Nearly all Texas law schools either improved their standing or stayed the same in the newly published U.S. News & World Report’s 2017 Best Graduate Schools rankings, which is one of the most important resources students use to decide where to go to law school.
Texas A&M jumped 38 spots from No. 148 to No. 111, and U of H officially became the third Texas law school to currently be in the Top 50, tying for 50th place.
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Updated – Dallas Jury Awards $502 million to Five Hip Implant Victims
A federal jury in Dallas on Thursday ordered the former manufacturers of metal-on-metal hip implants to pay $502 million to five Texans who claim they suffered severe injuries from the defective devices they had implanted.
The jury heard 37 days of testimony from the plaintiffs, company officials and expert witnesses for both sides before finding that DePuy Orthopaedics and its parent company, Johnson & Johnson, were liable, negligent and responsible for the plaintiffs’ chronic and painful physical problems.
After more than five days of deliberations, the eight-women and one-man jury awarded the five plaintiffs $142 million in actual damages and $360 million in punitive damages.
Obama Nominates Five to Federal Judgeships in Texas
President Barack Obama has nominated five lawyers to serve on the U.S. District Courts in Texas, including the first Asian Pacific American.
In the Northern District of Texas, President Obama nominated Judge E. Scott Frost, James Wesley Hendrix and Judge Irma Carillo Ramirez. In the Eastern District of Texas, he nominated Karen Gren Scholer. In the Western District, Obama nominated Judge Watler David Counts, III.
If confirmed, Scholer’s nomination would mark the first time for an Asian Pacific American to serve as a federal district court judge in Texas or any courts encompassed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Lawyer Discovers the Magic of Travel
At 35, Stephanie Gause has visited 41 countries. But admittedly, she got an early start.
Middle-Market Deals Prove Sizable in Texas M&A
While billion-dollar megadeals steal headlines, middle-market transactions are the deals that keep Texas M&A lawyers the most busy.
Middle-Market Deals Prove Sizable in Texas M&A
While billion-dollar megadeals steal headlines, middle-market transactions are the deals that keep Texas M&A lawyers the most busy.
Locke Lord Dallas Partner Roy Hardin Named a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers
Hardin focuses his practice on trademark, copyright, trade secret, antitrust and unfair competition litigation.
Benson Siebenhausen PLLC Announces Launch in Dallas
The boutique law firm founded by Brandon Benson and Lesley Siebenhausen focuses on representing clients in high-stakes oil and gas litigation and transactional matters.
Scheef & Stone Adds Appellate Partner Byron Henry
Henry joins his new firm from Cowles & Thompson.
Scheef & Stone Adds Appellate Partner Byron Henry
Henry joins his new firm from Cowles & Thompson.