Adolfo Pesquera

July 03, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Kraft Heinz alleges that because the company's health costs are self-funded, Aetna treats its expenses with less diligence, and includes hidden costs allegedly intended to benefit Aetna.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

July 03, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

"The problem, as I see it, is not the standard, but the court's loose application of it to the record on appeal, which renders the narrow-construction mandate essentially tokenistic," Justice John Phillip Devine wrote in the dissent.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

June 30, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

The decision could affect multiple mass-tort disputes and fee fights, including litigation involving the Houston Astros and attorney fees in lawsuits over Paxil medication.

By Adolfo Pesquera

6 minute read

June 30, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Judge Daniella DeSeta Lyttle's order requires the Texas Department of Public Safety to produce by Aug. 31 a proposed log of redactions it wants to make to the public records.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

June 29, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

The appeals court accepted that the trial court correctly ruled that if Fercan Kalkan were allowed to continue transferring assets, it would "essentially render [his company] judgment-proof."

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5 minute read

June 28, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

The lawsuit comes two months after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition in which several energy companies sought to remove about two dozen lawsuits filed in state courts across the nation to federal court.

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4 minute read

June 28, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Had the court decided the new entity was insulated from a recoupment of an overpayment, owners of mineral rights in general could make use of such transfers of interest, which would have led to a multitude of unfair outcomes, defense attorney Christopher Hogan said.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read

June 27, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

By granting immunity to a "purely private" entity without requiring a demonstration of the government's "actual control ... the court undermines this public trust," dissenting Justices Jeffrey Boyd and John Devine wrote.

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read

June 26, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

"The dispute turns on whether Skeels, by signing the 2014 resolution, agreed to allow the founders to redeem his shares on any terms and at any price they may choose. He did not," wrote Justice Phillip Devine.

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read

June 23, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Judge Palermo agreed with Baker Botts' arguments that the proposed class failed to satisfy the requirements for class certification set forth by a federal rule.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read