The judicial race pits incumbent Terry Adams, a recent Abbott appointee, against challenger Amparo Guerra, a commercial and employment litigation partner at Shackelford. (Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include a Q&A with Adams.
Lloyd Faces Rivas-Molloy in Race for Place 3 on First COA
Justice Russell Lloyd, the Republican incumbent, is defending his seat on the First Court of Appeals against Jones Walker special counsel Veronica Rivas-Molloy. This article includes candidate Q&As and results from the Houston Bar Association judicial preference poll.
The Race to Lead Houston’s 14th Court
Two women are running to replace Chief Justice Kem Thompson Frost for the top position of Houston’s Fourteenth Court of Appeals after Frost decided against seeking reelection. The race features Republican Tracy Christopher, who currently sits on Place 9 of the court, and Democrat Jane Robinson of the AZA law firm. This article includes a candidate Q&A and insights from the Houston Bar Association’s 2020 judicial preference poll.
Ken Wise & Tami Craft Vie for 14th COA Spot
Wise, the Republican incumbent, is a seven-year veteran of the court while Craft seeks to become the first African American justice elected to the Fourteenth Court of Appeals. This article includes a candidate Q&A and insights from the Houston Bar Association’s 2020 judicial preference poll.
Appeals Court Topples Marble Ridge’s SLAPP Defense
An appeals court declined to toss a defamation lawsuit brought by Neiman Marcus two years ago that alleges a hedge fund’s false statements that hurt the luxury retailer in more ways than one.
Slew of Texas Lawyers Handle Oasis Petroleum Bankruptcy
Houston-based Oasis Petroleum said Wednesday that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in federal court as part of prepackaged plan the company reached with its largest creditors in an effort to clear $1.8 billion in debt.
2020 Houston Judicial Appellate Races: The Candidates, The Issues & Factors
The men and women of Texas’ appeals courts are called justices for a reason. They’re typically the first people to scrutinize whether justice was truly served to their citizens in the trial courts they oversee. In the first of a special series on Texas judicial races, this article introduces the candidates in Houston’s two intermediate appellate courts and lays out the issues that Houston voters may consider about these races while filling out their 2020 ballot.
Latham, HuntonAK Team up for Upcoming Bankruptcy
Fort Worth-based Lonestar Resources US Inc. plans to wipe $390 million in debt with an upcoming bankruptcy filing and a restructuring agreement it has reached with its largest stakeholders, the oil producer announced Tuesday.
Four More Sexual Assault Survivors Sue Austin Police Chief & DA
A new class action lawsuit filed by lawyers at Thompson Coburn claims more than 11,000 reports of sexual assault by women in Austin languished in the system without “even being afforded the minimum diligence or care.” The suit identifies four lead plaintiffs by name and details their horrific allegations of rape.
Suit Over 2019 SunCoke Merger Dismissed in Delaware
A federal judge in Delaware last week dismissed a class action investor lawsuit against SunCoke Energy Partners that was brought after a 2019 merger that involved lots of Texas deal lawyers. The lawsuit threw stones at the companies involved as well as individual directors who allegedly did not make a fully-informed, non-conflicted vote when they approved the transaction.