers. -
Legally Speaking: A Tribute to Judge Barefoot Sanders
Columnist John G. Browning U.S. District Judge Harold Barefoot Sanders Jr. died Sept. 21 at his Dallas home at the age of 83. Friends and colleagues remember Judge Sanders as a "larger than life" figure who helped make history by desegregating Dallas schools, among other accomplishments. -
Arkansas judge denies defense motion for summary judgment in toxic tort case
TEXARKANA, Ark. � Defendants in a toxic tort suit didn't think the plaintiff proved he was injured by the benzene products they make, but a federal judge in Arkansas disagreed and denied the defendants' motions for summary judgment.