Adolfo Pesquera

September 02, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

"Judges in other cases here and in other jurisdictions previously held that a virus could not cause damage as a matter of law, a precondition in many business interruption policies, including Baylor's," attorney Murray Fogler said.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

September 02, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

"Whether CERCLA and the OPA both apply to a mixed spill is a question of first impression for the court," U.S. Magistrate Judge Dana Hanovice Palermo said.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read

September 01, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Court documents showed that Moscow-based PJSC Lukoil owns the aircraft, and that it flew into and out of Russia in violation of sanctions.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read

September 01, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Justice Charles A. Spain found Sheller's argument dispositive—the modified final judgment was void because it was signed after plenary power expired.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read

September 01, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

One lawyer had numerous judgments brought against him in Texas district courts for his mishandling of trust accounts. He is believed to have absconded with more than $100 million, and is currently the subject of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Western District of Texas.

By Adolfo Pesquera

8 minute read

August 31, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

"No other state completely bars out-of-state entrants or allows an incumbent to designate its replacement if it declines a project," the Fifth Circuit observed.

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read

August 30, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

"Suffice it to say that this court should not allow the state's attorney general to abuse the judicial system and interfere in private litigation," Kita wrote.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

August 29, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Courts in at least five other states are facing similar challenges and all are reacting to the consequences of the U.S. Supreme Court's June 23 opinion in a New York case that said possession of pistols in public was a constitutional right.

By Adolfo Pesquera

6 minute read

August 26, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

The enforceability of this arbitration clause has repeatedly been held in other states--in both state and federal courts--to be unconscionable and unenforceable, the petition notes.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

August 25, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

"Ruel Hamilton gave money to members of the Dallas City Council. He received nothing tangible in return," the Fifth Circuit said.

By Adolfo Pesquera

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