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Industrial Specialists alleges former employees committed fraud
GALVESTON — A Houston material distributor is suing two former employees and a company, alleging they committed fraud with the purpose of harming the plaintiff. -
MCGINNIS LOCHRIDGE: Five McGinnis Lochridge Attorneys Recognized as 2019 Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars
Five attorneys from McGinnis Lochridge have been recognized as Rising Stars in the 2019 edition of Texas Super Lawyers. -
CLARK HILL: Clark Hill Strasburger Member Betsy Kamin Named 2019 Premier Woman In Law by the Houston Association of Women Attorneys
Member-in-Charge of Clark Hill Strasburger’s Houston office, Elizabeth “Betsy” Kamin, has been named a 2019 “Premier Woman In Law” by the Houston Association of Women Attorneys (AWA). -
BUTLER SNOW: Butler Snow Ranked a Top 10 Underwriter’s Counsel Firm Nationally by Thomson Reuters Top Legal Counsel Review
Butler Snow is pleased to announce that the firm has been ranked as a top 10 underwriter’s counsel firm nationally by the Thomson Reuters U.S. Municipals Review for 2018. -
THE KIM LAW FIRM: Kim Law Firm Earns Top-Tier Ranking for 2019 on Best Law Firms List
The Kim Law Firm has earned selection to the 2019 list of Best Law Firms for commercial litigation by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America, a widely respected guide to legal services. -
FERNELIUS SIMON PLLC: Fernelius Simon named to National Best Law Firms List for 2019
Houston-based Fernelius Simon PLLC has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America in its 2019 Best Law Firms listing. -
FERNELIUS SIMON PLLC: Fernelius Simon sweeps 2018 Super Lawyers
With nearly 100,000 licensed attorneys in the state, only a small handful are selected to the Texas Super Lawyers listing, published by Thomson Reuters. -
OSHA LIANG LLP: Jonathan Osha and Jeffrey Bergman Once Again Named Texas Super Lawyers
Osha Liang is pleased to announce that two attorneys at the firm have been selected as 2018 Thomson Reuters Texas Super Lawyers©. -
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS LLP: Jeffrey Davis, Ian Faria and S. David Smith Named 2018 Texas Super Lawyers
Bradley is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Davis, Ian P. Faria, and S. David Smith, partners in the firm’s Houston office, have been named 2018 Texas Super Lawyers and recognized as leading lawyers in the state. -
THE LANIER LAW FIRM: Nine Lanier Law Firm Attorneys recognized on 2018 List of Texas Super Lawyers
Nine attorneys from The Lanier Law Firm have earned spots on the 2018 Texas Super Lawyers list, the most ever chosen from the firm for the prestigious roster of the state’s attorneys, first published in 2003. -
JONES DAY: Texas Super Lawyers names 25 from Jones Day, including three to "Top" lists
The 2019 edition of Texas Super Lawyers honored 25 Jones Day lawyers and recognized Hilda C. Galvan, Brian M. Jorgensen, and Joseph M. Beauchamp across three of its different "Top" lists. -
The Delusion of Good Faith Judging
The concept of written legal rules—of the law itself—assumes that their content is fixed and ascertainable. The rule of law likewise depends on citizens having advance notice of what they can and cannot do, pursuant to clear, knowable directives. Legal scholars expend enormous energy pontificating about the appropriate techniques judges should apply in the course of constitutional interpretation: textualism, originalism, and so forth. Libertarian theorists argue strenuously that judges must be given greater authority—through “judicial engagement”—over the political branches. Each day, lawyers across the country trot off to court, briefs in hand, hoping to convince a black-robed judge–enthroned behind a raised, magisterial bench—that the relevant legal rules, properly construed, compel a ruling in favor of their client. -
Paxton files brief with U.S. Supreme Court in support of travel ban
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a friend-of-the-court brief signed by other state attorneys general with the U.S. Supreme Court in regards to President Donald Trump's travel ban. -
Whole Foods securities fraud class action dismissed again
AUSTIN – The Austin Division of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas has dismissed a second amended securities fraud class action against Whole Foods. -
Texas plaintiff files suit against GM over allegedly defective ignition switches
HOUSTON – In a filing last month in New York District Court, General Motors Corp. agreed to settle more than 200 lawsuits related to allegedly defective ignition switches that caused vehicles to stall and prevent airbags from deploying in a crash. -
Professor says injunction on Obama's overtime rule is not arbitrary
SHERMAN, Texas -- A federal judge from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas placed an injunction Nov. 22 on an effort by the U.S. Labor Department to raise the threshold of white collar workers qualifying for overtime. -
Attorney Dan Linebaugh recognized by the American Association for Justice
HOUSTON -- Personal injury attorney Dan Linebaugh, founder and leader of the Linebaugh Law Firm, recently received the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Diplomates of Trial Advocacy designation. This title recognizes attorneys who have demonstrated their ongoing commitment to legal education by completing more than 400 hours of qualifying AAJ educational programs. -
Lawsuit states that IRS and U.S. Treasury overstepped their authority in merger regulation
AUSTIN -- On Aug. 4, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Texas Association of Business filed suit against the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, along with the respective heads of those organizations, John Koskinen and Jacob Lew. -
Hulkamania meets lawsuitmania and brings litigation finance industry into the ring
Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan recently body slammed the celebrity news site Gawker in court for publicizing a private video featuring Hogan. -
The battle for fees and cases, bankruptcy court competition ‘run amok,’ says law professor
HOUSTON - When Enron filed for bankruptcy, the troubled energy firm, like many major Texas companies before and after, opted for an east coast venue, rather than litigate in a Houston federal courtroom only a few blocks away.