AUSTIN – More than half of the complaints filed against Texas judges in 2020 were against district judges, according to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
Negotiations between the White House and Congress regarding additional financial relief and stimulus finally reached a breakthrough over the weekend. But while the $900 billion deal will deliver relief to small-businesses and unemployed Americans and bolster vaccine distribution, it appears that negotiators failed to include liability reforms and legal protections from the many lawsuits that will likely be borne out of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
HOUSTON – Barring another pandemic or more “meddling,” either Dallas County or Bexar County will host the state’s first opioid trial come September of next year.
SAN ANTONIO – Is Phipps Deacon Purnell still an active law firm? Well, the website for the firm is still up and running, but whether the lawyers who run the firm remain is another question.
The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on Americans’ health as well as the health of our economy over the past several months. The real estate industry is certainly no exception. Due to challenges and unpredictability ahead, combined with record unemployment and cost-cutting layoffs, many Americans have put their plans to purchase a home on hold.
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.
SAN ANTONIO – Bexar County, which hopes to reap $1 billion in damages from its opioid lawsuit, would rather take its chances in court than receive around $7 million form a statewide settlement.
The dynamic nature of our tech sector fosters a flow of new startups entering markets constantly. The speed at which companies can collaborate and innovate can significantly influence which may be the next Apple or Google and which will fail in their first year. These innovations, often the result of tireless investment in R&D, are frequently safeguarded through our system of intellectual property – through protections like patents and trade secrets.
SAN ANTONIO – Attorneys leaping from one law firm to another is a common enough occurrence, but the timing of two partners departing Phipps Deacon Purnell seems somewhat strange, as the firm is currently representing Bexar County in a billion dollar opioid lawsuit.
SAN ANTONIO – Before a hearing to permanently seal could take place, attorney Martin Phipps dismissed his lawsuit against three former employees of his, court records show.
What do Lassie the border collie, Elvis Presley, and the WNBA Silver Stars have in common?
They’ve all performed at San Antonio’s Freeman Coliseum. Lassie came for the rodeo in 1963, Elvis sold out every seat in 1956, and the Silver Stars played one season in the coliseum before they moved to Las Vegas in 2017.
Two years ago, Phipps Anderson Deacon (now Phipps Deacon Purnell) and three other Texas law firms submitted a contract to represent Bexar County in an opioid lawsuit. District Attorney Nico LaHood subsequently relayed the contract to the Commissioners Court and got same-day approval.
SAN ANTONIO – If all goes as planned, Martin Phipps, one of the attorneys representing Bexar County in its opioid lawsuit, hopes to stand before a jury next October and ask them to award his client $1 billion in damages.
SAN ANTONIO - Three former employees of Phipps Deacon Purnell held on to passwords and login credentials for the firm’s laptops, computers, storage system and phone system and its not clear if they’ve returned them, according to court records.
The theft of intellectual property by China has dominated the headlines – and for good reason. Various estimates have placed Chinese theft of intellectual property into the billions of dollars annually. Ultimately, that is wealth stolen from the paychecks of Americans. But another billion-dollar threat to IP is lurking deep in the heart of Texas – again.
SAN ANTONIO - A group of adult children sued the state of Florida’s governor and attorney general in Florida Northern District Court, alleging that, under court appointed guardianship, their parents’ estate, assets, 401k funds, social security money, jewelry, cars and homes are being stolen.