Adolfo Pesquera

September 21, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Unbeknownst to Law Funder, Munoz was a co-principal in Contreras & Munoz, a professional corporation also connected to the state district court judge, Jesse Contreras.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

September 20, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

"Contrary to plaintiff's position, there is no basis to conclude that Texas is the 'center of gravity' for either the consolidated action or the claims in the Texas action," U.S. District of New Jersey Chief Judge Freda Wolfson wrote.

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read

September 19, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

First Amendment attorney Ari Cohn, in a Twitter podcast, described Oldham's argument that the platform moderator's don't have free speech because there is "no speaker" as baffling.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

September 16, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

When Bidisha Rudra and friends began recording Upton's tirade on their phones, Esmeralda Upton allegedly escalated her attack, physically striking Rudra and threatening to shoot them, the complaint asserts.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read

September 16, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

On the trade secrets claim, Pitman ruled MWK demonstrated that Jowers would have known the information was confidential and that MWK attempted to keep the information it learned about candidates and clients confidential.

By Adolfo Pesquera | Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

4 minute read

September 15, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Total's appeal was more focused on Kinder Morgan's actual coverage, which was limited to $6 million. The trial court sided with Kinder Morgan on that point, but Total claimed actual damages of $9 million and hoped to overcome the limit.

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read

September 12, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Assistant U.S. Attorney Alamdar Hamdani, in the government's motion for competency examination, described a history of delusional and threatening behavior by Tiffany Shea Gish toward public figures.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

September 12, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

The unpublished opinion filed by a Fifth Circuit panel was the appellate court's third look at the Magness chapter of the Stanford Ponzi scheme and focused on an appeal by Magness to the district court's award of $45 million prejudgment interest.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

September 09, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Counsel for plaintiffs argues Tornado Cash is excepted from sanctions because its character does not fall under any definition applicable to other persons and entities on the sanctions list.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

September 09, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

The Twelfth District accepted the case as an accelerated interlocutory appeal, and Justice Greg Neeley made quick work of the plaintiffs' claims in the 10-page unanimous opinion he delivered.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read