Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
After a week of testimony and nearly five hours for jury deliberations, one cousin walked away a winner Wednesday night. The cousins fought over the management fee, distributions and whether they were meeting the requirements of their jobs. The jury returned a $46 million verdict, but the defense will argue Gala has to pick which $23 million claim to recover damages on.
Twenty-six-year-old identical twins Socratis and Diamantis Zavitsanos often finish each other’s thoughts and sentences, although Diamantis talks a little more than his brother. Socs and DZ, as they’re known to friends, are both getting ready for law school in the fall, most likely at the University of Michigan, and they both speak passable Greek. But what they really want to do is make movies.
In the wake of devastating floods in the Texas Hill Country that claimed more than 100 lives, lawyers stand at the ready to help. The State Bar of Texas and Texas RioGrande Legal Aid are assessing legal needs that will arise in the days following the floods, and they encourage lawyers to sign up to volunteer or donate financial aid to these trusted resources. Also on Tuesday, the Texas Supreme Court issued an emergency order stating that flooding may impact court proceedings and that delays or modifications should be made “where reasonably necessary.”
Prominent Houston criminal defense attorney Randy Schaffer went to Facebook late Monday afternoon to write 637 heartbreaking words about the last few horrifying minutes that he spent with his wife Mollie on the banks of the Guadalupe River before she was swept away by “a river raging like Niagara Falls.” Schaffer, who has practiced criminal law for more than five decades and is a 1973 graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, was staying at the River Inn Resort and Conference Center to celebrate his 46-year reunion when, in the pre-dawn hours Friday morning, a historic and deadly flash flood claimed the life of Mollie Schaffer and the lives of more than 100 other people.
As the death toll climbed past 100 victims from the horrific weekend flooding in Central Texas, the tragedy hit home at multiple corporate law firms across the state.
A Dallas County district court judge has issued a standing order barring a Frisco attorney from handling cases in her courtroom — a move the judge said was necessary to ensure “the impartial and efficient administration of justice,” but the attorney says the order constitutes oppression.
Firearms can now be listed as a prohibited item at the State Fair of Texas, a Dallas County District Judge ruled. Judge Emily Tobolowsky granted summary judgment to the city of Dallas and its city manager in a lawsuit brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
As hurricane season kicks off, ensuring your company’s insurance coverage can withstand the storm is more important than ever. Commercial property insurance policies contain numerous potential coverage pitfalls that can significantly impact a corporate policyholder’s ability to recover for losses. These challenges often remain hidden until a loss occurs, at which point they can severely restrict or even eliminate coverage for otherwise valid claims. Understanding these common issues during the policy review process can help risk managers and legal counsel identify and address potential coverage gaps before they impact an organization.
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