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BAILEY & GLASSER LLP: Bailey Glasser Adds Texas Litigators John Turner & Robert Bell
“Don’t Mess With Texas” takes on a whole new meaning as Bailey Glasser announces the opening of a new Dallas office, and that top-notch Texas lawyers John Turner and Robert Bell have joined the firm at this new location. -
Ferguson Law wins ‘remarkable’ $4 million settlement in 18-wheeler suit
BEAUMONT - A 48-year-old Buna man has recovered a $4 million settlement for neck injuries suffered in a collision with an 18-wheeler. -
Motions to dismiss filed in suit alleging Judge Andrea Plumlee violated man’s constitutional rights
DALLAS – For nearly a decade now, Bradley Miller has been entangled in litigation stemming from a divorce case that originated in Judge Andrea Plumlee’s 330th District Court, costing him hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal expenses. -
Case management plan entered in $1M suit alleging ‘camouflaged’ item on Target shelf injured woman
HOUSTON – A case management plan was recently entered in a lawsuit brought by a woman alleging that a “colorful object” protruding from a Target store shelf injured her because it was “camouflaged” by other colorful items. -
False Claims Act suit brought against Art Institute of Houston, others
HOUSTON - Art Institute of Houston have knowingly been requesting and receiving millions in financial aid funds for students who never enrolled, a recently filed petition alleges. -
Butler Snow attorney Karson Thompson recognized as Rising Star by Texas Super Lawyers®
AUSTIN, Texas, March 23, 2021 – Super Lawyers® has recognized Butler Snow attorney Karson K. Thompson as a Rising Star in its 2021 edition of Texas Super Lawyers®. Thompson was named a Rising Star in business litigation. -
Racehorse owners and trainers file lawsuit to stop unprecedented, federal authority given to private group to regulate the industry
LUBBOCK — Organizations representing Thoroughbred horse owners and trainers have filed a federal lawsuit to stop a new law in which Congress punted on its legislative duties and, instead, handed the power to regulate horse racing over to a private group. -
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Alyssa Ortiz Johnston Accepted to HNBA 2021 Latina Leadership Program
Alyssa Ortiz Johnston, a Litigation Practice associate in the Dallas office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, has been accepted to the Hispanic National Bar Association’s (HNBA) 2021 Latina Leadership Academy. -
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Bradley Partners Tripp Haston and Dick Sayles Recognized Among World's Leading Litigation Attorneys
Bradley is pleased to announce that partners Tripp Haston and Richard A. Sayles have been named as among the world’s leading litigation attorneys in the 2020 edition of Who’s Who Legal: Litigation. -
Houston judge disputes estate trafficking, racketeering in elder guardianship
HOUSTON - The Houston-area probate judge accused of estate trafficking and racketeering is disputing the allegations of a Texas physician who sued in federal court after her 91-year-old mother Hattie Owens died under court-appointed guardianship, a press release states. -
Houston probate judge sued for estate trafficking, racketeering and abuse of 91-year-old
HOUSTON - The Honorable Judge Michael Newman turned a blind eye to the alleged estate trafficking and elder abuse of a 91-year-old woman who was under a court-appointed guardianship when she died, according to an amended complaint submitted by her physician daughter. -
Student steamed after being burned by Rice University
The average price for Super Bowl tickets last year was $5,511. This year, with “social distancing” enforced and fewer tickets available, the average price was $14,110. -
Rice University hit with class action over moving courses to online
HOUSTON – Anna Seballos paid $24,165 in tuition to attend Rice last Spring. Now, she’s suing the university, claiming Rice did not refund her tuition even though it canceled in-person classes. -
Order confirming receiver’s authority entered in suit against Mark Riley
HOUSTON – An order confirming a receiver’s authority was entered in a 17-year-old lawsuit against Mark Riley. -
Group of AGs, including Morrisey, file brief supporting NRA lawsuit against New York AG
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office recently joined a 16-state coalition supporting the National Rifle Association’s lawsuit against New York’s attorney general. -
Ninth Court affirms Weller Green Toups & Terrell summary judgment win in legal malpractice suit
BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals recently affirmed a ruling affirming a trial court’s ruling granting the Weller Green Toups & Terrell law firm summary judgment. -
Texas guardianship judge moves to dismiss doctor's federal lawsuit
HOUSTON - A Houston-area probate judge has filed a Motion to Dismiss the federal lawsuit that a Texas doctor filed against him over her elderly mother’s final wishes before she died under court-appointed guardianship. -
Texas doctor sues Adult Protective Services staff over elder exploitation report
HOUSTON - The physician who sued a Houston probate judge over her guardianized mother’s will has also filed a complaint in federal court against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services accusing the state agency of equal protection and due process violations. -
Validity Finance says Texas civil docket booming and in need of funding - adds Kirkland Ellis, retired Magistrate Judge Henry Jones joins investment committee
According to Validity Finance, the Texas civil trial docket is booming and the growing case backlog suggests more need for funding. Validity reports demand for funding nationally up nearly 50 percent in 2020. -
Doctor sues Texas judge over guardianized mom's will
HOUSTON - A Texas physician executive has sued a Houston-area probate judge in federal court, alleging unlawful treatment, rascality, unfair judicial practices that violated her mother Hattie Owen’s final wishes before she died under court-appointed guardianship.