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Montgomery County to pay religious expression group $28K in case of relocated minister
HOUSTON - The advocacy group that represented a minister who hoped to spread his message on a street corner as passersby headed to concerts will get nearly $28,000 from Montgomery County.
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Private lawyers will take 14% from AG Paxton's PFAS lawsuit
AUSTIN - Private lawyers who promise not to boycott Israel will make 14% of whatever the State of Texas makes from a new lawsuit over chemicals known as PFAS.
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Blank Rome lawyers win case against them over Avco aircraft-crash litigation
PHILADELPHIA - A federal jury has found for lawyers at the firm Blank Rome who were accused of threatening a colleague's career with accusations she had improperly shared information.
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Out-of-line investigators and shakedown lawyers: Diddy litigation fight starts bitter battle of law firms
HOUSTON - Allegations flying that music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs sexually assaulted guests at lavish parties has created a nasty battle in Houston state court between two law firms involved in the ensuing litigation.
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Lawyer suspended 3 years for trying to block sale of hospital
HOUSTON - A Texas lawyer alleged to have gone rogue over the sale of a Cleveland hospital has been suspended for three years.
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Tobacco lawyers sent back to trial against each other
HOUSTON - The fight among two law firms and a litigation-funder for tobacco money is not over yet, even after the sides agreed their fee-sharing agreement was unambiguous.
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Brent Coon defeats malpractice lawsuit over BP oil spill claim
BEAUMONT - It has taken four years, but a Texas appeals court has finally affirmed victory for personal injury lawyer Brent Coon in a malpractice lawsuit accusing him of mishandling a 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill claim.
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Law firm makes plea for victory in case of broken Beirut bombing litigation partnership
HOUSTON - A law firm accused of unfairly canceling a partnership with others to pursue lawsuits over a 1983 bombing in Beirut is asking a federal judge to grant it summary judgment.
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Lender had to know about hurricane lawyers' scheme, class action plaintiff argues
HOUSTON - A lender that fronted millions of dollars to a legal marketing company caught up in allegations property owners were taken advantage of by a Texas law firm shouldn't be let off the hook, the plaintiff in a class action lawsuit says.
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AG Paxton sues Travis County, claims taxpayer funds were improperly used for voter registration efforts
AUSTIN – State Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed legal action against the Travis County Commissioners Court, arguing that the government body improperly used taxpayer funds to employ a third-party organization to encourage voter registration efforts without having the lawful authority to do so.
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Circuit split: Fifth, 'gritting' its teeth, follows 1980 precedent in poaching case against personal injury lawyer
NEW ORLEANS - Houston state court is the place for a dispute between a personal injury lawyer and his former employer, a reluctant federal appeals court has found in creating a 2-2 split on a technical issue.
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Texas the venue for lawyer suing ad firm over award-nominated 'kicking the crap out of insurance companies' campaign
HOUSTON - A Houston personal injury lawyer won't have to travel to Delaware to pursue his lawsuit against an advertising firm he says cheated him - though their campaign of "kicking the crap out of insurance companies" was nominated for an attorney marketing award and he thanks the company on his website.
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AG Paxton says license not needed for paid intermediaries negotiating leases for wind power
AUSTIN – State Attorney General Ken Paxton has opined that under Texas law, someone being paid to negotiate a lease for the development of a wind power project is not required to possess a license from the Texas Real Estate Commission, since wind “is not a mineral or mining interest.”
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Harris County Attorney Menefee petitions TCEQ to follow federal air quality laws
HOUSTON - Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee is formally petitioning the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to update its air quality rules to comply with federal law.
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Sworn complaint information filed with TEC not subject to open records requests, Texas AG opines
AUSTIN - Sworn complaint information filed with the Texas Ethics Commission is not subject to the Public Information Act and may not be disclosed to a legislator requesting the information, Attorney General Ken Paxton recently opined.
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Locke Lord Strengthens Tax and Private Wealth Capabilities With Addition of Isreal Miller as Partner in Dallas
DALLAS – Isreal J. Miller has joined Locke Lord’s Dallas office as a Partner in the Firm’s Private Wealth Practice Group. Miller’s robust tax and estate planning background will further enhance Locke Lord’s complex tax capabilities and add depth to the Firm’s burgeoning Private Wealth and Tax Controversy teams, a press release states.
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Counties can require private medical facilities to pay application filing fees, Texas AG opines
AUSTIN - When it comes to private mental hospitals, a county may require medical facilities that are not governmental entities to pay application filing fees, according to Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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VA appeals $2.9M med-mal verdict over botched surgery, National Trial Law representing veteran
LITTLE ROCK - The U.S. has filed a notice of appeal after a federal court awarded nearly $3 million to an Arkansas veteran who suffered permanent brain damage due to medical errors during a routine spinal surgery at the VA hospital in Little Rock in 2018.
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Ferguson Law partners Chip Ferguson and Cody Dishon secure record-breaking $7.75 million settlement for mild traumatic brain injury
BEAUMONT - Two partners from The Ferguson Law Firm recently recovered a record-breaking settlement in a mild traumatic brain injury case.
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Hallett & Perrin attorney Jesse Beck joins International Association of Defense Counsel
DALLAS – The International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) has announced that Jesse Beck, an attorney at Hallett & Perrin, P.C. in Dallas, Texas, has accepted an invitation to join the IADC, the preeminent invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests, a press release states.