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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June 30, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Lawyer Who Bribed Judge Resigns in Face of Attorney-Discipline Case

Noe Perez Jr. of Edinburg voluntarily resigned his law license instead of facing an attorney discipline case that alleged that his criminal conduct also amounted to professional misconduct as an attorney.

By Angela Morris

2 minute read

June 30, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Fifth Circuit Hands Win to Amazon in Third-Party Products Liability Dispute

Products liability plaintiffs attorneys across the nation have tried holding Amazon accountable for third-party sellers' dangerous products, and they have had split success.

By Angela Morris

3 minute read

June 29, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Dismissed: Court Tosses Lawsuit by Judge Disciplined for Refusing to Marry Same-Sex Couples

McLennan County Justice of the Peace Pct. 1 Place 1 Judge Dianne Hensley lost her case because she chose to sue rather than using the normal appeals procedure for judicial misconduct sanctions.

By Angela Morris

3 minute read

June 28, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

$121M Judgment Against Credit Suisse as Investment Firm Wins Real Estate Dispute

"We went to trial against a Wall Street bank, and proved that they committed fraud," said Austin trial lawyer Bill Reid.

By Angela Morris

4 minute read

June 28, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

'Designate a Villain': The Legal Strategy That Led a Houston Jury to Award $19M to ER Docs in Insurance Dispute

Houston attorney John Zavitsanos said that he and other attorneys are representing emergency room doctors in similar cases against insurance companies in Arkansas, Mississippi, Nevada, Florida and Georgia.

By Angela Morris

4 minute read

June 25, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Texas High Court Orders Dismissal of Mass-Shooting Victims' Suit Against Gun Retailer

The majority ruling sided with arguments by Academy that the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act required the trial court to dismiss the litigation by survivors and victims' families of the 2017 Sutherland Springs mass shooting.

By Angela Morris

3 minute read

June 25, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Court: Products Liability Plaintiffs Can't Target Amazon Over Third-Party Seller's Dangerous Products

The Texas Supreme Court ruled that Amazon.com Inc. doesn't own the title to products that third-party sellers peddle on its platform, and so it can't count as a "seller" for purposes of products liability lawsuits.

By Angela Morris

3 minute read

June 25, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Supreme Court Just Ruled Against Facebook—And This Could Have Implications Across the Internet

Plaintiffs attorney Annie McAdams said, "I think it will have a profound influence. This is the first major decision that puts a crack in absolute immunity for internet companies."

By Angela Morris

3 minute read

June 25, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Customers Are Calling Their Lawyers: Attorneys Fielding Increased Calls Against Businesses

In recent years, civil rights plaintiffs attorneys from Georgia to Michigan say that more and more potential clients have called them and described racial discrimination that they faced in businesses.

By Angela Morris

6 minute read

June 24, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Attorney Sentenced to 6 Months in Federal Prison for IOLTA Tax Evasion

"This was a heartbreaker to lose," said criminal-defense attorney Michael Minns of Houston, who plans to appeal his client's conviction and sentence for felony conspiracy to defraud the United States.

By Angela Morris

4 minute read

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