Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
A federal judge in Dallas has ruled that neither Oklahoma State University athletic officials nor its fund-raisers were tricked or defrauded into buying huge life insurance policies on elderly alumni in hopes of generating revenue when they died.
The number of jury trials conducted in 2011 are one-third the number held in 1996.
Proposals would streamline discovery and costs of disputes under $100,000.
Butch Hayes, Geoff Weisbart and Julie Springer to employ "team approach" to trial work.
Refusal to rehear case likely means more court disputes with landowners
Texas and whistleblower sued J&J for false marketing of its antipsychotic prescription medication Risperdal.
The 1970s Dr Pepper commercial was catchy: “I’m a Pepper, he’s a Pepper, she’s a Pepper, wouldn’t you like to be a Pepper, too?”
Allen Jones was an investigator for the Pennsylvania Inspector General a decade ago when a routine inquiry exposed a pattern of pharmaceutical companies lavishing trips, meals and other perks on state officials who were in positions to influence which drugs would be used to treat patients under Medicaid.
The State Bar of Texas and the Texas Department of Banking issued dozens of notices during the past few years about scams that target lawyers and financial institutions.
by John Browning, Lawyer Contributor Lawyers frequently compare notes about judges, particularly those with a reputation for being tough or demanding.
Corporations in Texas and across the United States expect increased legal needs in 2012 due to intensified governmental regulatory oversight in the year ahead, according to a study to be released Tuesday.
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