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Baseball Player Sues Local League Over Negligence Leading to Severe Injury
Tavares Turner Jr., an avid baseball player from Houston, has filed a lawsuit against several parties including Houston Baseball Association LLC for negligence leading to severe injuries during a game last year. The case seeks compensation for medical expenses exceeding $65k and lost wages. -
Jennifer Gardner Named to Institute for Energy Law's 7th Leadership Class
Foley & Lardner LLP associate Jennifer Gardner is a member of the Institute for Energy Law’s (IEL) 7th Leadership Class. -
Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Important Win in Censorship Lawsuit Against Biden Administration
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured an important victory in an ongoing lawsuit against the Biden Administration for unlawfully censoring American media companies. -
6th Annual North American Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Conference on April 28, 2022
6th Annual North American Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Conference on April 28, 2022. -
CILP asks Supreme Court to limit national injunctions in Biden v. Texas
WASHINGTON – The Center for Immigration Law and Policy at the UCLA School of Law today filed an amicus brief in Biden v. Texas arguing that injunctions obtained by individual states should rarely be applied nationwide, and instead should generally be limited to the territory of the states that filed suit. -
State Bar of Texas announces free briefs and pleadings library in partnership with Fastcase
AUSTIN — Fastcase and the State Bar of Texas are partnering to provide all active State Bar members free access to Fastcase’s 58 million briefs, pleadings, motions, and orders powered by Docket Alarm within the Fastcase legal research platform, a press release states. -
Hook, Line & Sinker—Litigation Nightmares Arising When My Vessel’s Anchor Ruptures Your Subsea Pipeline on February 17, 2022
Hook, Line & Sinker—Litigation Nightmares Arising When My Vessel’s Anchor Ruptures Your Subsea Pipeline on February 17, 2022. -
Woman alleges puddle of water caused her fall at Houston area business
HOUSTON — A woman alleges she slipped on a puddle of water at a Houston business and suffered serious injuries. -
Worker alleges failure to cut off water pressure caused him to be struck by manhole cover
HOUSTON — A worker is claiming negligence after suffering injuries when a manhole cover blew off due to water pressure. -
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. -
Texas Bar board approves candidates for president-elect
AUSTIN—The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors voted September 24 to approve Joe Escobedo Jr. of Edinburg and Cindy V. Tisdale of Granbury as candidates for 2022-2023 president-elect. -
Locke Lord adds experienced healthcare lawyer Jeff Wurzburg to Austin and Washington D.C. offices
Jeff Wurzburg, a well-known and respected health care lawyer previously with the HHS Office of the General Counsel, has joined Locke Lord in the Austin and Washington, D.C., offices. -
O’Melveny Continues Texas Expansion with Arrival of Leading Trial Lawyer Tim Durst in Dallas
DALLAS—September 1, 2021—Continuing its expansion in Texas, O’Melveny announced today the arrival of Chambers-ranked trial lawyer Timothy S. Durst as a partner in the firm’s new Dallas office, a press release states. -
Hilda Galvan begins term as Chair of Texas Women's Foundation
Hilda Galvan begins term as Chair of Texas Women's Foundation. -
The ABA's Long March Continues
Nothing better exemplifies the Gramscian “long march through the institutions” than the role of the American Bar Association in transforming America’s legal establishment. -
Pipelines Shouldn’t be Odd Man out of Infrastructure Plan
The stalemate over a new national infrastructure package appears to be nearing a close, as the Senate voted this week to begin work on a nearly $1 trillion plan. -
Plastic surgeon who allegedly botched woman’s breast lift fails to remove med mal against him
HOUSTON – A plastic surgeon who was sued for allegedly botching a woman’s breast lift procedure failed to have the claims against him dismissed on appeal. -
Leading money-in-politics data nonprofits merge to form OpenSecrets, a state-of-the-art democratic accountability organization
WASHINGTON — The nation’s two leading money-in-politics data organizations have joined forces to help Americans hold their leaders accountable at the federal and state levels, a press release states. -
Bipartisan coalition announces support of HB 1802 to study new treatments for post-traumatic stress
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. -
March 4: Harris County Civil Court docket for "contract - consumer/commercial/debt" cases
The following cases categorized as "contract - consumer/commercial/debt" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on March 4. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: