The Harris County Civil Court reported the following activity in the suit brought by Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 285 against Equistar Chemicals LP and General Petro Chem Industrial Inc. on Nov. 9: 'Order Appointing Special Commissioners'.
The Harris County Civil Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 285 against Equistar Chemicals LP and General Petro Chem Industrial Inc. on Nov. 8.
AUSTIN – The same three law firms are representing a growing list of Texas cities seeking to sue Netflix, Hulu, Disney and other streams over franchise fees – and whether the conversations leading up to the hiring of those same firms is a matter of public record may be a matter decided by the state’s chief lawyer.
AUSTIN – “Bring it” – that’s what Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted once he got word the U.S. Department of Justice had filed suit against Texas over the state's election integrity law.
AUSTIN - Attorney General Paxton and several allied states and companies sued the Biden Administration for its illegal and unconstitutional vaccine mandate imposed on private businesses, a press release states.
Loudoun County, Virginia, an affluent suburb of Washington, D.C., represents the contentious zeitgeist bedeviling the body politic. As I reported elsewhere last year, the Loudoun County school board has become ground zero in an escalating culture war in which concerned parents oppose leftist indoctrination posing as curriculum.
False Claims litigation is a unique practice area with fascinating trends that reflect multiple factors including patterns in government, attorney, and court behavior.
HOUSTON – Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Texas denied a petition for mandamus filed by Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton in Harris County’s lawsuit challenging the governor’s ban on mask mandates, allowing Harris County Elections Administrator Isabel Longoria to keep in place a policy stating election workers must wear masks in polling places during early voting.
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a $290 million statewide opioid settlement agreement with Johnson & Johnson to resolve opioid-related claims.
AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Zina Bash and reappointed Evan Young to the Texas Judicial Council for terms set to expire on June 30, 2027, a press release states.
HOUSTON – A company headquartered in New Jersey will have to keep litigating an injury lawsuit in Harris County, thanks to a ruling made by the First Court of Appeals today in an interlocutory appeal.
HOUSTON — Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee and dozens of District Attorneys and former Attorneys General, U.S. Attorneys, and law enforcement leaders across the country filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday opposing the Texas abortion law.
