Adolfo Pesquera
Adolfo Pesquera, based in San Antonio, covering Texas courts. Contact at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Adolfo_PEZ
May 31, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
'Thrown to the Wolves': PTSD in Focus as Ex-Deputy in Santa Fe School Shooting Sues County for Alleged Disability Discrimination"His reputation as a peace officer has been shot," plaintiff counsel Alfonso Kennard said.
By Adolfo Pesquera
6 minute read
May 31, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
'Most People Know What It Did to Me': Uvalde Mass Shooting Triggers PTSD in Paramedic, Claim Alleges"The room smelled like flesh and sulfur, and there were flies everywhere, and you could hear the screaming and all the wailing," Mike Gomez said in his Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint against the Mico Volunteer Fire Department.
By Adolfo Pesquera
6 minute read
May 26, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Judge Refuses to Step Down Over Juror Signatures in American Airlines Sex-Assault Case"The verdict certificate signatures are different from the verdict certificate provided to the parties after the court discharged the jury," attorney Rob Miller said.
By Adolfo Pesquera
2 minute read
May 25, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Lawyer in Hot Seat: State Bar Commences Disciplinary Action Against Texas Attorney General"(Paxton's) representations were dishonest," the bar's petition declares.
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
May 25, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
2 Texas Judges Ousted, 10 Races Decided in Judicial District Runoff ElectionsSix races were between Republican Party candidates vying to claim a vacated bench. Of the four Democratic Party races, two involved incumbents.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
May 24, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Extended: Injunction Protecting Pediatric Transgender Medical CareThe order allows GENECIS Clinic founder Dr. Ximena Lopez and doctors at Children's Medical Center of Dallas to provide care to transgender youth that includes puberty blockers and hormone therapy.
By Adolfo Pesquera
2 minute read
May 24, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Counsel for Catholic Priest Gets Reversal of Attorney Fee AwardThe case involves awarded attorney fees of $292,770.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
May 24, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Limits of Environmental Commission's Water Rights AuthorityGunnar P. Seaquest, of Bickerstaff, Heath, Delgado, Acosta, argued on behalf of the petitioner, Pape Partners Ltd. Clinton W. Twaddell III of Branscomb Law represented the respondent, DRR Family Properties L.P.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
May 23, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Dallas Court Closes Chapter on Removal of Confederate War MemorialLead plaintiff Eugene Jalon Robinson sued Jennifer Scripps, the city's director of the Office of Cultural Affairs, over removal of the Confederate War Memorial from Pioneer Park Cemetery.
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
May 20, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Social Media Companies Turn to SCOTUS in Fight With States Over Content Control"HB 20 is an unprecedented assault on the editorial discretion of private websites," NetChoice states in its emergency application to the Supreme Court.
By Adolfo Pesquera
5 minute read
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