Adolfo Pesquera
Adolfo Pesquera, based in San Antonio, covering Texas courts. Contact at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Adolfo_PEZ
August 07, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Paralegals Could Soon Have Limited Civil Law Practices"It is unacceptable that 92% of low-income Texans are not being served by our legal profession," Texas Supreme Court Justice Brett Busby said.
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
August 07, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Opposing Counsel Want Judge's Son Off the CaseRSM Production Corp. alleges Jonathan Lerhmann represented it in a dispute with the defendants and is now working on a related case for opposing counsel.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
August 06, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
'Trump Train' Defendants Headed for Jury TrialSome participants live-streamed their reckless driving, and one vehicle ultimately collided with a campaign vehicle, according to the plaintiffs' complaint and court exhibits.
By Adolfo Pesquera
5 minute read
August 05, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
The Gap Between Judges and Jurors: $222M Reversal Spotlights DifferencesLeft uncorrected, the impact of the panel's grievous errors will extend far beyond this case, threatening unsustainable confusion on a host of issues throughout trial courts in the 10 counties, plaintiffs attorney Andrew Gould said.
By Adolfo Pesquera
5 minute read
August 02, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
In Texas Appellate Court, Physicians' Loss on Out-of-Network Rates Erases $5.5M Attorney FeesThe physicians admitted a meeting of the minds is needed to form a binding contract, but claimed a specific dollar amount is not required for a contract to be enforceable.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
August 01, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Dueling Personal Injury Law Partners in Houston Seek Dissolution, InjunctionThe Pusches also discovered that David Nguyen applied to register the law firm's trademark logo, We Push You Win, the petition claims.
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4 minute read
July 31, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
U.S. Fifth Circuit Vacates USDOT 'Final Action' on Oil Drilling 'Explosive'A plasma cutting device used to extract stuck pipes used in oil and gas drilling is not a "new explosive" and its transport cannot be barred, a federal appeals court ruled.
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
July 30, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Meta Reaches $1.4B Settlement With Texas: Meet the LawyersMcKool Smith and Keller Postman assisted the Texas attorney general in achieving an accelerated settlement of $1.4 billion with Meta for its unauthorized use of Facebook users' biometric data.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
July 29, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
'Gritting My Teeth, I Concur': Judges Conflicted as Lawyer Accused of Theft"Gritting my teeth, I concur. The removal statutes have shifted over the years, but not enough to erase the stubborn fact that Weaver transformed a remand for waiver-by-participation into a remand for lack of federal jurisdiction," wrote Circuit Judge Stuart K. Duncan
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
July 26, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Gov. Abbott's Judicial Appointee Remains in San Antonio Election Race"This is a six-month appointment. I'm serving because we have a court that can't afford to go without a seventh Justice for six months and I'm happy to do it," Lori Massey Brissette said.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
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