During the trial in Fort Bend County, the plaintiff’s lawyers from McKool Smith & Yetter Coleman claimed a breeding association failed to deliver promised DNA proof of a herd’s valuable lineage. Bruce Tomaso details the case.
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Three TK IP Partners Jump to Winstead
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Houston Litigator Rejoins Former Colleagues at Hogan Thompson LLP
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Husch Blackwell Environmental Lawyers Head to Spencer Fane
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Lynn Pinker Joins Associate Salary Hike
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Houston Appeals Court Declines to Revive Lawsuit Over O’Quinn’s Dead Body
After seven years, a legal fight over the disinterment of famed trial lawyer John O’Quinn’s body has been put to rest in Houston’s First Court of Appeals.