Adolfo Pesquera

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

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May 08, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Deeply Divided Court: Justices Split on 'Highly Unusual' Jurisdiction in VW, Audi Suit

"The determinative question is whether the manufacturers' contacts with Texas, accomplished through direct and indirect control over instrumentalities and intermediaries, satisfy constitutional requisites to exercising specific personal jurisdiction. They do."

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May 08, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Hogan Lovells Puts Pro Bono Resources Into Trump-Era Immigrant Family Separation Suit

"Accountability matters. Imagine arriving in the U.S. to seek safety from persecution and having your children forcibly taken from you, not knowing whether or not you'd see them again," said Javier Hidalgo, interim director of litigation at RAICES.

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May 05, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

'They Blow People Off': Changes Needed at Commission on Judicial Conduct?

"There has to be a culture change at SCJC," said Jay Dickens, an advocate for a handicapped ward.

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May 04, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

CFPB Under Fire: Litigants Are Using a Court Ruling to Push Back Against the Agency

If the Supreme Court upholds the Fifth Circuit ruling, it could have grave and widespread ramifications.

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May 03, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

$100,000 in Attorney Fees: Hefty Legal Bill as Part of Texas Pollution Settlement

The refinery had experienced multiple, recurring instances of unauthorized emissions and permit violations caused by operator errors, equipment malfunctions, and poor maintenance practices, according to the commission.

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May 03, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Houston Law Firm Hit With $2 Million Fine for Insurance Fraud

"The illegal insurance scheme … is frankly one of the most egregious cases that has ever come through this department," Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said.

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May 03, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Meet the New Leaders in Texas Law: Bracewell Partner Picked to Head State Bar

The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors also selected a chair-elect of the board.

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May 02, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

4 Attorneys Lose License, 17 More Suspended or Reprimanded

"Boutros was sentenced to 30 months of confinement in the Federal Bureau of Prisons and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $2,100,000," the Board of Disciplinary Appeals said.

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