HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – In the wake of hurricanes Ike and Rita, no lawyer profited more from the storms, financially and politically, than plaintiffs attorney Steve Mostyn.
If you paid attention during your 12 or more years in school and have taken any interest since in world affairs, you know that tyrannical governments have predominated throughout history and still are too prevalent across the globe today.
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – While many contend Republicans and tort reform go hand-in-hand, one influential Texas businessman says the GOP challengers running against the incumbent Texas Supreme Court justices are not pro-tort reform.
Texans Against Lawsuit Abuse and Texans for Lawsuit Reform will host an informational forum titled “Vote Smart: The Texas Supreme Court Is Important To You” to discuss the history of the Supreme Court in Texas and what’s at stake in the upcoming 2014 primary elections.
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – A legal reform group has formally endorsed Republican Rick Galindo as its choice to be the next representative of Texas House District 117.
We don’t know if it was a late Christmas gift, an early Valentine’s present, or a combination of the two, but last Monday Gov. Rick Perry gave Galveston attorney Tony Buzbee something he always wants: his own judge.
GALVESTON, Texas (Legal Newsline) – On Monday, Gov. Rick Perry appointed Friendswood attorney Bret Griffin as the next judge of the 212th District Court in Galveston County.
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – Knowing that it would be next to impossible to elect a Democrat, trial lawyers are now financing the political campaigns of Republicans seeking to usurp Texas’s current Supreme Court justices, according to a legal reform group.
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – Viewing him as a “bully” at the state capitol, a legal reform group suspects plaintiffs attorney Steve Mostyn will continue to spend millions of dollars on liberal politicians, such as state Sen. Wendy Davis, to ensure he has his way with the Texas legislature.
The state’s first African American chief justice, Wallace Jefferson, has announced he will step down from his seat on the Texas Supreme Court at the end of the month.
On a windy day in July 1984, 26-year-old Greg Abbott was out for a jog when a huge oak tree toppled over and crushed him, leaving the future Texas Attorney General paralyzed from the waist down.
Despite support from legal groups and business organizations, a bill to regulate lawsuit lending failed to pass lawmakers during Texas' recent regular session.
