Adolfo Pesquera

March 02, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Under the new policy, a company is considered to have made a voluntary self-disclosure if it becomes aware of misconduct by employees or agents before that misconduct is publicly reported.

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March 02, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

"The only real pleading deficiency raised by appellees in their motion to dismiss was appellant's failure to sufficiently identify herself in her pleadings," Justice Amanda Reichek wrote.

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March 01, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Eight months after Dawn M. Korman of Georgetown received notice of a disciplinary complaint, the decree drafted by opposing counsel was entered with the court, without the complainant's knowledge or consent to the terms contained therein.

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February 28, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

The petition for review, if accepted by the high court, could curtail the common use of the Texas Medical Liability Act in some cases to defeat claims brought under the Texas Mental Health Code and/or the Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

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February 27, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

"The collective impression is not that Dickson was disseminating facts about particular conduct, but rather advocacy and opinion responding to that conduct. Dickson invited the reasonable reader to take political action," wrote justices in a Texas Supreme Court decision Feb. 22.

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February 27, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Baker Botts partner Kevin Sadler said, "This is an extraordinary result for the victims of the Stanford fraud."

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February 24, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

"If the court were to assume most closed corporations give certain people all power to act on behalf of the firm ... your position is that ... those people are empowered to redeem the shares of all other shareholders for zero," Justice Brett Busby said

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February 24, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

"This case got to trial because the plaintiff refused to come to their senses before trial," defense counsel Brian Rosenthal said. "We obtained a number of serious exclusions of evidence prior to trial, and told them very early on the case no merit."

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February 23, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

"These men were after DNOW. They were out to destroy Odessa Pumps. What we are doing here is trying to prevent other companies from thinking this is OK and trying to prevent these guys from doing it again," said John Zavitsanos of AZA Law.

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February 23, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

"The opportunity for public officials to weaponize the criminal justice system against their political adversaries has never been greater. So it's up to the judiciary to make sure that those who hold positions of power stay in their lane." Fifth Circuit Judge James C. Ho wrote.

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