Texas Court Sets Early Hurdle for Age Discrimination Claims
Fired public employees who are replaced by older workers must present additional evidence for case to continue, says Texas Supremes in 6-3 ruling.
Healthcare Lawyers: Supreme Court Decision “Anti-Climactic” and Business As Usual
Ruling leaves Texas scrambling to implement law and employers debating whether to continue providing coverage for their worker.
Oncor Wins Ruling in Condemnation Dispute with DART
Texas Supreme Court says 2011 law extended utilities’ power to run lines over commuter railway
Act III Helps Women Thrive in Law Firm Environment
Ophelia Camiña designed networking group to staunch exodus of women from firms.
Breaking the Mold: Why Rusty Hardin Loves Being the Folksy Lawyer in the Seersucker Suit
On a break from the Roger Clemens trial, Hardin shares lessons from the living room about picking juries and connecting with witnesses.
Federal Judge: Arbitration has Failed to Live Up to Billing
U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez says arbitration is no longer faster or less expensive.
Texas Supreme Court Rules for Johnson & Johnson in Fraudulent Marketing Case
Justices reverse $4.8 million jury award to patient who said promotional video failed to disclose lupus could be a side effect of drug she was taking for Crohn’s disease.
Mandatory Pro Bono Best Way for Lawyers to ‘Pass it Forward,’ says Supreme Court’s Medina
All six of the other candidates running for the Texas Supreme Court say free legal representation should be voluntary. Only half of Texas lawyers are doing pro bono work, meeting a mere 20 percent of low-income Texans’ civil legal needs.
Judges & Lawyers Try to Explain High Appellate Reversal Rates
Dallas Appeals Court Chief Justice says Bench has no bias against jury verdicts or plaintiffs.
Texas Courts of Appeal Appear Distrustful of Civil Jury Verdicts
Haynes and Boone study shows that appellate judges are especially hostile to verdicts for plaintiffs.