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Adolfo Pesquera

Adolfo Pesquera

Adolfo Pesquera, based in San Antonio, covering Texas courts. Contact at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Adolfo_PEZ

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April 15, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Nightmare for Houston Law Firm as Post-COVID Staff Reunion Goes Awry: Suit Claims

"They did it to us and we're a law firm," the attorney said. "I can only imagine what they're doing to others."

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read

April 14, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Dallas Lawyers Clinch $41 Million Verdict Over Squandered Oil-Gas Concession

"Our argument was they could have complied with the regulations, but the parent company decided to shut down the whole operation, effectively ignoring their obligations to our client," counsel said.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read

April 13, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

$41.8 Million Verdict Lands in Texas Over Breakthrough Cancer-Treatment Patent Suits

Ward, Smith & Hill attorneys teamed with Morrison & Foerster on the case.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read

April 13, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

This Technology is Boosting Public Defenders' Efforts

Public defense agencies are piloting the program in Chicago, Cincinnati, Texas, Washington, D.C., and Queens in New York.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

April 12, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Certified Question to Texas Supreme Court Tests Protections of Government Officials

Henry Neef Carnaby of the City of Houston Attorney Legal Department, and Seth Barrett Hopkins of the Harris County Attorney's Office represent the city, county and investigating officers.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read

April 12, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

$15.7 Million Dallas Verdict: Apartment Management Company Found Liable in Wrongful Death Suit

Personal injury lawyer Jason Stephens said this was one of the hardest cases he has tried because of the complexity of the liability facts.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read

April 11, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

'False or Unworthy of Credence': Court Revives ADA Discrimination Case Against Apache

James E. Sudduth III of Sudduth & Associates in Lake Charles, Louisiana, represents the plaintiff. Apache is represented by Anthony G. Stergio, Andrew J. Clark, and Wesley M. Walker of the Andrews Myers firm in Houston.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

April 08, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Citing 'Substandard' Effort, Court Dismisses White Law Professor's Reverse-Discrimination Claim

"It's not the obligation of this court to do [the plaintiff's] work for him," Judge Charles Eskridge found.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

April 07, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Ross Dress For Less Defeats Dismissal Motion Over 2 Million-Square-Foot Warehouse Project

A real estate development group, claiming a right of free speech defense in a land dispute with the national retailer Ross Dress for Less, lost on its appeal of a motion to dismiss.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

April 06, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

West Texas Jury Says 'Take Nothing' in $22.5 Million Mineral Rights Lawsuit

Robert Vartabedian, a partner in Alston & Bird's Fort Worth office, was the lead attorney for the defendants.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read


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