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Anatomy of a Witch Hunt
Part 1: The indictment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was procured through deception. -
Lone Star Chamber
Texas’s top law officer, Ken Paxton, faces an unjustified legal gauntlet. -
Texas Political Prosecution; Another dubious case against a politician who riled the status quo
Texas has a history of politicized prosecutions that attempt to destroy careers only to be thrown out of court. Think Tom DeLay and Rick Perry. The latest target is Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, and on inspection the evidence and legal process against him so far look equally dubious. -
Racial Quotas at the Texas Bar Are Illegal and Unwise
No white males need apply for an opening on the state bar’s board. Those seats are reserved for minorities. -
A Lawless Labor Agenda
In prior posts, I looked at the pro-union agenda of the Obama administration’s National Labor Relations Board, and the anti-employer policies undertaken by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and Department of Labor. The leadership of the Department by Thomas Perez deserves a closer look, for Secretary Perez has brazenly promoted the objectives of organized labor at the expense of the rule of law. -
Brent Coon & Associates named Best Law Firm for 2016 by U.S. News & World Report
BEAUMONT – National law firm Brent Coon & Associates has been named as a Best Law Firm of 2016 by U.S. News & World Report. -
Beaumont's daily paper: The Brent Coon Enterprise
It looks like congratulations are in order for Brent Coon.How do we know? Because Brent Coon told us so. Not directly, of course, but through his publicity firm, The Beaumont Enterprise.The editors at the Enterprise do not officially act in the capacity of press agents for Coon, but they might as well. He sends a press release and they print it, verbatim. -
Insurance companies go Coon hunting
“What we try to do with our clients is get them what we can, where we can.” That's what Texas attorney Brent Coon was quoted as saying three years ago in a Wall Street Journal article about the rise in claims against asbestos trust funds. -
SEIU civil trial calls into question inner workings of labor union
HOUSTON – Earlier this month, a Harris County jury ordered Service Employees International Union to pay Professional Janitorial Services - Houston $5.3 million in damages, finding the Chicago-based labor union made false claims about the company’s business practices and treatment of employees. -
The Beguiling Myth of 'Mass Incarceration'
It is not surprising that those at opposite poles of the ideological spectrum generally view public policy issues—and proposed solutions—differently. What is surprising is when conservatives adopt the rhetoric of the Left (along with the accompanying narratives, memes, and canards) regarding a subject as important as criminal justice. -
The Mau-Mauing of Justice Kennedy
The cowardice of Fisher II suggests that Justice Anthony Kennedy fears another confrontation by the “Wise Latina.” -
BP drops bid to fight seafood program payouts
After two years of fighting it, BP has agreed to pay the remaining $1 billion of its previously reached $2.3 billion settlement to shrimpers, fisherman, oysterman and seafood processors following the oil spill in 2010. -
ILR: The MDL blueprint for benefiting plaintiffs' attorneys over actual plaintiffs
The Wall Street Journal’s Sara Randazzo last week ran a profile piece on the Elizabeth Cabraser, the lead plaintiffs’ attorney in the emissions-related class action litigation against Volkswagan AG. While noting Cabraser’s (and her firm, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP’s) role in headline-grabbing multi district litigation, such as the Gulf oil spill, Takata air bags, GM ignition switches and breast implants, it also notes the criticism that has come the way of Cabraser and fellow “top cl -
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry vindicated at last
Outrageous persecution by politicized Travis County D.A.’s office finally halted by Texas’s highest criminal court. -
Texas Congressman says asbestos reform needed to protect veterans, first responders
A U.S. Congressman from Texas says reform is needed to stop trial lawyers from draining billions of dollars from asbestos trust funds – money set aside for veterans, firefighters, industrial workers and other Americans suffering from an asbestos-related illness. -
Other states should follow the Texas model
A little over a year ago, the Wall Street Journal ran an article entitled “Toyota Escapes to Texas.” The announcement of the Japanese car company's plan to move its sales headquarters from California to Plano was the jumping-off point for a recitation of the many advantages our state's business climate has over California's. -
WSJ editorial: BP oil spill fund an ‘all-you-can-eat buffet’ for trial lawyers
NEW ORLEANS – An editorial in the Wall Street Journal on Oct. 24 lambasted trial lawyers for their apparent greed in pushing claims through the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement agreement that may not be related to the oil spill itself and serve as the basis for a challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Mike McKool receives lifetime achievement award from Texas Lawyer
Mike McKool a founder and chairman of McKool Smith, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Texas Lawyer at the 2014 "Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame" reception held in Dallas on Nov. 20. -
Canadian honeybee lawsuit quickly attracts critics
WINDSOR, Ontario (Legal Newsline) – Claims made in a recently filed class action lawsuit alleging pesticides are harming Canada’s honeybee population are not true, says an Alberta commercial beekeeper who has seen no ill effects on his colonies. -
Claims expert critical of BP under fire for alleged conflict of interest
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A Loyola University professor who has held himself out as an impartial expert on the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill has a stake in a claim against the energy giant, court documents show.