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Elizabeth ‘Heidi’ G. Bloch to Present at TexasBar CLE on Advanced Trial Strategies
Elizabeth ‘Heidi’ G. Bloch to Present at TexasBar CLE on Advanced Trial Strategies. -
Unmasking the Nanny State
After two years, the extraordinary government measures—federal, state, and local—taken in response to the COVID pandemic, some of which were supposed to be temporary, have finally begun to abate, along with the fear and panic that inspired them. -
OpenSea sued for allegedly failing to take proper measures to protect users
HOUSTON - OpenSea, a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, was recently sued for allegedly failing to take proper measures to protect users. -
Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee wins court order temporarily banning enforcement of part of Texas voting law
HOUSTON — On Friday, a federal court in Texas issued a preliminary injunction in Longoria v. Paxton, a lawsuit in which Harris County Elections Administrator Isabel Longoria sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and other officials over the provision in Texas’s new voting law (SB1) that make it a crime for public officials or election officials to solicit people to apply to vote by mail, a press release states. -
Dykema opens Houston office with addition of business litigation attorneys
The Opening marks firm’s fifth office in the state of Texas. -
Federal judge issues $230 million verdict against U.S. for Sutherland Springs shooting
SAN ANTONIO - Federal district court judge Xavier Rodriguez issued a verdict yesterday against the U.S. in the amount of $230,000,000 for the government’s role in causing the shooting at Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church on Nov. 5, 2017, a press release states. -
Google seeks to dismiss Texas-led antitrust case, argues states failed to show company engaged in anti-competitive conduct
NEW YORK - Google recently filed a motion to dismiss four counts of allegations made in an antitrust lawsuit brought by “Texas Attorney General (Ken Paxton) and his allies.” -
Ogletree Deakins Expands Houston Office with “Go-To” Litigators
Ogletree Deakins Expands Houston Office with “Go-To” Litigators. -
Time to Revisit the Standards for Awarding Mental Anguish Damages?
The return of nuclear verdicts to Texas courts (and attorney television advertising) and the recently launched efforts of the medical malpractice plaintiff’s bar to convince the federal courts to strike down Texas’ cap on noneconomic damages in medical liability cases (which is likely to play out over several years) could potentially raise an issue for state lawmakers: is it time to consider codifying at least some objective standards and levels of proof for mental anguish damages? -
Peckar & Abramson, Pc Welcomes Angela Connor, Freddy X. Muñoz, and Brian D. Waller to the Firm’s Partnership; Announces Additional Promotions to Senior Counsel and Senior Associate Ranks
Peckar & Abramson, Pc Welcomes Angela Connor, Freddy X. Muñoz, and Brian D. Waller to the Firm’s Partnership; Announces Additional Promotions to Senior Counsel and Senior Associate Ranks. -
Nelson Mullins Elects 18 to Partnership
Nelson Mullins Elects 18 to Partnership. -
Texas AG Paxton files preliminary injunction over vaccine and mask mandates
AUSTIN –Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a preliminary injunction against the Biden Administration to stop the implementation of the vaccine mandate for all staff and volunteers of the Head Start program, a press release states. -
NCLA wins major Fifth Circuit en banc decision versus SEC
WASHINGTON – The full Fifth Circuit bench ruled yesterday that Texas accountant Michelle Cochran has the right to challenge the constitutionality of her Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) removal protections in federal court before undergoing an administrative adjudication, a press release states. -
Bradley Adds Dennis Daniels to Dallas Litigation Practice
Bradley Adds Dennis Daniels to Dallas Litigation Practice. -
Issues in Higher Education | Labor & Employment in Higher Education Year-in-Review 2021 on December 10, 2021
Issues in Higher Education | Labor & Employment in Higher Education Year-in-Review 2021 on December 10, 2021. -
O’Melveny furthers Texas expansion with arrival of “Rising Star” trial lawyer Kristin Cope in Dallas
DALLAS — Continuing its expansion in Texas, O’Melveny has announced the arrival of “rising star” trial and appellate lawyer Kristin Cope as a partner in the firm’s new Dallas office, a press release states. -
Mainbrace Live: All Aboard! Maritime Liens and Arrest Fundamentals on November 30, 2021
Mainbrace Live: All Aboard! Maritime Liens and Arrest Fundamentals on November 30, 2021. -
NCLA successfully petitions NOAA to delay warrantless 24/7 surveillance of charter boats in the Gulf
DC – A rule requiring for-hire charter boat captains off the Gulf of Mexico to install vessel monitoring systems (VMS), a kind of GPS tracking device, on their boats to supply 24/7 location information to the U.S. Government has been put on hold, a press release states. -
NCLA & TPPF file class-action for naturally immune federal employees against COVID vaccine mandate
DC – Federal workers with naturally acquired immunity to COVID-19 have filed a class-action lawsuit against their employer, the U.S. government, as well as Dr. Anthony Fauci and other members of the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force, the group designated to act as the intermediate enforcer of the executive order mandating that all federal employees get vaccinated, a press release states. -
Federal judge finds Houston company wasted insurer’s and taxpayers’ money by continuing suit
HOUSTON – A federal court was “not blind” to Cole & Ashcroft’s attempts to collect under two separate insurance policies because the company failed to document its damages, an opinion on summary judgment states.