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Mark Lanier donates $25K to Texas AG, attorney was hired by Paxton to sue Google
AUSTIN – Attorney Mark Lanier, who stands to make millions of dollars for his work on Texas’ antitrust lawsuit against Google, has donated $25,000 to Attorney General Ken Paxton, campaign finance records show. -
Justices issue mandate in case alleging woman delivered baby into hospital toilet
BEAUMONT – Back in December, the Ninth Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling rejecting an expert report offered by Christus Health Southeast Texas in a lawsuit brought by a patient who delivered her baby into a toilet while admitted to St. Elizabeth Hospital. -
Texas AG unwilling to fork over time & expense records of outside counsel working on Google litigation
AUSTIN – Attorney Mark Lanier stands to make millions of dollars for his work on Texas’ antitrust lawsuit against Google – billable time that Attorney General Ken Paxton apparently doesn’t think is any of the public’s business. -
Groups question AG Paxton’s need for $43M in taxpayer funds to sue Google, urge lawmakers to reject request
AUSTIN – Although Ken Paxton fled Texas as Winter Storm Uri froze the state, the attorney general just can’t seem to escape the heat, as a coalition of groups are questioning his need for $43 million in taxpayer funds to sue Google. -
Attorney leaves Texas AG’s Office to join Keller Lenkner, firm currently representing state in antitrust suit against Google
AUSTIN – Attorney Zina Bash has left the Texas Attorney General’s Office and joined Keller Lenkner – a law firm the state recently hired to represent it in an antitrust lawsuit against Google. -
Legitimacy of contracts Paxton signed with outside counsel to sue Google called into question
AUSTIN – For every hour Mark Lanier spends litigating an antitrust lawsuit against Google, he stands to make as much as $3,780 per hour – thanks to a potentially lucrative deal the Houston attorney signed with the state of Texas. -
Attorney Mark McCaig: Texas should not pay outside lawyers $3,780 per hour to sue Google
HOUSTON - Attorney General Ken Paxton agreed to pay outside lawyers as much as $3,780 per hour to sue Google – a questionable arrangement that fails to protect taxpayers, says one area attorney. -
TEXAS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton Leads Multistate Coalition in Lawsuit Against Google for Anticompetitive Practices and Deceptive Misrepresentations
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that the State of Texas is leading a multistate coalition in a lawsuit against Google for multiple violations of federal and state antitrust and consumer protection laws, including anticompetitive conduct, exclusionary practices and deceptive misrepresentations in connection with its role in the multi-trillion-dollar online display advertising industry. -
Texas AG targeting Google with antitrust suit, taps Lanier Law Firm to handle case
AUSTIN – Texas looks to be following the U.S. Department of Justice and targeting Google with an antitrust lawsuit, according to media reports. -
Whistleblower lawsuit: Tamiflu maker won $1.4B contract after deceiving the FDA about drug’s pandemic effectiveness
BALTIMORE – Drug company Hoffmann-La Roche falsified scientific conclusions and mounted a high-powered marketing and lobbying campaign to deceive the government about the effectiveness of Tamiflu for fighting a flu pandemic, according to new filings in a federal False Claims Act lawsuit. -
Texas opioid MDL: Phipps Deacon Purnell, clients oppose creation of fee committee
HOUSTON – Although it looks like Texas is close negotiating an opioid settlement, no actual settlement has been “effectuated” – thus apparently making it too soon to appoint a fee committee, according to attorney Martin Phipps. -
Client disenchanted with Trial Lawyer of the Year
“It is a true privilege to perform the important work of protecting individuals and businesses from corporate abuse,” Houston trial lawyer Mark Lanier proclaimed when the National Trial Lawyers professional association named him the 2018 Trial Lawyer of the Year. -
THE LANIER LAW FIRM: Mark Lanier Named to Lawdragon’s Elite List of Legal Legends for 2019
Trial lawyer Mark Lanier, founder of The Lanier Law Firm, has been selected to the class of Lawdragon Legends for 2019. -
KMCO hit with suit over deadly chemical blaze, Lanier Law Firm representing injured plant workers
HOUSTON – Three workers who were injured in an explosion at the KMCO chemical plant in Crosby filed suit against the company on Monday, alleging that negligent practices caused the blast that injured them and killed another worker. -
Shooting range sued after part of firearm strikes man in the face
HOUSTON – A purported defect in a pistol has prompted a local man to bring a personal injury lawsuit against a shooting range, recent Harris County District Court records show. -
LANIER LAW FIRM: Rick Meadow Named Director of Business Development for the Lanier Law Firm
Embarking on an aggressive effort to build new business relationships, The Lanier Law Firm has named longtime associate Rick Meadow the firm’s Director of Business Development. -
LANIER LAW FIRM: Former State Appellate Court Judge Harvey Brown Joins the Lanier Law Firm
Harvey Brown, a former state appeals court judge and former state district court judge in Harris County, has joined The Lanier Law Firm. -
LANIER LAW FIRM: Attorney Spotlight – Reagan Bradford
Each month, we like to feature one of our attorneys to help you get to know our team better. -
LANIER LAW FIRM: Mark Lanier honored as National Trial Lawyer of the Year
Members of the invitation-only National Trial Lawyers have selected Mark Lanier as the group’s 2018 Trial Lawyer of the Year for plaintiff litigation and have also included him among the 50 Most Influential Lawyers in the U.S. -
THE LANIER LAW FIRM: Attorney Spotlight - Monica Cooper
Each month, we like to feature one of our attorneys to help you get to know our team better.