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WSJ editorial: BP oil spill fund an ‘all-you-can-eat buffet’ for trial lawyers
NEW ORLEANS – An editorial in the Wall Street Journal on Oct. 24 lambasted trial lawyers for their apparent greed in pushing claims through the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement agreement that may not be related to the oil spill itself and serve as the basis for a challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Ten Baylor Law graduates admitted to bar of US Supreme Court
Ten Baylor University Law School graduates traveled this week to Washington, D.C., where they were admitted to the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court after being sworn in by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. -
5th Circuit won't rehear UT affirmative action case
A federal appeals court has decided not to rehear an affirmative action case against the University of Texas, despite a request to do so from the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Candidates for 58th District Court put varying spins on experience
Each of the candidates for Jefferson County’s 58th District Court are campaigning on their experience: one for his lifelong service as a civil trial attorney; the other for his life experience before becoming a trial attorney. -
Legally Speaking: Awards we'd like to see
Readers of “Legally Speaking” know that I delight in finding some of the most bizarre, did-that-really-happen moments in actual court cases in the civil and criminal justice systems. -
Attorney says U.S. SC decision, lack of PTO guidance killing innovation
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – David Stevens doesn’t know what to tell his clients these days. -
Former Deepwater Horizon claims administrator asks Supreme Court to review case
NEW ORLEANS – The former Deepwater Horizon claims chief has filed a brief asking the nation’s highest court to weigh in on the question of whether oil spill claimants should be required to show proof of damage from the Gulf oil spill before collecting settlements from oil giant BP PLC. -
U.S. SC created confusion with June patent decision, former Federal Circuit judge says
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Paul Michel, the former chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, says the future of the nation’s economy is in jeopardy after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that some software method and system patents are invalid. -
Law professor: U.S. SC rulings could reduce abusive claims filed by patent trolls
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions that overhaul the rules governing court-awarded attorneys’ fees in patent cases will have “significant” implications for so-called patent trolls, one law professor says. -
Plaintiffs file opposition to government’s motion to dismiss NSA spying case
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against the National Security Agency and other government entities for allegedly spying on American citizens have filed an opposition to the defendants’ motion to dismiss. -
Study: U.S. SC rulings pose challenge to some in life sciences industry trying to obtain patents
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A study released last month shows that two U.S. Supreme Court rulings have made it more difficult for companies in the life sciences industry to obtain patents. -
PTO provides examiners with guidance on software patents in light of U.S. SC ruling
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently provided its examiners with guidance on software patents following a U.S. Supreme Court decision last month that ruled some software method and systems patents are invalid. -
BP seeks return of hundreds of millions in disputed overpayments
NEW ORLEANS – After more than a year of arguing that the business economic losses BP was paying out were overinflated and did not represent real losses, BP has inched closer to potentially recovering hundreds of millions it says should have never been awarded. -
Abbott, Davis have differing reactions to Hobby Lobby decision
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of three family-owned businesses Monday, saying they can refuse to pay for certain forms of contraception. -
Legally Speaking-Lawyers Doing Good (Part II)
Some of the ways in which lawyers do good for the community are geared toward hope for a better future — such as raising money for charity, men -
Our View: Supreme Court rejects EPA’s gaseous pronouncements
“The President has said over and over again that where Congress does not act, he will act unilaterally. The EPA’s greenhouse gas permitting scheme is a perfect example of that dangerous philosophy in action. Today the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a stern rebuke to the President. The Court’s ruling affirms that we are a nation of laws, and the President and his executive agencies must follow the law -
Abbott pleased with Supreme Court's rebuke of EPA
WASHINGTON – A U.S. Supreme Court ruling will stop the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring permits for greenhouse gas emissions from new or modified industrial facilities, a move that the Texas attorney general sees as a victory. -
Texas Attorney General’s Office wins national award for Legal Excellence
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced June 9 that the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) has once again honored a team of lawyers from the Texas Solicitor General’s Office with a “NAAG Best Brief Award” for a legal brief filed with the Supreme Court of the United States. -
BP files emergency appeal to U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in suspension of claims payouts
NEW ORLEANS – BP has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene after the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court Appeals disallowed maintaining a temporary stay in claims payouts following allegations of fraud within the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill claims process. -
Galveston judge named to 5th Circuit bench
The U.S. Senate has unanimously confirmed a federal judge from the Southern District of Texas to the Fifth Circuit.