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Adolfo Pesquera

Adolfo Pesquera

Adolfo Pesquera, based in San Antonio, covering Texas courts. Contact at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Adolfo_PEZ

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November 29, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Political Endorsement Gets Marshall, Texas Judge Public Admonishment

Watkins informed the commission that she learned of her error during an April 2022 course she took on judicial ethics.

By Adolfo Pesquera

2 minute read

November 29, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Medina County Judge Reprimanded After Sexually Harassing Political Opponent

The woman unsuccessfully ran against Judge Clyde Howse in the March 2022 Republican primary, the order says.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read

November 29, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Indefinite Medicaid Vendor Audits? Texas Supreme Court Expresses Doubts

A 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.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

November 28, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Supreme Court Asked to Clarify Medically Necessary Abortion Exceptions

Justices on Tuesday questioned the state's argument that physicians and patients may not overcome the state's sovereign immunity.

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read

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.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read

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.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read

November 21, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Sues Pfizer, Tris Pharma for Alleged Medicaid Fraud

The 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."

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read

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.

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read

November 20, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Good News for Insurance Lawyers: Texas Supreme Court Calls Foul on Sanction

The 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.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

November 17, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

DENIED: Judge Rejects Texas Bid to Cut Relators Out of $236M Medicaid Settlement

Justice 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.

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read


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