Adolfo Pesquera, based in San Antonio, covering Texas courts. Contact at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Adolfo_PEZ
October 03, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
BakerHostetler Accused of Fraud, Conspiracy in Alliance Health Collapse"For more than two years, Baker helped a series of corporate executives carry out blatant insurance fraud." - Liquidating Trustee of the Alliance Health Liquidating Trust.
By Adolfo Pesquera
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September 30, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
5th Circuit Reverses Injunction in Texas Voter Rolls Maintenance Challenge"It's hard to imagine a plaintiff who is willing to go through the trouble to file a lawsuit to obtain public information—yet is unable to attach a simple affidavit noting why the plaintiff needs that information," said Fifth Circuit Judge James Ho.
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September 29, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Denied: No Rehearing for Texas AG in Quest to Criminally Prosecute Election Law"If we ruled that the legislature could give the Attorney General the unfettered power to prosecute all election cases, we would be giving every future Attorney General the power to bring possibly fabricated criminal charges against every candidate running for public office ... who disagrees with the Attorney General's political ideals," Judge Scott Walker said.
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September 29, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
20 Months' Hard Time: Cautionary Tale After Investor Imprisoned Over 'Legit' Marijuana Trade"Why would a guy that sold a health care company for $100 million get into a marijuana conspiracy to make $100,000? It defies any degree of logic," said attorney Marc Seitles of Seitles & Litwin.
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September 28, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Fired Over Military Duties? No Sovereign Immunity for Texas Department of Public Service in Employment CaseMelton and Lawler noted in their brief that these decisions stood on the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, but the Congress enacted Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act under the War Powers clause of the Constitution.
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September 27, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Houston Distributor Loses $21M in Arbitration Over Oil Storage TerminalThe award denies Unipec's request to terminate the lease, awards Ocean Point $20,758,606 in damages for delinquent lease payments, and $153,296 in reimbursement for fees and expenses.
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4 minute read
September 26, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Courts Deny Texas on 2 Fronts in Health Care to Transgender Minors"The underlying lawsuit does not involve the constitutionality of any state law. The state is not bound by the temporary injunction and it does not share an interest with any party to the order," the opinion states.
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September 23, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Houston Jury Returns $95.5M Verdict for Brain-Damaged 4-Year-Old Improperly Sedated by Dentist"The evidence in trial was heartbreaking. A 30-pound girl, little more than a toddler, was physically and chemically suffocated by an out-of-control, financially motivated dentist," said plaintiffs counsel Ryan Skiver.
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September 23, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Fifth Circuit Defends Waterway Funding Pact in Face of Big Energy Challenge"This case will have far-reaching impacts on the funding and health of projects across every port and waterway in America," the American Association of Port Authorities warned in its amicus curiae.
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4 minute read
September 22, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Attorney Sues Houston Law Firm for Nonpayment in US Olympic Dr. Larry Nassar's Sex Abuse Cases"At all relevant times for this matter, plaintiff was the only attorney at Berg & Androphy licensed to practice law in the State of California." said Justin C. Pfeiffer, a partner at Lewis Brisbois.
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