A defendant is accused of soliciting the sexual performance of a child. What to do? A hundred years ago they may have tar and feathered him without a trial, but certainly such drastic actions wouldn’t occur in a modern society, right?
As someone who lived in California and Texas for nearly my entire adult life, I read Kenneth P. Miller’s new book, Texas vs. California (2020), with considerable anticipation.
HOUSTON — A residential home improvement contractor who does not subscribe to workers compensation insurance is facing a negligence claim after one of his workers suffered injuries while on a job site.
The following cases categorized as "other injury or damage" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on Aug. 26. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The Harris County Civil Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric LLC against John Does, M. L. Deer Construction Company L. P. and MLD Interests L. L. C. on Aug. 26.
HOUSTON – Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee, who has sued the Texas governor and attorney general over the ban on mask mandates, addressed Ken Paxton's statements that neither he nor Greg Abbott can enforce the prohibition of mask mandates (GA-38), a press release states.
Nothing better exemplifies the Gramscian “long march through the institutions” than the role of the American Bar Association in transforming America’s legal establishment.
Last month, the city of Plano submitted for the approval of state Attorney General Ken Paxton a proposed contingency-fee contract with outside law firms Ashcroft Sutton Reyes, McKool Smith, and Korein Tillery.
PLANO – Anyone born prior to the turn of the century probably remembers the term “hidden cable fee,” a phrase that may soon morph into “hidden streaming fee” as more and more cities across the nation are suing streaming video providers over franchise fees.
HOUSTON – A motion to compel production of documents was denied earlier this week in a suit accusing Boeing and Southwest Airlines of colluding to cover up fatal defects in an aircraft.
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HOUSTON – Today the 14th Court of Appeals reversed a final judgment win in favor of the city of Houston in a dispute with the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association, IAFF Local 341 (HPFFA).
HOUSTON – Court records show that Duc Dinh, a well-known member of the Houston-area Vietnamese community, had sued Gina Nguyen for defamation prior to being hit with a lawsuit accusing him of rape.
The news over the past few years has offered little to cheer about, but a recent story reporting an unprecedented 43 percent decline in membership in the Boy Scouts of America from 2019 to 2020—from 1.97 million Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts to 1.12 million—was especially dispiriting.
HOUSTON – A plastic surgeon who was sued for allegedly botching a woman’s breast lift procedure failed to have the claims against him dismissed on appeal.
An unusual U.S. Supreme Court ruling found that religious social services agencies are protected under the First Amendment, despite municipal allegations that religious views open gateways to discrimination.
HOUSTON – The 14th Court of Appeals recently wiped an award of attorney’s fees to Lamar Texas LP in a lawsuit brought over an attorney’s alleged unpaid billboard advertisements.
