Adolfo Pesquera, based in San Antonio, covering Texas courts. Contact at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Adolfo_PEZ
November 29, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Political Endorsement Gets Marshall, Texas Judge Public AdmonishmentWatkins informed the commission that she learned of her error during an April 2022 course she took on judicial ethics.
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November 29, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Medina County Judge Reprimanded After Sexually Harassing Political OpponentThe woman unsuccessfully ran against Judge Clyde Howse in the March 2022 Republican primary, the order says.
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November 29, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Indefinite Medicaid Vendor Audits? Texas Supreme Court Expresses DoubtsA Medicaid administrative services vendor for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission contested the timeliness of an audit it contends took place four years past a statutory deadline.
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November 28, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Supreme Court Asked to Clarify Medically Necessary Abortion ExceptionsJustices on Tuesday questioned the state's argument that physicians and patients may not overcome the state's sovereign immunity.
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November 27, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Quinn Emanuel Secures Patent Infringement Defense Win for Samsung"Samsung's resounding victory not only safeguards its current market position but also sets a powerful precedent in the ever-evolving landscape of patent litigation," the Quinn Emanuel team stated.
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November 22, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
$210M Verdict: Dallas Jury Slaps India-Based Consulting Company"Most of the former TransAmerica/MSI employees who are now employed by TCS had been administering and processing policies at TransAmerica / MSI using CSC software systems," the CSC complaint alleged.
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November 21, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Sues Pfizer, Tris Pharma for Alleged Medicaid FraudThe attorney general alleges in the complaints that, "Pfizer knowingly distributed Quillivant to children on Medicaid despite the drug's pattern of failing quality control tests due to flawed manufacturing practices."
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November 21, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
$1.3M in Attorney Fees: Norton Rose Fulbright Secures Win for Baylor University"The documents Hemotek relies upon do not demonstrate active attempts to commercialize any particular invention that would satisfy this definition.," the AAA panel said about Hemotek's breach of contract claim.
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November 20, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Good News for Insurance Lawyers: Texas Supreme Court Calls Foul on SanctionThe doctor's records may show what Harris reported about other accidents, which could affect a factfinder's decision about the causal link between her injuries and the April 2017 accident, the supreme court said.
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November 17, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
DENIED: Judge Rejects Texas Bid to Cut Relators Out of $236M Medicaid SettlementJustice Theofanis said the state relied on the fallacious contention that the petitioners sued the state, rather than Xerox. She emphasized that should she agree with the state then the state could not have intervened at all.
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