Angela Morris

Angela Morris is ALM Media's Texas litigation reporter. She covers lawsuits in all levels of Texas state and federal courts. Based in Austin, Morris earned journalism and government degrees from the University of Texas at Austin in 2006, and since then, has worked primarily as a reporter and writer, but also has skills in videography, photography and podcasts. Follow her on Twitter at @AMorrisReports.

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December 21, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Is Amazon Liable if Sellers' Products Cause Injury? Courts Weigh 'Sweeping Implications'

Courts in California, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and elsewhere have split when asked if Amazon.com counts as a seller under products liability law. Now the question has also landed on the Texas Supreme Court's doorstep.

By Angela Morris

4 minute read

December 21, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Deeply Divided: Judicial Selection Commission Weighs Eliminating Partisan Elections

Members of the Texas Judicial Selection Commission did not agree on ideas to stop partisan elections of judges and switch to an appointment-retention election system.

By Angela Morris

4 minute read

December 18, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Pay Him: High Court Finds Texas Owes Alfred Dewayne Brown for 12 Years in Prison

Neal Manne, co-managing partner in Susman Godfrey in Houston, represented Alfred Dewayne Brown pro bono for five years and has now won him his wrongful imprisonment compensation.

By Angela Morris

4 minute read

December 17, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Not So Sweet: King's Hawaiian Rolls-Maker Hires Quinn Emanuel for Packaging Spat

The major issue is plastic wrapping with a bright orange border, prominence of the word "Hawaiian," and a see-through window that lets 12 fluffy, golden Hawaiian sweet rolls peek out at shoppers.

By Angela Morris

3 minute read

December 17, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Despite COVID Freeze, Texas Litigators Scored Million-Dollar Jury Verdicts in 2020

Texas Lawyer reviewed its news coverage and scoured VerdictSearch to locate the largest verdicts of the 2020. Here is our top-five list.

By Angela Morris

5 minute read

December 16, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

This Lawyer Wants to 'Bust Up' Google—And It's Not About the Money

Houston trial lawyer Mark Lanier is leading a large group of plaintiffs attorneys for the state of Texas and nine other states that are suing Google, alleging the tech giant is violating antitrust laws in the online display advertising market.

By Angela Morris

4 minute read

December 16, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

It's Risky to Sue Clients for Attorney Fees, as This Houston-Area Case Shows

Richmond lawyer Michael Orsak's law firm will keep a $58,000 award that it won from a client, but the client now gets a second chance to argue that Orsak breached his fiduciary duty and should be forced to forfeit his attorney fee.

By Angela Morris

4 minute read

December 15, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

'Sweet Jeezus': Lawyers React After Alleged Anti-Masker's Death From COVID-19

Odessa lawyer Lawrence Barber died Dec. 12 of a COVID-19 infection that he likely picked up at a pretrial hearing. Texas attorneys are infuriated, saying his death was tragic.

By Angela Morris

3 minute read

December 15, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Discipline Them: Lawyers Want Ethics Charges Against AGs Behind Election Challenge

A legal group claimed that Ken Paxton violated a lawyer discipline rule against filing a frivolous pleading. But the way the Texas rule is written may enable Paxton to escape a grievance.

By Angela Morris

4 minute read

December 14, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

'A Nightmare Out Here': Another Texas Lawyer Dies of COVID-19

Midland and Odessa attorneys say that judges in Ector County need better COVID-19 precautions, after an attorney caught the virus at a November pretrial hearing, and died from his infection.

By Angela Morris

4 minute read

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