Adolfo Pesquera
Adolfo Pesquera, based in San Antonio, covering Texas courts. Contact at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Adolfo_PEZ
February 08, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
'This Is the Mother of All Pre-Enforcement Actions': Religion Versus Workplace Discrimination"This is the mother of all pre-enforcement actions, is it not? We're almost close to the taxpayer suit challenging whatever Congress does that the taxpayer doesn't like," Judge Cory T. Wilson said.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
February 08, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
'Those Guys Are Rock Stars': Litigants Fight Regulators Over Medical Billing ArbitrationThe ruling found the federal regulation weighs in favor of insurers' preferred amount by requiring arbitrators to begin with that and then imposing restrictions not in the law against the non-insurers' factors.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
February 07, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
NFL Teams Vikings and Patriots Slapped With Patent-Infringement LawsuitsThe system, which includes stand-alone pods, some embedded in concrete walkways and in walls, supports communications of video and data to handheld devices.
By Adolfo Pesquera
2 minute read
February 06, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
2 Texas Firms Get $42M Patent Verdict Against Boston Scientific in DelawareA jury in Delaware federal court found Boston Scientific's SYNERGY stents were derived from information given to the company executives both in person at a conference and again via email exchanges.
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
February 03, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
South Texas Jury Returns $41.8M Verdict: Meet the Law Firms Behind the ResultDamages were based on the presence and movement of acid gas injected into the ground for storage in South Texas.
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
February 03, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Could a New Class of Claims Flood Texas Courts?"What we're really are looking at is a sector of the aviation industry that's asking for blanket immunity," said Steven Aldous.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
February 03, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Houston Lawyer Convicted: Personal Injury Attorney Funneled $500K Through His Business"When lawyers ... corrupt their oath for their own gain, such actions can corrode the public's confidence in our legal system," U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani said.
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
February 02, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Should Attorney Fees Be Awarded for 'Limited Success'? Fifth Circuit Weighs In"The claims and steps in litigation leading up to Monroe's ultimate success shared both a 'common core of facts' and 'related legal' theories," the Fifth Circuit found.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
February 01, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Supreme Court Weighs Right of Jury Trials in Federal Preemption ChallengeKita said the STB has exclusive jurisdiction of economic regulation and a negligence-based jury award "for not being reasonable under the circumstance, that is effectively a tacit economic regulation."
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
February 01, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
3 Attorneys Resign, 13 Others Disciplined, According to Texas BarOne attorney neglected a legal matter by failing to forward a letter to the complainant that triggered the complainant's right of first refusal.
By Adolfo Pesquera
7 minute read
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