Adolfo Pesquera

January 20, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

"No reasonable attorney could have concluded that each element was satisfied based on the facts Gammon accumulated before suing," the Fifth Circuit said.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

January 19, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

"Generally, a party in a partition suit is not entitled to recover attorney fees because there is no statutory authorization for the award of fees," the appeals court said.

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January 18, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

To reach its conclusion, the Supreme Court relied primarily on Brown v. De La Cruz, (Texas 2004)--"existence of a private cause of action must be clearly implied in the statutory text."

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5 minute read

January 17, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

The Poe Trust case so concerned the court that Busby, joined by Devine and Justice Evan Young, wrote a concurring opinion to weigh in on the role of "special proceedings" that deny plaintiffs' jury demands.

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January 13, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

"You see the strong amicus presence," said Jennifer Caughey of Jackson Walker.

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4 minute read

January 12, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

With the exception of statewide offices, election officials that are party to a proceeding for an election-related injunctive relief motion can prevent a county court or district court judge from presiding over the proceeding by filing a petition.

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4 minute read

January 11, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

"If this court rules for the University of Texas, I guarantee you that every governmental body is going to start running their investigations through their counsel's office just to be able to withhold it from the public," Larsen said.

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5 minute read

January 10, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

"But if ERCOT is protected by governmental immunity, then CPS could get whatever it wants out of PUC, it could never finish the race. Right? It couldn't go to court." - Justice Jeff Boyd

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January 09, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

"Today's ruling usurps Congress's power to define what conduct is subject to criminal sanction and creates grave ambiguity about the scope of federal criminal law," Judge Stephen A. Higginson wrote in his dissent.

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4 minute read

January 09, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

The judge was struck in the mouth, the police report states.

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