Adolfo Pesquera
Adolfo Pesquera, based in San Antonio, covering Texas courts. Contact at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Adolfo_PEZ
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
January 31, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
'What Did Everybody Else Get?': Standardized Noneconomic Damages Proposed"It seems we're replacing one arbitrary option with another," Justice Jimmy Blacklock said. "The economic value of that person and their earnings has no connection to the suffering of their loved ones."
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
January 30, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Lawyers Are Watching as Texas High Court Weighs Standards for Noneconomic DamagesAttorneys for the defendants cite the dissenters' lament: "The high court has given the intermediate appellate courts little guidance to govern ... factual sufficiency of noneconomic damages," or how to "conduct a 'meaningful review' of them."
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
January 27, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
No International Forum Granted After US Deal Challenged"We agree with [LogiMex] that this 'suggests that Andrade decided to pull the plug because discovery was going badly for him,'" the Thirteenth Court of Appeals found.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
January 27, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Houston Bankruptcy Court OKs $52M Insurance Settlement for Industrial Explosion VictimsThe related cases are In re: Watson Grinding & Manufacturing Co. and In re: Watson Valve Services Inc. in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas Houston Division.
By Adolfo Pesquera
2 minute read
January 26, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Hogan Lovells on the Case: Why the Firm Is Helping to Bring a New Class-Action ChallengeHogan Lovells partner Pieter Van Tol said, "Conditions on death row in Texas have been characterized as some of the most brutal death row conditions in the country."
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
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