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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: Greenberg Traurig’s McDaniel, Wynn Listed as Lawyers of Color’s ‘Top Lobbyists & Influencers’
Demetrius G. McDaniel and Albert R. Wynn, Government Law & Policy Practice attorneys at global law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP, are listed as one of the 2020 Nation’s Top Lobbyists & Influencers by Lawyers of Colo -
U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez should be held to the same standards as the rest of us
Did U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas’ 15th Congressional District violate ethics rules that prohibit House members from “engaging in professions that provide services involving a fiduciary relationship, including the practice of law”? -
Houston storm attorney sues former Hidalgo County Judge Ramon Garcia, seeks repayment of $2 million loan
HOUSTON – Houston storm attorney Manuel Solis wants the rest of the $2 million he loaned Ramon Garcia, the former county judge of Hidalgo County. -
CLARK HILL PLC: John Culberson Honored by NASA with Distinguished Public Service Medal
Former U.S. Representative from Texas and current Clark Hill Member, John Culberson, was honored on October 25, 2019 by NASA with a Distinguished Public Service Medal. -
Could regulation of PFAS chemicals affect efficient firefighting?
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – As the push to ban chemicals key to fighting fires continues across the country, it remains to be seen how successful alternatives will be. -
CLARK HILL: Former GOP Congressman John Culberson Joins Clark Hill's Government & Public Affairs Practice in D.C. & Houston
Clark Hill announced the addition of former U.S. Congressman John A. Culberson to its Government and Public Affairs Practice in the firm’s Washington, D.C. and Houston offices. -
Johnson & Johnson, not asked to testify on talc, alleges Congressional hearing was biased against it
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Johnson & Johnson, a company facing enormous liability concerns stemming from thousands of lawsuits that claim there is cancer-causing asbestos in its products, believes a Democrat-led House hearing on the alleged dangers of talc and consumer products was biased against it. -
Congressman’s bill TROLs bad actors, seeks to protect legitimate patent holders
WASHINGTON — Congressman Michael Burgess, (R-TX), recently reintroduced H.R. 108, the Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act of 2019. -
Midterm election sees Galveston Co. remain red in face of 'Blue Wave'
GALVESTON – Galveston County was spared the so-called “Blue Wave” touted by the nation’s Democrats as a majority of voters from Kemah to Galveston continued to elect Republicans to key federal and state offices. -
Texas Judicial Council admits widespread non-compliance by guardians of senior citizens and people with disabilities
AUSTIN - The Texas Judicial Council recently announced to the House of Representatives last week in Washington, D.C. that 43 percent of adult guardianship cases in the state of Texas are out of compliance with reporting requirements. -
Texas AG joins coalition urging Congress to end secret sexual harassment settlements
AUSTIN – On Feb. 12, Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a bipartisan coalition of 56 states and territories urging Congress to end secret, forced arbitration in cases of workplace sexual harassment. -
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. -
Judge: FACT Act would prevent 'abuse' of double-dipping
HOUSTON – Attorneys double-dipping from asbestos trusts funds that rightfully belong to affected veterans is unacceptable, according to a past American Legion National commander and judge. -
How FACT Act would bring transparency to asbestos claims
Most Americans have seen those TV ads touting “billions of dollars” set aside for victims of mesothelioma, the lethal cancer associated with asbestos exposure. Few realize that these funds are also at the center of a national controversy that disproportionately affects military veterans. -
Asbestos trust transparency may be an idea whose time has come
Is Texas Rep. Blake Farenthold tenacious or just stubborn? -
Obama's immigration policy a violation of Constitution, Paxton's office tells SCOTUS
The Texas Attorney General’s Office presented its case for why an injunction should remain in effect against the Obama Administration’s executive action on immigration before the U.S. Supreme Court Monday. -
Rep. Poe: We cannot give government keys to the backdoor to every Smartphone in America
"There's already a door on that iPhone. We are asking Apple to take the vicious guard dog away and let us pick the lock,” said FBI Director Comey in his recent testimony before the Judiciary Committee. What would happen if the government mandated that we take away all the guard dogs in a neighborhoods and leave our homes vulnerable for others to ‘pick the lock’ and gain access to our homes? -
ILR: Congress takes important step in preventing asbestos fraud
On Jan. 8 the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act. It’s an important step toward stopping pervasive fraud in the secretive asbestos trust system, which currently holds about $30 billion in assets. -
Nothing simply symbolic about defeating asbestos lawsuit fraud
Some may dismiss it as merely a symbolic gesture, but symbolic gestures can be powerful.