ATLANTA and HOUSTON (May 19, 2021) -- Seyfarth announced today the arrival of partner Annette A. Idalski to its Labor & Employment department and Wage Hour Class & Collective Actions practice group in Atlanta and Houston. Also joining the firm in Houston are Labor & Employment associates Ray Abilmouna and Brian A. Smith. All three lawyers join Seyfarth from Chamberlain Hrdlicka.
In honor of National Police Week, Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei recognizes the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and Tribal law enforcement.
WACO – Pick a day, go online and scope out Judge Alan Albright’s docket – there’s a good chance nothing but patent infringement cases will fill the screen.
AUSTIN – No Texan voted for the California officials who are orchestrating climate change “lawfare” against his state’s energy sector – oil and gas companies that employ hundreds of thousands and brings in billions in tax revenue, says Gov. Greg Abbott.
HOUSTON — A former Justgo Supermarket worker who fell off a ladder and suffered injuries that left him incapacitated is claiming the company's negligence.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a motion to intervene in Florida’s case against the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for their series of unlawful orders that brought the cruise industry to a halt, a press release states.
AUSTIN-- Last week, House Bill 1802 by Rep. Alex Dominguez (D-Brownsville) was voted out of the Committee on Public Health. The bill directs the Health and Human Services Commission in partnership with the Baylor College of Medicine to conduct a study evaluating the efficacy of certain alternative therapies in treating post-traumatic stress disorder.
AUSTIN – Texans for Lawsuit Reform today released the results of a poll conducted among 500 Democratic Primary voters in 17 South Texas counties from April 20-22, finding that voters overwhelmingly support and trust small businesses over trial lawyers.
HIDALGO COUNTY - FedEx, along with several other transportation companies, have been hit with a lawsuit accusing their drivers of failing to “exercise extreme caution in hazardous conditions” during the February freeze.
Exactly a month ago, a jury in the Western District of North Carolina returned a verdict in favor of Nexus Technologies, et al, in what could prove to be an intellectual property case with historical importance.
Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a 10-state coalition suing the Biden Administration over a recent Executive Order in which the President established a “working group” of federal bureaucrats charged with calculating the “social costs” of certain emissions.
Exactly a month ago, a jury in the Western District of North Carolina returned a verdict in favor of Nexus Technologies, et al, in what could prove to be an intellectual property case with historical importance.
AUSTIN – How many attorneys does it take to elect a bar president? While that may sound like the opening to a bad joke, it’s actually the focus of House Bill 2393.
“Don’t Mess With Texas” takes on a whole new meaning as Bailey Glasser announces the opening of a new Dallas office, and that top-notch Texas lawyers John Turner and Robert Bell have joined the firm at this new location.
AUSTIN—Today a bipartisan group of special operations veterans, medical experts and advocates came out in support of legislation by State Representative Alex Dominguez (D-Brownsville) to create a first-of-its-kind study on the safety and efficacy of psychedelic therapy to treat some of the most severe medical and mental health conditions facing veterans.
GALVESTON — The 14th Court of Appeals determined there was no merit to claims made by a beach-cleaning company in Galveston that Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN) defamed the company when it reported violations to their beach cleaning permit.
AUSTIN – The Texas Access to Justice Commission, with its co-sponsor the State Bar of Texas, honored veterans throughout the state at the Virtual 2021 Champions of Justice Gala Benefiting Veterans.
Elizabeth Mack, Gerry Pels, and Susan Rainey, Partners in Locke Lord’s Environmental Section, have been recognized as standout environmental lawyers in the inaugural Lawdragon 500 Leading Environmental & Energy Lawyers list.
