Judge Learned Hand, one of the greatest figures in American jurisprudence, once lamented, "A judge's life, like every other, has in it much of drudgery, senseless bickerings, stupid obstinacies, captious pettifogging, all disguising and obstructing the only sane purpose which can justify the whole endeavor."
Kyle TEXARKANA, Texas -- After dismissing hundreds of lawsuits alleging implantable defibrillator leads are defective, U.S. District Judge Richard H. Kyle maintains the plaintiffs' claims are preempted by federal law and has denied the plaintiffs' request to replead their case.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider whether patent protections for methods of doing business should be expanded.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - President Barack Obama chose federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor on Monday to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter.
Lisa Jackson WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-If the U.S. government opts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions it could be a catastrophic blow to the nation's already struggling economy, an Obama administration memo says.
Catherine Cortez Masto (D) LAS VEGAS (Legal Newsline)-Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto is being mentioned as a possible replacement for U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter who is retiring the summer.
Souter WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter has announced his retirement from the Court, giving President Barack Obama the opportunity to pick his successor.
Dallas attorney and Southeast Texas Record columnist John Browning was recently named the winner of the 2009 Burton Award for Distinguished Achievement in Legal Writing.
U.S. Supreme Court Building WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court will consider this week whether a city can use race as a hiring or promotional standard for its employees.
Paul Janicke A ruling last week by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is the latest in a series of similar rulings that patent professionals believe is swinging the pendulum toward cleaning up frivolous patents and reducing the amount of litigation that results.
GALVESTON � A federal judge on March 12 gave the green light to a criminal plea deal that orders BP to pay $50 million for its role in the deadly March 2005 explosions at the London-based petroleum company's Texas City facility.
Coughlin SAN FRANCISCO - Retailer Wal-Mart stands strong while other businesses fall, but class action lawyers aim to knock it down with an $11 billion lawsuit.
Copland NEW YORK (Legal Newsline)-Two of the nation's leading legal observers on Monday called for a compensation program for patients injured by unknown side effects from federally-approved medications.
Floyd The campaign contributions Judge Donald Floyd collected from a local law firm has influenced his rulings and made it impossible for plaintiffs in a toxic fume case to receive a fair trial, says one Austin attorney.
Souter WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson stood before the nine Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday and warned them that the manner in which judges are elected is no longer working.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court on March 4 rejected an appeal by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in a closely watched federal preemption case, ruling that a woman may sue in state court over a federally-approved drug.
John Roberts WASHINGTON -- Justices of a seemingly split U.S. Supreme Court took turns grilling attorneys on both sides of a key judicial recusal case during oral arguments Tuesday morning.
Judge T. John Ward After thousands of patent infringement cases have passed through the federal court in Marshall, Texas, it may take only two recent court rulings to undo the district's docket.
Sharon Keller AUSTIN(Legal Newsline)-The presiding judge of the highest criminal court in Texas has been charged by the state judicial ethics commission.