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AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued letters to three Texas counties (Dallas, Bexar, and Travis) and two mayors (San Antonio and Austin), warning that some requirements in their local public health orders are unlawful and can confuse law-abiding citizens.
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DALLAS – Two days after being sentenced, the Texas Supreme Court has ordered the release of Shelly Luther, a salon owner who was jailed for opening her business and violating an executive stay-at-home order.
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Because Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther decided to keep her business open despite the stay-at-home order, the imperious Dallas County Judge Eric Moyé held her in contempt of court, sentenced her to seven days in jail, and imposed a $7,000 fine.
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AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today sent a letter to a Dallas County judge, stating that he abused his authority by putting Shelley Luther, owner of a hair salon, in jail for opening her salon to feed her family.
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DALLAS – In January, The Record reported Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins bought up the law firm of the late Brian Loncar. Three months later, the new owners are targeting former attorneys who allegedly absconded with their clients.
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HOUSTON – Even though Kendall County has been sighted for an opioid bellwether trial, a contingent fee contract between the county and its attorneys has not been approved, according to documents obtained by The Record.
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Family court judges don’t win popularity contests. In most of their cases, one of the parties appearing before them will be disappointed by the outcome. In many cases, both parties will be.
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DALLAS – The city of Dallas was recently hit with a lawsuit alleging it violated Texas law by ceding control of a public park to a private developer.
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DALLAS – An order authorizing the sale of estate property was recently granted, allowing Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins to buy up the law firm of the late Brian Loncar.
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HOUSTON – With the state’s first opioid trial set to go less than a year from now, discovery issues were at the forefront of discussion during a recent status conference hearing.
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HOUSTON – At least 103 out of the 254 counties in the state of Texas have retained counsel to represent them in opioid litigation, according to records obtained by The Record.
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DALLAS -- An expert witness in a woman’s negligence lawsuit against her physician is not reliable, an appeals court has determined.
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DALLAS -- A Texas appeals court ruled Aug. 30 that an independent contractor with Aflac is not bound by a covenant not to sue in her defamation lawsuit against a previous client.
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Texas opioid MDL judge grants motion to sever Purdue Pharma – distributors to file motion to reconsider
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DALLAS -- An apartment tenant failed to convince an appeals court to grant his apartment complex summary judgment after an altercation.
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HOUSTON – Dallas County, the second most populated county in Texas, has been selected for the state’s first opioid bellwether trial.
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Not all experiments will be successful, especially if the premises are unsound
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HOUSTON – Attorney Mikal Watts believes going to trial can solve the opioid crisis and that more people can be helped sooner by trying the biggest lawsuits in Texas first.
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Dallas County District Attorney John Cruezet has faced strong push back, and even calls for his resignation, following his bombshell announcement last month that he would decline certain offences.
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HOUSTON – Albert G. Hill III, known in Dallas as “Al Three,” has filed a pair of lawsuits in Harris County District Court, alleging the defendants named in his petitions secured false criminal charges against him.