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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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May 12, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Six Flags Entertainment Stockholder Class Wants Florida Pension Fund as Named Plaintiff

The Six Flags defense was only raised once Oklahoma Firefighters sought to moot a potential class certification argument by amending the complaint. attorney Lewis T. LeClair said.

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5 minute read

May 10, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Google, Microsoft Sued for Allegedly Infringing on Biometric-Authentication Patents

"Microsoft remained willfully blind to its own infringement by failing to review the relevant specifications, and its own internal documents in light of, and considering, the claims of the patents-in-suit from Proxense's letter," Proxense LLC complaint claims.

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3 minute read

May 10, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Plaintiff Turns to Texas Court to Sue T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T Over Tech Patents

While Vivato is commencing litigation against the telecom companies, it is also currently in negotiations with Microsoft Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. to resolve patent infringement lawsuits.

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2 minute read

May 09, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Forum Shopping? Dallas Appeals Court Rejects $48.3M Foreign Judgment

"It is antithetical to our system of justice to be able to file a suit for recognition of a judgment when the purported judgment debtor has no ties to the state," the Dallas Court of Appeals found.

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5 minute read

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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4 minute read

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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4 minute read

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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4 minute read

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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5 minute read

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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2 minute read

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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