U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
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TEXAS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton Leads 14-State Brief Challenging Constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Leading a coalition of 14 states, Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, challenging the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). -
Judge denies dismissal of complaint against Don Herring LTD over marketing mailing
DALLAS – A class action lawsuit against a Dallas-area auto dealership group accused of ignoring the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act by trawling through state motor vehicle records to find potential customers is moving ahead following a judge's ruling earlier this month. -
Texas investors appeal recently dismissed $7.2 billion Stanford Ponzi case against Proskauer law firm
NEW ORLEANS – Texas investors who for years have accused Proskauer Rose LLP of nurturing the $7.2 billion Robert Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme, appealed their case five days after it was dismissed by a federal judge who said the firm was entitled to attorney immunity. -
Texas AG praises Trump and Congress for rescinding ‘unconstitutional’ Arbitration Rule
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton praised President Trump for signing into law a joint resolution passed by the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives that rescinds the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s “unconstitutional” Arbitration Rule. -
Consumer files suit against ProCollect, credit bureaus over debt he alleges he doesn't owe
DALLAS – A Rowlett consumer claims that a debt he doesn't owe was reported on his credit report. -
SecurityProfiling patent case moved from Eastern District court
YLER – Trend Micro won a minor victory in the Tyler Division of the Eastern District of Texas earlier this month when it was successful in requesting a change of venue to the Northern District of Texas. -
UnitedHealthcare Insurance billed for more $100 million in fraudulent claims, company alleges
DALLAS – UnitedHealthcare Insurance was used in a massive fraudulent billing scheme, the company claimed in a Texas court. -
Third verdict issued in Johnson & Johnson, DePuy cases
DALLAS -- Another verdict has been handed down in one of the cases against Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. -
SEC charges Texas company, officers with fraud in $5.4 million settlement
FORT WORTH — Two key executives at a Texas company have been implicated by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in an alleged scheme that conned investors in fraudulent oil and gas ventures in which more than $5 million was raised, according to documents obtained by the Southeast Texas Record. -
Texas lawyer cites barratry in class action suit against Arizona lawyers
There are good and bad representatives of every profession. -
Texas AG supports ExxonMobil's efforts to dismiss subpoena for internal climate change documents
ABILENE – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and 10 other state attorneys general are backing ExxonMobil Corp.’s effort to squash a state civil administrative subpoena for more than 40 years of the oil giant’s internal documents, which some believe could show the corporation misled its investors regarding evidence of climate change. -
Labor's new rule doesn't work
We've got seven more months of this nonsense: rogue federal agencies overreaching, usurping legislative powers, and trying to pull fast ones by reinterpreting existing rules or adding unauthorized new verbiage to them. -
Firm seeks dismissal of $3.16 million legal malpractice claim
DALLAS – Law firm Burt Barr and Associates LLP is asking the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas to reject a second attempt from a client to collect $3.16 million awarded in connection with a sexual harassment lawsuit. -
Potential wage class action brought against Staples
A Texas delivery driver for Staples has brought a proposed national class action against the Fortune 500 Company for alleged overtime and minimum wage violations. -
Suit alleges two La. law firms helped misappropriate funds
R. Allen Stanford mug shot DALLAS � Two Louisiana defense firms have been accused of helping financial mogul R. Allen Stanford misappropriate $7 billon in funds from investors.