Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
A federal judge has turned downed the company’s push to get a case thrown out, in part, from an AT&T customer, according to a court filing earlier this month. Brian Womack of the Dallas Business Journal has the details.
At a young age for such things Paul Yetter found himself pitted against some of the top litigators in the country – the Joe Jamails and David Boieses. Like many of his clients knew or soon learned, this native son of Texas was more than comfortable among them. Litigation writer Natalie Posgate has the story of Yetter and Yetter Coleman, the Houston firm he founded "with no plan or forethought."
Lawyers at Haynes and Boone overcame major hurdles in an East Texas courtroom last week when they defended a Korean-speaking client accused by a prominent North Texas business of patent infringement and tortious interference.
The Chicago-based powerhouse announced Wednesday the formation of a plaintiff-side trial group that tackles commercial litigation matters based on pure contingent fees or other unique fee arrangements.
Depending who you ask, the Love Field Letters are either "inappropriate and legally inadequate" or directed Dallas "to make reasonable efforts to accommodate competition at the airport." Evan Hoopfer of the Dallas Business Journal has the story.
Six families who lost elderly relatives – presumably at the hands of an accused serial killer – filed lawsuits against the upscale senior living community that had pledged to protect them. The suits didn't have to happen; but a seemingly ham-handed legal maneuver changed everything. Lawbook litigation writer Natalie Posgate explains.
While no lawsuit has been filed, the family of the 2-year-old girl who suffered a fractured skull when she was struck by a foul ball at an Astros game in May has retained Houston attorney Richard Mithoff to represent them in potential discussions with the ball club. Mithoff gave an exclusive interview to the Houston Chronicle.
Lawyers for Baker Botts in Houston and Austin scored a huge courtroom victory Tuesday for Houston based Kinder Morgan. A state district court judge in Austin tossed out a lawsuit that sought to stop a Kinder Morgan pipeline from being routed through the Texas Hill Country.
A Colorado jury has handed a $96 million win to a team of Houston lawyers representing Denver-based Antero Resources Corp. in a dispute over what’s believed to be one of the largest natural gas purchase agreements in the U.S.
Irving-based Courtroom Sciences Inc. has denied all claims by former employee Megan Cartwright that the litigation services firm discriminated against her and fired her 10 days before she was due for a C-section as retaliation because she was pregnant.
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