Most lawyers, whether we admit it or not, secretly hope for the chance at a true "Perry Mason" moment in the courtroom: that lightning in a bottle instant when you make the other side's star witness break down or confess.
A pair of former coin company employees who had been enjoined from doing business in the U.S. can start again, ruled the Texas' Ninth Court of Appeals last week.
Eckels AUSTIN � A former Harris County judge and the chief of staff for Texas Gov. Rick Perry are set to lead efforts to help the state recover from Hurricane Ike.
Galveston County Justice Center GALVESTON � The Galveston County Justice Center will reopen for public services after being shuttered for a couple weeks in light of Hurricane Ike.
The Jack Brooks Federal Building in Beaumont remains closed following Hurricane Ike. The Jefferson County Courthouse in Beaumont reopened for business on Sept. 24, but attorneys don't need to rush to the clerk's office. The Texas Supreme Court has granted additional time to file documents.
The Jefferson County Courthouse and the flooded Park Street underpass following Hurricane Ike. The Jefferson County Courthouse will reopen at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, according to a statement from Jefferson County Judge Ron Walker and members of the Commissioner's Court.
Jefferson County Judge Ron Walker announced that the Mandatory Evacuation Order issued on Sept. 11 will be terminated effective at 6 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20.
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Claim IQ Inc. is petitioning the Arkansas Supreme Court to order a state circuit court to cease what the company calls improper exercise of jurisdiction and dismiss the defendant without prejudice from the Colossus class action.
B. Michael Chitty KAUFMAN, Texas (Legal Newsline)-A Texas jury has awarded the Sovereign Cherokee Nation Tejas more than $22 million in damages in their lawsuit against Dallas attorney Frank Hernandez.
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), third from left, was joined by other state and local elected officials in Port Arthur on Aug. 13 for the groundbreaking of Valero's $2.4 billion expansion project. As U.S. gas prices continue to climb, the American petrochemical industry is taking steps to increase the nation's refining capacity.
TEXARKANA, Ark. � Shortly before being brought to the Miller County Correctional Facility, John Wayne Lemoine had been hit in the head with a cinder block during a fight.
TEXARKANA, Ark. � Facing a multitude of arguments, Miller County Judge Kirk Johnson granted the plaintiffs' request to sever a handful of defendants from the pending Colossus class action.
Entergy was recently found not negligent in the automobile collision trial of Shayna Taylor vs. Entergy et al, which took place in Jefferson County Judge Gary Sanderson's 60th Judicial Court.
A band of Beaumont's finest are asking that a Jefferson County Judge issue a writ of mandamus and enter an order mandating that the Beaumont Civil Service Commission certify a Beaumont Police Department Sergeant Eligibility List.
Floyd Justices on Texas' Ninth Court of Appeals have been tasked to decide if Jefferson County Judge Donald Floyd abused his discretion when he denied a defense objection to the qualifications of a medical expert.
Angry parents who sued after they found out their son would have to share the valedictorian spotlight were denied their temporary restraining order by Jefferson County Judge Bob Wortham earlier this month.
As 2007 mercifully draws to a close, I cannot help but reflect on the many legal milestones that distinguished this past year � pivotal court decisions, groundbreaking legislation, etc. But what about those moments in the legal realm that were just plain wacky? Don't they deserve a little recognition, too? I think so.