Adolfo Pesquera
Adolfo Pesquera, based in San Antonio, covering Texas courts. Contact at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Adolfo_PEZ
August 24, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Abortion Activists Bring Class Action Against Texas District Attorneys, Attorney GeneralThe plaintiffs ask that the lawsuit proceed as a class action, and that preliminary and permanent injunctions be granted that prohibit prosecutions under pre-'Roe' statutes or the Trigger Ban for acts connected to abortions outside of Texas.
By Adolfo Pesquera
6 minute read
August 23, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Dallas Lawyer Gets 5-Year Sentence for Money LaunderingAccording to plea papers, Jackson admitted to willingly laundering $380,000 for an individual he believed was a drug trafficker but was actually an undercover DEA agent.
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
August 22, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
New Frontier in Attorney Fees: $200,000 Awarded in Star Trek Actor's Failed Defamation SuitVic Mignogna sued Funimation and others for defamation, conspiracy, tortious interference with existing contracts and prospective business relations.
By Adolfo Pesquera
5 minute read
August 19, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Appeals Court Revives Pandemic Price-Gouging Lawsuit Against Nation's Largest Egg ProducerOn every plaintiff claim and defendant affirmative defense, the First District found it could not reach conclusions on fact issues because the record was so sparse.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
August 18, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Haynes Boone on Defensive in Legal Malpractice Suit Testing Attorney ImmunityThe appellate court revisited the lawsuit on remand from the Texas Supreme Court, which in 2021 used this case to establish a new test for determining attorney immunity.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
August 17, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
A Court Divided: 5th Circuit Split on US Jurisdiction in Overseas Matters"It strains belief that the United States is really 'a distant or inconvenient forum' for NYK," Judge Elrod said of the majority's conclusion.
By Adolfo Pesquera
5 minute read
August 16, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Judge Ho Calls Out Chief Judge for Allegedly Courting TotalitarianismA federal circuit judge, revisiting a case in which a citizen journalist was arrested for asking police questions, called out the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for courting totalitarianism.
By Adolfo Pesquera
5 minute read
August 15, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
DeLorean Motor Co. Sued for Alleged Trade Secrets TheftThe defendants were Karma employees and it was their task to design the new DeLorean under a program called Project 88.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
August 12, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Defense Attorney's Conflict of Interest Lands Defendant a New Trial"It is not lost on us that the Government knew Sheperd's pretrial counsel was conflicted yet delayed informing the district court about it—for months." - U.S. 5th Circuit
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
August 11, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
What Litigators Charged: Bracewell's Fixed Rate Shaved $6 Million in Attorney Fees"The 2017 agreement resulted in an increasing discount, valued at approximately $6,011,560, to BMC over time." said U.S. Sr. District Judge Gray H. Miller
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
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