Bexar County

San Antonio, TX 78205-7018

Bexar County snubs proposed opioid settlement

By David Yates | Thursday, Jun 4, 2020 @ 1:27pm

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.
Despite big opioid cases, two partners leave Phipps Deacon to start their own firm

By David Yates | Wednesday, Dec 18, 2019 @ 1:50pm

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.
Possible ‘straw man’ donations and sealed lawsuits – questions surrounding Martin Phipps begin to mount

By David Yates | Tuesday, Nov 5, 2019 @ 5:07pm

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.