Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
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.
The Texas Citizens' Participation Act is changing: literally, in terms of legislative alterations, and judicially, in two new interpretations by the Texas Supreme Court. Laura Lee Prather and Wesley Lewis bring you up to date on the specifics of what's changed, and what to expect for Anti-SLAPP defenses in this altered landscape.
Anti-SLAPP requests have officially touched down in Texas state courts for a new kind of lawsuit. Two law firms on Friday filed the state’s first TCPA motion to dismiss for an IPO-related securities class action. Natalie Posgate has the details
DLA Piper partner Danny Tobey, co-chair of the firm's new AI practice, received a prestigious Burton Award in May for outstanding legal writing. The Texas Lawbook has published the former software entrepreneur's award-winning article here.
After issuing a notice of violation on April 11, Harris County Pollution Control last month filed a civil suit accusing Exxon Mobil of violating provisions of the federal Clean Air Act. Perla Trevizo of the Houston Chronicle has the story.
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