How Much Is That Doggy in the Window?
State justices recently reversed a lower court decision that allowed a bereaved dog owner to sue an animal shelter for the wrongful death of his pet.
Fifth Circuit Grants Emergency Stay in Whooping Crane Case
A three-judge panel on Tuesday granted an emergency stay requested by Texas officials and large energy business interests to stop a lower federal court from enforcing sweeping environmental reforms in an effort to save whooping cranes under the Endangered Species Act.
TCEQ to Appeal Whooping Crane Case
The AG's office intends to appeal a federal judge's ruling that found the state responsible for the death of 23 whooping cranes -- or nearly 10 percent of the migrating population.
Fifth Circuit Rejects Appeal By Boone Pickens & Cowboy Athletics
In a three-page per curiam decision issued just eight business days after the case was argued, a three judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed claims by Pickens and Cowboy Athletics that they were the victims of a fraud in what became nationally known and heralded as “The Gift of a Lifetime” program. "This was not Cowboy's first rodeo," the judges wrote.
Boone Pickens, Cowboy Athletics Take “Gift of a Lifetime” Dispute to Fifth Circuit
T. Boone Pickens and Oklahoma State athletics officials took their fight to recover more than $33 million from an insurance company and its agents to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Justice Jeffrey Boyd Under the Microscope
The Texas Supreme Court's newest justice could possess enormous influence on a wide array of business matters.
5th Circuit: “Flock-to-Flock’ is the Deal when Deal is Chickens
Decision gives a huge win to Pilgrim’s Pride and a potentially crippling defeat for hundreds of chicken growers from Texas.
Justice Scalia Visits SMU: An Essay by Mark Curriden
Scalia and Bryan Garner lecture on their new book, and cause a bit of controversy and misunderstanding.
Five Tips for Fifth Circuit Business Cases in 2013
Pleading requirements, relationships that create personal jurisdiction, insurance coverage and the limited availability of mandamus relief greatly influences how a case develops, and the Court’s restrictive attitude about mandamus may mean finality for district court decisions about them.
Texas Supreme Court Task Force: Open the Door for Foreign Lawyers – Updated
The Texas legal system has long been one of the most hostile states toward foreign lawyers practicing law, handling cases or advising clients in the US, but that may soon change.
Texas Supreme Court Orders Mandatory, Uniform E-Filing
All filings in all civil cases, including family, probate, county at-law and district courts in the large metropolitan areas and in all appellate courts will be electronic by Jan. 1, 2014
Jeffrey Boyd Appointed to Texas Supreme Court – Update
Gov. Rick Perry has appointed his chief of staff and former general counsel to fill the seat left open when Dale Wainwright resigned in September. Boyd is a former litigation partner at Thompson & Knight and was state deputy attorney general over litigation between 2000 and 2003. More than a dozen sitting Texas appellate and trial court judges applied for the state Supreme Court position. Initial reaction from Texas appellate lawyers has been positive.