Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
Litigation spend by Texas companies with revenues of $1 billion or more reached an average of $3.9 million, according to Norton Rose Fulbright’s 19th annual trends survey of corporate general counsel. Two top lawyers from the firm discussed with The Texas Lawbook what is driving up the costs.
A Dallas County district judge and top civil lawyers shared their observations about what leads to large jury verdicts and discussed changes in jury attitudes during a recent CLE hosted by The Texas Lawbook.
Michael Maeker had been a registered financial advisor for 26 years when he was fired by Fidelity Investments. In a lawsuit filed in federal court Monday, Maeker alleges Fidelity fired him after he raised concerns that the company was violating securities laws by pressuring advisors to invest client funds in a way that was more beneficial to the company’s bottom line than it was to the clients’.
Natalie Alfaro Gonzales joins the Houston boutique from Baker Botts, where she was a partner and co-leader of the firm’s energy tech sector. Her hiring is part of a “critical initiative” for Yetter Coleman, its leaders said.
In this edition of Litigation Roundup, Judge Andrew S. Oldham of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a fiery opinion taking to task the city of Houston and its attorneys who have argued a Good Samaritan’s lawsuit against two police officers should be dismissed.
Paulette Miniter joins the Dallas boutique law firm as a partner where she will focus on business and commercial litigation, as well as appeals. In an interview with The Texas Lawbook, Miniter discusses making the move from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher where she was an associate.
The medical malpractice and personal injury lawyer left Big Law in 2020 to represent victims of negligence and medical malpractice and has recovered more than $40 million in damages for her clients. Newsome brings more than 25 years of litigation experience to Sorrels Law.
Hung juries, in general, are infrequent. One study estimates they occur in about 6 percent of all cases that go to trial. When it happens, it’s usually in state criminal cases where someone’s life or freedom is at stake, not in highly technical disputes over a patent.
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