Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
A three-judge panel including the chief judge issued a rare reversal of a trial verdict on the grounds of improper jury argument. Two Texas lawyers who resorted to name calling, including one who threw a tissue box at opposing counsel, “employed nearly every category of what we have previously held to be improper closing argument,” the judges wrote.
Intellectual property and business disputes lawyer Kyle Ryman was a top scorer on the July 2021 Texas Bar Exam thanks to his very own study app that he used to convert long outlines to flashcards. Now, he wants to donate the patent and code to a deserving school or nonprofit.
On a recent February morning, Ryan Pitts got his first experience in the Texas Supreme Court, accompanying a colleague who argued the case. That afternoon, Pitts learned a U.S. Fifth Circuit panel handed him a victory in his first-ever appellate argument.
U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr sentenced former Medoc Health Services Chief Executive Kevin Kuykendall and his wife, former vice president of finance, Sabrina Kuykendall on Wednesday. A poignant moment came from the judge at the conclusion of the hearing, when he addressed the Kuykendalls’ two adult sons who sat in the gallery.
Judge Martin Hoffman dismissed Parkland Health’s claims against 10 of its former nurses who filed a motion for summary judgment. Several more nurses are still fighting the lawsuit. Hoffman said he wants to see how the appeals court justices rule in a similar case now before them.
Veronica Moyé joined King & Spalding as partner in the firm’s business litigation group. Moyé spoke with The Lawbook about her decision to move and what her goals are in this new chapter.
Ten doctors, two executives and their businesses have been indicted on federal conspiracy charges by a Dallas grand jury for allegedly perpetrating a kickback scheme. At the center of the alleged scheme are two businessmen who were also part of the massive Forest Park Medical Center kickback scheme.
Austin Teng, who officially joined Winstead this week, talks about his career change from software engineer to attorney and the future impact of artificial intelligence.
Former software engineer Austin Teng was previously a partner at Kirkland & Ellis in Austin.
Trulock shares her predictions on the impact of the upcoming presidential election, how Texas employment law has changed and her advice for younger lawyers.
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