The court rejected the effort by a group of protestors to curb the coronavirus curbs by filing directly to the state’s highest court. In rejecting
In Re Salon a La Mode, et al. the court showed sympathy for both sides, but ordered them to begin their legal protest with the lower courts.
State Bar Discipline: 2 Judges Disciplined, 3 Lawyers Disbarred, 8 Lawyers Suspended
The State Bar of Texas reported disciplinary actions against 15 lawyers, two of them judges. A judge from San Antonio was disciplined for her Facebook posts about lawyers in her court and an Austin lawyer, previously suspended for a marijuana charge in Arizona, was disbarred for defrauding a client’s account and generally neglecting another client’s litigation.
Former GC Sues Ex-Employer Over WFH Request
Her lawsuit says a Collin County real estate firm fired Dallas lawyer Amy Reggio for complying with the county-wide shelter-in-place order.
Blue Bell Settles Investor Lawsuit for $60M
Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries Inc. agreed to a $60 million settlement of one of the stockholder lawsuits filed in Delaware that emanated from an outbreak of listeriosis traced to its ice cream. Investors have claimed they were blind-sided by the financial fallout that resulted from allegations that the company failed to maintain food production safety standards.
Varsity Brands Wins Again at Alabama Supreme Court
Dallas-based Varsity Brands has sealed last year’s $3.1 million Alabama jury verdict with a final win at the Supreme Court of Alabama. The court let stand a judgment against Jostens for luring 47 school clients by hiring two salesmen bearing key trade secrets from a Varsity Brands subsidiary.
State Bar Discipline: 3 Judges, 9 Lawyers
The State Bar of Texas has made its April update on disciplinary actions. Violations include an injudicious quarrel, a judicial threat and a lawyer with an apparent penchant for forging official documents.
Corporate Deal Tracker Chart: 2019 M&A
If a Texas lawyer worked on a corporate transaction – even if the deal involves non-Texas clients – The Texas Lawbook documents it as part of its Corporate Deal Tracker. Today, the CDT publishes its master list of non-confidential mergers and acquisitions for 2019. The M&A non-confidential database features 303 transactions and the lawyers who worked on them.
State Bar of Texas Lawyer Discipline
Bar Discipline, as reported by the State Bar of Texas this month, includes six license suspensions, three disciplinary appeals, three public reprimands and one disbarment. Two of the disciplinary appeals include a Lake Jackson lawyer convicted of faking real estate documents and a former state district judge from South Texas convicted of receiving bribes.
SCOTX: ‘General Easements’ Aren’t a Problem Until They Are
Seventy years ago, utility companies were routinely granted easements across private property of no fixed width. Those “general easements” have become a concern for landowners who fear they give the companies too much power over their private land. Last week, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled on such a case made by three North Texas landowners. Their ruling offered sympathy, but not a lot of help.
The Long, Short Law Career of Mikel Peter Eggert
This week the First Court of Appeals in Austin rejected an appeal by Mikel Peter Eggert to reverse his 2008 disbarment after his conviction for conspiring to falsify evidence. Although his appeal failed, it stirs up a convoluted tale about a newly-minted lawyer in Erath County who briefly followed in his father’s messy footsteps practicing law outside the law.