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First Post-COVID-19 Shutdown Jury Trial Underway in Dallas Federal Court - Fourteen North Texans filed into the 15th floor courtroom of Judge Barbara Lynn this morning to begin the first jury trial to be conducted in Texas – and only the third federal jury trial in the entire U.S. – since courts shutdown at the end of March due to the COVID-19 crisis. But it is not like any jury trial Texas has ever seen before. June 2, 2020Mark Curriden & Natalie Posgate

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State Bar Discipline: 3 Disbarments, 8 Suspensions, 2 Public Reprimands - An Austin lawyer stole a client's 401(K) funds. A lawyer from Tyler bounced checks from his IOLTA settlement account. A Waxahachie lawyer failed to fully account for funds from a family's estate. In all, 13 lawyers were disciplined. Here are the details. June 2, 2020Allen Pusey
Judge Dismisses Mandatory Dues Case Against State Bar - U.S. Judge Lee Yeakel has rejected a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of mandatory bar dues charged by the State Bar of Texas. The Austin jurist ruled that the mandatory dues and the activities they pay for are well within the official responsibilities authorized by the Texas Legislature and do not violate the First Amendment. Allen Pusey has the details. May 30, 2020Allen Pusey
Exec in Two Healthcare Fraud Cases Sentenced to 76 Months in Prison - Semyon Narasov, 55, pleaded guilty in 2018 to conspiracy to commit money laundering at NextHealth and conspiracy to pay and receive bribes and kickbacks while at Forest Park Medical Center. May 29, 2020Allen Pusey
Two Foreign Corporations, a $165M Dispute, COVID-19 and a Fight with a Judge over a Trial Date - Lawyers at Norton Rose Fulbright representing a Spanish tether chain maker have asked the Fifth Circuit to force a federal judge in Houston to postpone a civil jury trial until early next year. The business, Vicinay Cadenas, argues that the judge's order that the $165 million contract dispute go to trial in July violates their constitutional rights and puts the defense at a tactical disadvantage against the plaintiff, Petrobras. May 27, 2020Mark Curriden
Porter Hedges, V&E Lead Latest Energy Industry Bankruptcies - A Tulsa, Oklahoma-based shale driller and a Houston-based provider of drilling fluids are the latest companies in the energy industry to file for bankruptcy protection in South Texas federal courts. May 26, 2020Natalie Posgate

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Revenues Per Lawyer Grew in Texas in 2019 - More law firms in Texas scored revenues per lawyer of $1 million or more in 2019 than ever before. In fact, The Texas Lawbook 50 averaged seven-digits for the first time ever last year. Twenty-three law firms operating in Texas achieved the lofty standard demonstrating success. The Lawbook has the data and the details. May 28, 2020Mark Curriden

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Dykema Employer Survey Examines Return-to-Work Issues - Much has been written about what steps employers can and should take in the face of the global pandemic. In an effort to better understand what employers actually are doing, Dykema recently sent a flash survey to employers. Here is an analysis of the results. May 27, 2020Ramon D. Bissmeyer & Donna K. McElroy

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