Austin Bar and Driver Sued for Wrongful Death
Austin's Clive Bar and one if its customers are being sued for a hit-and-run accident that left a 30-year-old woman dead in 2011.
Bank Sues Former Dallas Cowboy for Owed Debt
The lawsuit, filed in the 160th Judicial District of Dallas County, says the football star owes money for a house he purchased in Dallas.
Texans Sue Anheuser-Busch for Watering Down Beer
Texas is joining other states in class-action lawsuits that claim the beer producing giant is watering down its products.
Gruber Hurst Wins $49 Million Jury Award for Client
A Dallas jury ruled Thursday that a Love Field-based corporation that customizes corporate jet interiors breached its contract with a customer and must pay damages.
Dallas Judge: Travelocity Didn’t Violate Search Patent
Fish & Richardson convinced U.S. District Judge O'Connor to toss a $20 million patent infringement lawsuit against Southlake-based Travelocity.
Fulbright Survey: Corporate Litigation has Stabilized
Companies are facing more litigation over governmental regulatory investigations and proceedings, but fewer class action lawsuits and fewer labor and employment disputes, according to the Annual Litigation Trends Survey.
K&L Gates Attorneys Sued for Conflict of Interest
The legal malpractice case is claiming that the attorneys put one interest ahead of the other in a joint representation.
As BP Oil Spill Trial Begins, Don Godwin Takes Center Stage
The potentially historic Deepwater Horizon trial is scheduled to start Monday and Donald Goldwin is right in the middle of it. “This case is unprecedented, both in terms of the size of the litigation and the amount of money at stake," says Godwin, who is lead lawyer for Halliburton. "Damages could exceed $70 billion. I’ve never seen anything like it. Nobody has.” But don't expect Godwin to settle: "I'm here to win."
Tennis Legend Andy Roddick Sues Tennis Charity in Dallas
Dykema Gossett litigation partner Brian Colao, who has represented several pro athletes, including Phil Mickelson, is representing Roddick in the lawsuit.
Spearmint Rhino and Monster Truck Driver Must Pay $10.5 Million
A Dallas jury has ordered the topless bar and drunken driver to pay $10.5 million to the family of a 23-year-old young woman who was crushed to death when the truck driver ran over her two years ago. It is believed to be one of the largest Texas jury verdicts in a "dram shop" case during the past two decades.
Dallas Auctioning Company Stopped from Selling a Masters Green Jacket
A temporary restraining order is prohibiting a Dallas auctioning company to sell the 1959 Masters golf champion's green jacket in an upcoming New York auction.
ABF Experts: Texas Tort Reform ‘Isn’t Worth the Squeeze’ — Updated
Tort reform is causing a detrimental effect on injured Texas' citizens and the trial lawyers who represent them. Laws that capped damages in personal injury and medical malpractice verdicts are causing lawyers to reject many legitimate cases because the expenses now exceed the damages lawyers could recover for clients, according to two studies and a panel of legal experts presented at the ABA meeting in Dallas this past week.