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Texas SC rejects whistleblower's suit against TCEQ
The Texas Supreme Court has rejected a whistleblower’s suit against a Texas environmental agency. -
Cruz: Regulating the Internet threatens entrepreneurial freedom
By Sen. Ted Cruz -
Man accuses Long Star College System of retaliatory discharge
A Harris County man is suing over claims he was fired from his college teaching job in retaliation for complaints about administration. -
Patrick is state's next Lt. Governor
AUSTIN – In a battle between two state senators, Dan Patrick has defeated Leticia Van De Putte, D-San Antonio, in the race to be Texas' next Lieutenant Governor. -
Three judges nominated for US Courts in Texas
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House announced last week that President Barack Obama has nominated three judges to fill vacancies in Texas federal courts. -
Warner says Senate should’ve taken up, passed House bill on patent reform
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Senate was wrong for not passing the House’s patent reform bill, one U.S. Senate Democrat said. -
TLRPAC endorses state Sen. Glenn Hegar for Texas Comptroller
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC today endorsed state Sen. Glenn Hegar for Texas Comptroller. -
Cruz: Students must always aim high
By Sen. Ted Cruz -
St. Tammany Parish sues to prevent fracking; Cites concerns over aquifer
COVINGTON, La. – Louisiana is, by and large, a state that welcomes new oil and gas projects. This comes as no surprise – the industry provides jobs for residents and a substantial tax base for the state treasury. From 20-year-old tax exemptions to the recent passage of Senate Bill 469, which blocks lawsuits against 97 oil and gas companies, the industry is secure and welcome in the state. -
Our View: When asbestos attorneys pay the pipers, what tune do they play?
You can tell a man by the company he keeps. -
Major asbestos firms giving hundreds of thousands to Democratic Congressional candidates
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Numerous Congressional candidates are seeing their campaign coffers swell thanks to donations supplied by major asbestos law firms and their attorneys. -
Senators want U.S. PTO to improve quality of patents, examination process
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – In a letter last week, five U.S. senators called for improved patent quality and oversight at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. -
Hatch says federal patent reform among his ‘top priorities’ next year
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The push for federal patent reform may have slowed, but it has not died. -
Creighton wins District 4 Senate seat in runoff
After a special runoff election on Tuesday, Jefferson County residents will have a new senator representing them in Austin. -
Law professor: U.S. SC rulings could reduce abusive claims filed by patent trolls
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions that overhaul the rules governing court-awarded attorneys’ fees in patent cases will have “significant” implications for so-called patent trolls, one law professor says. -
Female physicians claim they were treated differently than male counterparts
Two female physicians say they were paid less and treated worse than their male co-workers. -
Our View: Why Harry Reid is so fond of trolls
A Danish woodcutter named Thomas Dam carved the first troll doll as a birthday present for his daughter in 1959. When other kids in the village clamored for trolls of their own, Dam began mass-producing them out of molded plastic. -
Leahy blames Reid — and trial lawyers — for failure of patent reform bill; Cornyn agrees
“It’s disappointing the Majority Leader has allowed the demands of one special interest group to trump a bipartisan will in Congress and the overwhelming support of innovators and job creators,” US Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said in a statement after Leahy shelved the bill in May.
