GALVESTON - BP has asked a federal court for more time to respond to a suit filed by Pappas Restaurants alleging the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is damaging Pappas' seafood business.
As I mentioned in the first installment of this series, some of the best examples of the point I was trying to make in a particular column didn't come along until after the article had already run.
Viehman AUSTIN � Toyota Motor Corp., facing 15 unintended acceleration lawsuits in Texas and expecting more, seeks to consolidate them before a single judge.
Walter Umphrey accepts the Blackstone Award from the Jefferson County Bar Association during Law Day ceremonies May 7. Eager to honor their colleagues and elect new leaders, dozens of area attorneys turned out for Law Day 2010.
Lipsen WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. trial lawyer lobby this week got a new leader, capping the American Association for Justice's year-long search for an administrator.
Tarricone WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The leader of the nation's trial lawyer lobby, Anthony Tarricone, is taking a victory lap over the health care overhaul signed last week by U.S. President Barack Obama.
Five years ago, the Jefferson County Bar Association came up with an idea to raise funds for its Pro Bono Program by sponsoring a bicycle ride. Now the Spindletop Spin has grown into a cycling event attended by hundreds of riders and raising tens of thousands of dollars each year.
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The Manhattan Institute's latest edition in its "Trial Lawyers, Inc.," series explores the effect the plaintiffs bar has on lawmakers at the state level and in Washington, D.C.
Lawyers market themselves and their practices in all sorts of ways: from the more traditional, subtle approach like giving speeches to industry groups or writing articles to somewhat more "in your face" methods like television commercials in which they promise to get injured clients "maximum cash" and ride around in tanks.
If personal injury lawyers and their advocates in Texas have their way, employers and consumers here may lose their ability to seek alternatives to costly and time-consuming litigation.
Tarricone WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)�The national trial lawyers group outlined its 2010 legislative agenda Monday, announcing that the group plans to take aim at mandatory arbitration clauses and push to expand civil liability, among other initiatives.
Tracy MARSHALL � When 9,000 documents obtained from Toyota were delivered to federal court in Texas, a Dallas attorney believed they contained evidence Toyota deserved a lump of coal for concealing data that showed its vehicles were prone to rollovers.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The nation's trial lawyer group is still looking for a new leader, or so an Internet posting by a leading executive recruitment firm indicates.
I've always loved closing arguments � the rhetorical battle for the hearts and minds of the jurors, the "Rashomon"-like war of competing narratives as lawyers blend storytelling and verbal counterpunching.