Jacob Pollack joined the firm’s private clients and estate planning group as a partner, while Laura James, a former general counsel of a Dallas-based physician management company, will serve as senior counsel.
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Polsinelli Shareholder Henry Talavera Appointed to ABA Hispanic Commission
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East Texas is Patent Capital No More
East Texas has lost its status as America’s top place to sue for patent infringement. Delaware is the new king of patent litigation. During the past four months, plaintiffs filed nearly twice as many patent cases in Delaware than they did in the Tyler-based Eastern District of Texas, according to Lex Machina. The Texas Lawbook has the exclusive data and the details.
SCOTX Considers Future of Lawsuit against Payday Lenders
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SCOTX Considers the Future of a Lawsuit Against Payday Lenders
When Cash Biz, a payday lender, didn’t get paid on time, they sought help from the criminal justice system. Now faced with lawsuits for their overstep, the company is claiming a right to arbitration, ,but the Texas Supreme Court is going to have a say about that. Janet Elliott has the details in The Texas Lawbook.
TX AG Sues Three Businesses for Price Gouging; Hundreds More Cases May Follow
Three Texas businesses – two service stations and one motel owner – violated state consumer protection laws prohibiting price gouging during times of natural disaster, the state attorney general announced Tuesday. The state has received more than 3,000 complaints of price gouging since Hurricane Harvey devastated South Texas.