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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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November 13, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

150 Plaintiffs and Counting: Asbestos Litigators Sue De Beers Empire

A Dallas asbestos litigation law firm is suing De Beers PLC and 28 affiliated companies on behalf of 159 plaintiffs.

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3 minute read

November 12, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Man Hits Cow in Case That Tests 'Unrealistic Delivery Times'

A delivery driver injured in a rollover is testing a negligence claim as a non-employee to pursue compensatory and exemplary damages against 7-Eleven.

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3 minute read

November 12, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Defense Verdict: Alston & Bird Beat Back $35M Claim Against Nokia

An East Texas federal court jury found Nokia did not infringe on three patents owned by a Dallas firm seeking $35 million damages.

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3 minute read

November 11, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

$7 Million Verdict Awarded in San Antonio

A federal court jury awarded $7 million to a man left paraplegic because of police brutality.

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4 minute read

November 08, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Texas AG Paxton Stops Biden's Spousal Parole For Undocumented Immigrants

"This unlawful parole scheme would have rewarded more than 1 million illegal aliens with citizenship and incentivized millions more to break into our country," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said.

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4 minute read

November 07, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Social Media Law: Federal Circuit Gives Trial Court Instructions

The directive for discovery is based on the supreme court's conclusion that the case as it stand is severely underdeveloped.

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3 minute read

November 07, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Plaintiff Lawyers Seek to Reinstate Judge Found to Show Bias

"Vacating the entire contempt order conflicts with precedent of this court, the (U.S.) Supreme Court, and other circuits," the plaintiffs' petition asserts.

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4 minute read

November 06, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Republicans Sweep: 13 Democratic Judges Defeated in Houston Area

Statewide, Democratic Party incumbents and challengers were bested in the majority of contested races.

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4 minute read

November 05, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Paxton's Suit Against Election Monitors Is Latest in Flurry of Voting Litigation

These actions were just the latest in a long series of legal maneuvers, mostly by Paxton, that opponents allege is voter intimidation or constraints on voting rights.

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6 minute read

November 04, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Quinn Emanuel Secures $16M Verdict Against Bell Helicopter

Bell allegedly shared the technology with Aeronautics Corporation of America, which manufactured its own units and sold them back to Bell and a substantially lower cost, Rogerson Aircraft co-lead counsel Karl Stern argued.

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