Adolfo Pesquera
Adolfo Pesquera, based in San Antonio, covering Texas courts. Contact at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Adolfo_PEZ
March 15, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Jury Awards $3 Million in Pregnancy, Sex Discrimination Trial to UT-Austin ProfessorThe jury returned a verdict that awarded $1 million in damages for past pain and suffering, $2 million for future pain and suffering, and $50,000 in back pay and benefits.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
March 14, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Attorneys for Transgender Children Dispute Attorney General Claim that Investigations Can ProceedPaxton injected politics into the issue, noting the judge is a Democrat, and claiming the investigations are needed to address "those trying to abuse our kids through 'trans' surgeries and prescription drugs."
By Adolfo Pesquera
5 minute read
March 11, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Big Poultry Hopes for Texas Supreme Court Review in Case With Implications for Corporate FarmsDuring the three-week trial, involving 24 witnesses, the court learned the scale of the poultry operation, described as unlike any other in the county.
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
March 11, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
2 Houston Law Firms Sanctioned: More Than $250,000 in Penalties Against Lawyers and ClientsThe judge stated that the plaintiff attorneys did not make reasonable inquiries into the alleged forgeries.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
March 10, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
$35 Million Defense Verdict: Shell Trading Defeats Claim in Harris CountyShell Trading was represented by Reagan Brown, Carter Dugan, Kate Ergenbright, Patrick Doyle and Warren Huang of the Houston office of Norton Rose Fulbright. GEL Tex was represented by Rusty Hardin, Joe Roden and Leah Graham of Rusty Hardin & Associates, and Brett Solberg of DLA Piper.
By Adolfo Pesquera
2 minute read
March 09, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Central to Supreme Court: Can Texas Admit New Railroad Companies?Texas Central's plans to construct a high-speed railway from Dallas to Houston are on hold over a court dispute over whether the company is a railroad,…
By Adolfo Pesquera
5 minute read
March 08, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
'Judge Slaughter's Failures': Dallas Jurist Disciplined for Late Campaign-Finance Filings"As of July 27, 2021, Judge Slaughter was listed as a delinquent filer of her campaign finance reports, and owed $8,200 in fines to TEC," the Texas Ethics Commission wrote.
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2 minute read
March 07, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Texas GOP Revives 2020 Lawsuit for Loss of Houston Convention Venue: Force Majeure at Center of CaseSteven Mitby of the Seiler Mitby law firm in The Woodlands represented the Republican Party on appeal. Opposing counsel was Leah Homan, an associate at Taylor Book Allen & Morris in Houston.
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
March 04, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
'I Punched Back': Texas Scores in Fight With Twitter Over Ban of President Donald Trump"I launched an investigation into Twitter's coordinated cancellation of Trump & conservative voices/platforms," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton tweeted. "Twitter sued me to get me to stop."
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
March 03, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Jane Doe v. Greg Abbott: Texas Court Halts CPS 'Child Abuse' Inquiry for Medical Care of Transgender ChildThe district attorneys of five counties—Bexar, Dallas, Fort Bend, Nueces and Travis—issued a joint statement condemning the anti-trans statements of AG Ken Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
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