Adolfo Pesquera

December 15, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

A class of defendants represented by virtually every major commercial litigation law firm in Texas was granted a reversal against claims brought by consumers affected by Winter Storm Uri.

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read

December 14, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

"We told them the other side would be showing only snippets of documents ... that they were trying to use a small flashlight in a dark room," Vinson & Elkins partner Stephanie Noble said. "We wanted to flip the switch and show them the whole room."

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

December 13, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

The opinion, written by Justice Rosa Lopez Theofanis, agreed with the Hugheses' lawyers that the claim accrued in 2011 when the commissioners court named the library after the Stephenses.

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read

December 12, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

The Greater Houston legal community is mourning the passing of Ruthie Yvette Nelson White, a Spencer Fane partner who for decades was a leader among African-American women in law.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

December 11, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

A partner who was denied his one-third interest in an industrial construction company was awarded about $2 million in damages and attorney fees in a jury trial in a rural Texas county.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

December 05, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Justice Nora Longoria said there was a "serious state interest" in adjudicating the dispute, and also noted that because there are two other defendants, having the case heard in Texas "promotes judicial economy."

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read

December 04, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Finding abuse of discretion by U.S. District Judge Alan Albright, the court reversed a $2.1 billion verdict and ordered a new trial in VLSI Technology LLC v. Intel.

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read

December 04, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Confusion in the federal courts over what constitutes a "final" ruling got an answer from the Texas Supreme Court that resuscitates two personal injury claims against The Boeing Co.

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read

December 01, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

For almost 20 years, Howmet has been supplying Lockheed Martin and its subcontractors the titanium materials in conformance with the contract, the complaint states, but Howmet informed Lockheed Martin in November it would stop supplying materials at the prices specified.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

December 01, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Two attorneys were given active suspensions and three others public reprimands, according to the December disciplinary report of the State Bar of Texas.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read