It was a defense counsel’s dream. After the plaintiffs rested, defense lawyers presented a motion for judgment as a matter of law to U.S. District Judge Samuel Ray Cummings in Lubbock. And he granted it. But that was only one odd turn in a trial – now blessed by the Fifth Circuit – during which procedure really, really mattered.
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The Broad Span of ‘Hispanic’
I did not speak English when I began kindergarten. I did not know any other children with immigrant parents. My mother played Julio Iglesias records. When kids found out I spoke Spanish, they wanted to know if my mom made tacos. I did not know what tacos were. I had to figure out who I was and how my culture fit into my new life.
Tough Cases: Judges Tell Stories of Some of the Hardest Decisions They’ve Ever Made
As any judge who has served on a trial court can attest, there are many assignments where the cases come at you so hard and fast that there is barely time to step into the box and take your stance before the next one comes zooming in. And that is true of the “easy” cases. This book is not about those.
Haynes and Boone’s Jeremy Kernodle Confirmed to the EDTX
The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed Dallas attorney Jeremy Kernodle as a judge in the Tyler division of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, his law firm Haynes and Boone announced Friday. A qui tam and appellate expert, Kernodle fills the vacancy left by Michael H. Schneider, Sr., who retired from the bench in 2016.
‘Señor, usted es un orgullo Hispano’
Before “Yes We Can” was a presidential campaign slogan, it was the rallying cry for Hispanic farm workers who chanted “Si Se Puede” as they fought for fair wages and humane working conditions. Historically, Hispanics have been told in numerous facets of American life that they could not.
CDT Roundup: 29 Deals, 18 Law Firms, 104 Texas Lawyers, $3.149B
According to DrillingInfo, third quarter 2018 surged over the second with some of the highest U.S. gas and oil activity since late 2012. Get more insight and details of last week’s transactional activity in Claire Poole’s Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup in The Texas Lawbook.
Godwin Bowman Promotes Attorney to Shareholder, Names New President and Managing Shareholder
The Godwin Bowman law firm in Dallas announced promotions to shareholder and its executive committee this week.
Former MP of Dallas Appellate Boutique Jumps to Jackson Walker
Brett Kutnick was previously the managing partner of the appellate boutique Hankinson LLP, which shut down recently.
Greenberg Traurig Adds Austin Litigation Shareholder Cara Mittleman Kelly
Kelly was most recently at Munsch Hardt.
HuntonAK, Katten and V&E Fund KIND Pro Bono Fellowship in Houston to Assist Immigrant Children
The three corporate law firms are working with the Association of Women Attorneys Foundation to fund a fellowship for Kids in Need of Defense to provide legal representation to unaccompanied immigrant children.