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Ivy League Justice
Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s ill-informed comments and questions at the recent oral argument in the challenge to the Biden Administration’s COVID vaccination mandate case (National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor) provide a timely reminder that the hyper-elite legal talent on the nation’s High Court is not always what it is cracked up to be. -
Texas legislators abandoning their office a question for the courts, not the AG’s Office, Paxton opines
AUSTIN – Whether the Democrats who fled the Texas Legislature last month vacated their office is a question for the courts and not the Office of the Attorney General, according to the state’s chief lawyer. -
The ERA Is Back?
The Equal Rights Amendment, a topic I’ve previously discussed in the form of a retrospective on Phyllis Schlafly, is back in the news. The occasion for this déjà vu is the newly-woke Virginia legislature’s recent ratification of the measure, which was proposed by Congress way back in 1972. The ERA pre-dates Saturday Night Fever, Charlie’s Angels, and the death of Elvis! In January, the Democratic majorities in the Old Dominion’s statehouse purported to give the ERA—long thought to be moribund—a new lease on life when Virginia became the 38th state to ratify it. -
MCGINNIS LOCHRIDGE: Department of Labor’s Newly Proposed Overtime Rule Raises Salary Thresholds of White Collar Exemptions to FLSA
The Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Wage and Hour division issued a highly anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on March 7, 2019, seeking to raise the minimum salary threshold to qualify for the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (“FLSA”) “white collar” exemptions for executive, administrative, or professional (“EAP”) workers. -
Fifth Circuit to determine if Texas anti-SLAPP applies in federal court, dozens of media orgs file brief in support
NEW ORLEANS – Dozens of media organizations, including the American Society of News Editors, have filed a friend of the court brief in a case before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that could determine whether state anti-SLAPP statutes apply in federal court. -
$100M defamation suit alleges Charles Schwab cut ties with Chapwood Investment over NPR story
SHERMAN – A federal defamation lawsuit asserts that Charles Schwab Corp. was influenced by negative media reports about Chapwood Capital Investment Management, LLC in its decision to sever its professional relationship with the suburban Dallas-based firm. -
Ballard Exploration gets court victory in royalties case
HOUSTON – A U.S. Court of Appeals judge has sided with Ballard Exploration Co. for interest and attorney’s fees in a case that claimed the company wrongfully withheld royalties. -
Jefferson County 58th District Court Docket: November 2017
JAMES WILLIAMSON vs. SAFETY STAR INDUSTRIAL INC ET AL -
Texas awaits Supreme Court ruling on petition to reinstate voter ID law
AUSTIN -- Texas filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court Sept. 23, requesting reinstatement of the Lone Star State's voter ID law. The petition comes as growing numbers of states enact voter identification laws in a bid to allegedly prevent election fraud. -
Voss pledges to match donations made to Red Cross for Louisiana flood victims
HOUSTON – Texas attorney Bill Voss has promised to help victims of the recent flooding in Louisiana and other states by launching a matching campaign for donations made to the Red Cross through his website. -
PBS, NPR report on Mostyn’s battle with insurers following Sandy
HOUSTON— An investigative collaboration by PBS’s Frontline program and NPR recently reported on the Mostyn Law Firm’s battle with insurance companies following Hurricane Sandy. -
Obama's immigration policy a violation of Constitution, Paxton's office tells SCOTUS
The Texas Attorney General’s Office presented its case for why an injunction should remain in effect against the Obama Administration’s executive action on immigration before the U.S. Supreme Court Monday. -
Jefferson County 60th Court District : May 2016
Jefferson County 60th Court District : May 2016 EARL HURELS V. FARMERS TEXAS COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. (P)PARKER, DERRICK G -(D)SINGH, MANPREET K -
JEFFERSON COUNTY 58TH COURT DISTRICT: MARCH 2016
JEFFERSON COUNTY 58TH COURT DISTRICT :MARCH 2016 ALEXANDER ELECTRIC INC V. -
Jefferson County 60th COURT DISTRICT : FEBRUARY 2016
60th COURT DISTRICT : FEBRUARY 2016 SHEILA WHITE V. -
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
DBA: 9/28 - 10/1/2015 License #:31435 Assumed Name:EXYGON HEALTH & FITNESS Address:1001 NEDERLAND AVE., NEDERLAND, TX, 77627 Owner Name:C & D FITNESS INC License #:31579 Assumed Name:HIDALGO CATERING Address:714 AVENUE E, NEDERLAND, TX, 77627 Owner Name:HIDALGO PAULETTE License #:31604 Assumed Name:BLACK HORSE Address:3195 DOWLEN RD., STE 101-337, BEAUMONT, TX, 77706 Owner Name:WEST NANETTE License #:31617 Assumed Name:CARDINAL FENCE & GATE Address:601 W WILDWOOD, VILLAGE MILLS, TX, 77663 -
Jefferson County 58th Court District : October 2015
Jefferson County 58th Court District : October 2015 MARILYN WOODS V. -
Jefferson County 172nd Court District : September 2015
ELBERT CHOATE ET UX V. -
Jefferson County 172nd Court District : September 2015
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Jefferson County 172nd Court District : July 2015
LESLIE SPARKS ET AL V.