A Jefferson County resident brought suit against the county and the Precinct 3 Commissioner for improper termination after she ran unsuccessfully for Precinct 8 Justice of the Peace.
Lawyers for Provost Umphrey and other asbestos firms might see their case loads lightened very soon, as justices shut down a direct appeal to the Texas Supreme Court on Friday, clearing the way for potentially thousands of asbestos cases to be tossed out.
Plaintiffs who file automobile collision lawsuits in Texas can now be painted with contributory negligence assertions if the evidence shows they were not wearing their seat belts at the time of the wreck.
HOUSTON - Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP is pleased to welcome Craig D. Dillard as a trial partner in the Firm’s Houston office. Dillard joins the Firm from BoyarMiller, where he had practiced since 2007 and been a shareholder since 2012.
The Beaumont Independent School District recently settled a lawsuit brought by a school district employee claiming a conspiracy trying to get rid of him following his participation in a reporter’s investigation.
NEW ORLEANS – American Association of Justice Executive Director Linda Lipsen and its COO Charles Jeffress were among featured speakers at the winter meeting of the National Association of Trial Lawyer Executives (NATLE) that wrapped up with a reception Tuesday evening.
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) – A national association representing the interests of trial lawyers has filed a brief that argues against corporate defendants’ use of racketeering laws in lawsuits against plaintiffs attorneys alleged to have committed fraud.
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today praised a current employee of the Attorney General’s Office for being named the 2014 Outstanding Government Lawyer. Assistant Attorney General Linda Halpern received the Government Law Section of the State Bar’s award today after being nominated by her peers.
WASHINGTON -- The American Bar Association, International Bar Association and Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe released a joint publication titled “A Lawyer’s Guide to Detecting and Preventing Money Laundering” during the IBA’s conference in Tokyo Oct. 22.
Ten Baylor University Law School graduates traveled this week to Washington, D.C., where they were admitted to the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court after being sworn in by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.
For the third consecutive year, each of the personal injury attorneys at the Dallas law firm Stephens, Anderson & Cummings has achieved a ranking from Texas Super Lawyers®, the peer-reviewed, multi-national attorney rating system.
