Business Litigation associate Alfred Blue has been selected as one of 14 associates from among several law firms to participate in the 2023 U.S. Bank Spotlight on Talent program.
HOUSTON - Yesterday, the 14th Court of Appeals found that a trial court did not error by denying Marquette Transportation’s special appearance in a Jones Act lawsuit.
SHERMAN, Texas—Today, a federal jury ruled that Vicki Baker is entitled to $59,656.59 in damages after a SWAT team destroyed her McKinney, Texas, home while pursuing a fleeing fugitive in July 2020. The ruling is a victory for Vicki, who joined forces with the Institute for Justice (IJ) to file a lawsuit in March 2021, after the city refused to pay for the damage that had been caused.
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, urging reversal of a lower court’s decision to vacate the largest offshore oil and gas lease sale in U.S. history, a press release states.
AUSTIN - The Harris Health System, previously known as the Harris County Hospital District, has submitted a contingent contract to the Office of the Attorney General for approval in order to pursue e-cigarette and vaping litigation.
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, through his Consumer Protection Division, has secured a deceptive trade practices settlement against Vision Path, Inc.—specifically, its Hubble contact lens business—in state district court in Bexar County, a press release states.
AUSTIN –Attorney General Ken Paxton resolved an enforcement action against pharmaceutical manufacturer Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL) for allegedly reporting inflated drug prices to the Texas Medicaid program, a press release states.
AUSTIN - A court would likely conclude that the common-law incompatibility doctrine does not bar a Nueces County commissioner from simultaneously serving as the general manager of the South Texas Water Authority, states an opinion released by Attorney General Ken Paxton yesterday.
AUSTIN –Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced the departure of Murtaza Sutarwalla as deputy attorney general for legal counsel. Sutarwalla will return to private practice in Houston. He will also serve as outside counsel for the Ken Paxton for Texas Campaign, a press release states.
HOUSTON — A seaman alleges improper safety measures caused his injuries while working on a flowline at a platform in the Gulf owned and operated by Quarternorth Energy.
Attorney General Paxton Calls Attention to Reimbursements Available Under the “Crime Victims’ Compensation Program” for Victims of Uvalde Tragedy.
AUSTIN –Today Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation against Twitter for potentially false reporting over its fake bot accounts in violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, a press release states.
DALLAS – Bradley Arant Boult Cummings has announced that in the 2022 edition of the Chambers USA legal industry referral guide, independent research company Chambers and Partners has highly ranked five of the firm’s attorneys in Texas and ranked Bradley as one of the top firms in the state for the practice areas of Construction and Litigation: General Commercial (Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds).
HOUSTON – Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee, along with the Attorney General of Texas, resolved an environmental enforcement action against Sesco Cement, Corp. for violations of state environmental laws at a cement packaging and distribution facility in East Harris County, a press release states.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced a $19.2 million multistate settlement with Ford Motor Company, with Texas receiving a $1.7 million share of that amount.
FORT WORTH - The Town of Westlake lacks authority as a general-law municipality to impose a percentage-of-revenue licensing fee on construction trash-hauling companies, according to the Texas Supreme Court’s May 20 opinion.
