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Peckar & Abramson, Pc Welcomes Angela Connor, Freddy X. Muñoz, and Brian D. Waller to the Firm’s Partnership; Announces Additional Promotions to Senior Counsel and Senior Associate Ranks
Peckar & Abramson, Pc Welcomes Angela Connor, Freddy X. Muñoz, and Brian D. Waller to the Firm’s Partnership; Announces Additional Promotions to Senior Counsel and Senior Associate Ranks. -
Shook's Houston Office Starts 2022 With New Leader, Texas Lawyer Reports
Shook's Houston Office Starts 2022 With New Leader, Texas Lawyer Reports. -
14th Court finds the cost of arbitration is too high in discrimination suit against AutoNation
HOUSTON - The 14th Court of Appeals today affirmed the denial of AutoNation USA Houston’s motion to compel arbitration in a discrimination lawsuit, finding that arbitration would not be less expensive than litigation. -
Three from Husch Blackwell Named to 2022 Texas Top Women Attorneys List
Three from Husch Blackwell Named to 2022 Texas Top Women Attorneys List. -
Texas AG Paxton secures $63 million statewide opioid settlement
AUSTIN –Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced a $63 million statewide opioid settlement with Endo Pharmaceuticals. -
Nelson Mullins Elects 18 to Partnership
Nelson Mullins Elects 18 to Partnership. -
Thompson Coburn strengthens national appellate practice with Dallas addition of Justice Douglas Lang
Thompson Coburn strengthens national appellate practice with Dallas addition of Justice Douglas Lang. -
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC Continues Dallas Region Growth with the Addition of Peter M. Anastopulos
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC Continues Dallas Region Growth with the Addition of Peter M. Anastopulos. -
NCLA wins major Fifth Circuit en banc decision versus SEC
WASHINGTON – The full Fifth Circuit bench ruled yesterday that Texas accountant Michelle Cochran has the right to challenge the constitutionality of her Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) removal protections in federal court before undergoing an administrative adjudication, a press release states. -
TCJL Files Amicus Brief in Second CGL Coverage Case Arising from Baytown Refinery Accident
As we reported nearly three months ago, the First Court of Appeals [Houston] handed down a decision in a coverage dispute between an additional insured and CGL carriers that flatly contravenes recent SCOTX precedent. -
Bradley Adds Dennis Daniels to Dallas Litigation Practice
Bradley Adds Dennis Daniels to Dallas Litigation Practice. -
Employment Litigation Year in Review on December 14, 2021
Employment Litigation Year in Review on December 14, 2021. -
Locke Lord Dallas Partner Harriet Miers Appointed by Supreme Court of Texas to Lead Texas Access to Justice Commission
Locke Lord Dallas Partner Harriet Miers Appointed by Supreme Court of Texas to Lead Texas Access to Justice Commission. -
Attorney Brent Coon files more than 1,500 cases on behalf of victims of Travis Scott Astroworld Music Festival tragedy, claims total in excess of $10B
HOUSTON -- Attorney Brent Coon, founder of Brent Coon & Associates, announced that his firm has filed more than 1,500 cases on behalf of victims of the Travis Scott Astroworld Music Festival tragedy, more than doubling the total amount of cases filed by all firms against Scott and other defendants, a press release states. -
O’Melveny furthers Texas expansion with arrival of “Rising Star” trial lawyer Kristin Cope in Dallas
DALLAS — Continuing its expansion in Texas, O’Melveny has announced the arrival of “rising star” trial and appellate lawyer Kristin Cope as a partner in the firm’s new Dallas office, a press release states. -
California municipalities argue Texas lacks jurisdiction in climate change case before Supreme Court
AUSTIN - Because of a lack of contacts within the state, Texas courts lack jurisdiction over the California municipalities bringing climate change lawsuits against oil companies, according to a merit brief filed yesterday. -
August trial slated in $1M suit alleging Sonic employee threw drink on woman
HOUSTON — An August 2022 trial has been slated in a lawsuit brought by a woman alleging a Sonic employee threw a drink on her and caused her to hit her head on the concrete. -
Greenberg Traurig’s Joseph Coniglio Named to D CEO’s ‘Dallas 500’ List
Greenberg Traurig’s Joseph Coniglio Named to D CEO’s ‘Dallas 500’ List. -
Jones Day tops charts in Lawdragon's 2021 list of "500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers"
Jones Day tops charts in Lawdragon's 2021 list of "500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers". -
Locke Lord Named to Global Restructuring Review's 2021 Top 100 Firms for Third Consecutive Year
Locke Lord Named to Global Restructuring Review's 2021 Top 100 Firms for Third Consecutive Year.