The Houston Bar Association and Lone Star Legal Aid are partnering up to provide an in-person training disaster legal training CLE for lawyers who are interested in volunteering to help Hurricane Harvey victims.
More Stories
New Texas Pro-Insurance Law may Punish Hurricane Harvey Victims
Tens of thousands of Texas homeowners and business owners who have suffered billions of dollars in property damages from Hurricane Harvey may soon discover that a new state law eliminates long-time legal incentives for insurance companies to pay victims quickly and fully for their losses.
Hurricane Harvey Threatens Huge Losses, but Insurance Can Help Weather the Storm
When Hurricane Wilma hit Florida in 2005, it caused an estimated $20 billion in property damage alone. Weather experts believe Hurricane Harvey could be even more powerful when it hits the Texas Gulf Coast, and the devastation is expected to be extraordinary. With damage and lost income estimates running into the billions, insurance policyholders should review their policies to determine whether or not their losses will be covered.
It’s All in the Draw: Ken Starr Tangles with Judge Edith Jones in J&J Hip Implant Mandamus
Plaintiffs’ lawyers battling Johnson & Johnson in a multi-district litigation over allegedly defective hip implants faced what appeared to be a couple of hostile Fifth Circuit judges who seemed ready to take the extraordinary step of stopping U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade of Dallas from moving forward with more bellwether trials. Oral arguments Thursday at the Fifth Circuit proved highly dramatic in a case that is attracting significant legal attention.
It’s All in the Draw: Ken Starr Tangles with Judge Edith Jones in J&J Hip Implant Mandamus
Plaintiffs’ lawyers battling Johnson & Johnson in a multi-district litigation over allegedly defective hip implants faced what appeared to be a couple of hostile Fifth Circuit judges who seemed ready to take the extraordinary step of stopping U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade of Dallas from moving forward with more bellwether trials. Oral arguments Thursday at the Fifth Circuit proved highly dramatic in a case that is attracting significant legal attention.
Porter Hedges Renews Lease in Downtown Houston
The firm has extended its lease in downtown Houston at 1000 Main for 13 years with additional renewal options.
Porter Hedges Adds Depth to Midstream Transactional Practice
Benjamin Rajabi focuses his practice on the midstream oil and gas sectors.
ABA IP Law Section Names Baker Botts Partner Scott Partridge its Chair
Partridge has held various leadership roles with the ABA over his career.
Trump’s Regulation Rollback Going Slow
Since January, Pres. Trump has signed scores of executive orders rolling back environmental regulations and proposed slashing the budgets of agencies tasked with addressing climate change. But many of the administration’s most high-profile actions are being held up in a slow-moving legal and political system that Trump’s team of Washington newcomers is still struggling to navigate.
Tax Partner Brandon Bloom Returns to T&K After In-House Stop
Bloom spent the last two years in-house at Vistra Energy as managing tax counsel.