Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has sued Life Partners Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiary, Life Partners, Inc. for violating the Texas Securities Act by allegedly selling unregistered securities to investors and has asked an Austin judge to appoint a receiver to oversee the Waco-based company's financial operations immediately.
During three furious weeks in September 1948, lawyers for LBJ and former governor Coke Stevenson waged a historic legal battle. They sought and obtained successive, trumping injunctions in state and federal courts until finally a U.S. Supreme Court justice ended the matter by entering an unusual stay that ensured Johnson’s victory. The story is intrinsically interesting with LBJ at the center. But the litigation provides a useful case study or illustration of “lawyering.”
The number of new patent cases filed in the Northern District of Texas during the first half of 2012 more than doubled the number filed during the first six months of 2011. The Eastern District saw its new patent filings jump 63 percent. The Western and Southern districts witnessed significant increases, too. One likely reason, according to IP litigation Eric Findlay of Tyler, is the passage of the America Invents Act in September 2011.
A Thompson & Knight secretary, the Facebook "like" button and hard work by Dallas IP lawyers leads to USPTO decision.
Fired public employees who are replaced by older workers must present additional evidence for case to continue, says Texas Supremes in 6-3 ruling.
On a break from the Roger Clemens trial, Hardin shares lessons from the living room about picking juries and connecting with witnesses.
Retailer faces shareholder and derivative lawsuits, as well as investigations by SEC and DOJ.
More and more specialists involved in medical center joint ventures are suing each other.
Legal experts say a fundamental shift is taking place in the practice of business litigation in Texas.
Decline in jury trials is a positive development. Our system addressing disputes is working better than ever before.
U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap of Marshall Upholds Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform Act of 2003.
Jury in Tyler rejects CEATS case against airlines and online ticketing companies.
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