Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
Having lost, on appeal, their challenge to the ban on Chick-fil-A from the San Antonio airport, third-party defenders of the fast food company say they intend to have SCOTX review their case. Natalie Posgate reports.
Because they were already squared away for virtual work due to the COVID-19 pandemic and lessons learned from Hurricane Harvey, Houston law firms are able to focus their energy on legal help their clients from Laura’s most affected areas will be in need of. It also helps that the Bayou City came out unscathed.
A federal court permanently enjoined a Houston oilfield services company from manufacturing and selling oilfield pipe connections as part of a settlement that the company reached with a competitor.
Two offshore drilling companies — The Woodlands-based Arena Energy and London-based Valaris — have filed for bankruptcy in the Southern District of Texas. Both cite a billion-dollars or more of debt. Natalie Posgate has the law firms and lawyers involved so far.
At a time when diversity remains an ongoing problem in the legal profession, Amber Rogers is pioneering solutions through work both inside and outside of her firm. But pioneer is just one of her many leadership roles.
Larry Friedman has been advocating for service businesses for a long time. So it wasn't unusual when he sued Gov. Abbott on behalf of eight bars that had to close their doors under new pandemic restrictions. What is unusual is the extent to which his advocacy has become a family affair. Natalie Posgate has the story.
A tough commodity environment, a failed IPO and a pandemic are a few of the factors causing this Austin-based energy company to be the latest to file for bankruptcy protection in Houston federal court. Natalie Posgate has the details, including notable creditors.
Clad in face shields, an East Texas jury sat through six days of socially-distanced evidence put on by 10 plexiglass-guarded witnesses before returning a half-billion-dollar verdict in the Marshall courthouse.
A Texas model and her lawyers at Dallas litigation boutique Reese Marketos are taking on an online pirating site, a tech giant in Silicon Valley and two adult content websites in a new copyright infringement and RICO lawsuit. But the lawyers say the case is much more than that — it also advocates for human rights and labor rights of a growing number of women content creators.
A federal judge has ended the federal tax evasion case of Jack Stephen Pursley with a two-year sentence. He also ordered Pursley to pay nearly $2 million in restitution — an amount close to the current-day value of the Vail, Colo. vacation home the government said Pursley bought with repatriated funds during a trial last year. Natalie Posgate has the details of the sentencing and links to previous courtroom coverage.
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