Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

November 18, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

Former Texas Attorney General Dan Morales says he has information about attorney conduct during the tobacco litigation that would bolster the state's efforts to obtain some of the $3.3 billion in fees awarded to the plaintiffs' lawyers. Morales says he has executed a sworn statement regarding "events and circumstances" that could provide a basis for the state to pursue the fee-forfeiture claim against the unnamed plaintiffs' lawyers.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

6 minute read

December 17, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

A former fen-phen client of Fleming & Associates has sued the Houston-based firm and partner George Fleming, alleging they took too much expense money out of her fen-phen settlement, including a share of $29 million for echocardiograms performed on prospective clients.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

7 minute read

June 17, 2002 | Law.com

After the judge in Arthur Andersen's obstruction of justice trial gave jurors an instruction Friday afternoon that should make it easier for them to agree on a guilty verdict, defense lawyer Russell "Rusty" Hardin Jr. asked for a mistrial -- which U.S. District Judge Melinda Harmon of Houston turned down. Harmon's instruction says the jury need not decide the same Andersen agent acted corruptly to find the partnership guilty.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

6 minute read

November 06, 2009 | Law.com

Thompson & Knight partner J. Holt Foster has handled video game transactions for many years, but the high-profile deal he just negotiated for Tornado Studios stands out from the pack because it features a photo shoot instead of a shoot-'em-up. Foster helped the company ink a video game development and publishing license agreement for a game based on "Project Runway," a reality television show starring Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn. The game will be released in the spring of 2010 in the Nintendo Wii format.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

4 minute read

January 12, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

U.S. District Judge Samuel B. Kent of the Southern District of Texas, already indicted on three federal criminal charges, now faces three additional charges — one an unusual obstruction-of-justice allegation that could have separation-of-powers implications. Obstruction is a more difficult charge for Kent to defend, says Robert Udashen, a criminal-defense lawyer.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys and John Council

7 minute read

June 13, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

A former client of Jenkens & Gilchrist sued the Dallas-based firm in federal court in New York on June 8 alleging malpractice and breach of contract in connection with the firm's work on a reverse merger in 2004. The plaintiffs seek a minimum of $10 million on the malpractice cause of action and a minimum of $10 million for breach of contract from Jenkens, which closed its doors March 31.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

4 minute read

May 25, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

The days of extravagant summer associates' programs featuring meals at pricey restaurants, dinner cruises, suites at sporting events and weekends out of town seem to be over for now, with large Texas firms scaling back on the summer social events as well as the size of the summer programs. Munsch Hardt's Kitty O'Connell Henry (pictured), co-chairwoman of the firm's law school hiring program, says, "We've cut back on a few things."

By Jeanne Graham and Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

15 minute read

August 22, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

The summer associate hiring market for 2012 is shaping up to be at least as solid as last year, which is a signal that Texas firms and others with large operations in Texas are feeling bullish about business prospects for next year. "People are hoping for the best and hoping the worst is gone," says Carrie Hoffman, the summer hiring partner at Gardere Wynne Sewell.

By Jeanne Graham and Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

8 minute read

August 21, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

The high-stakes battle over whether Houston lawyer Ronald D. Krist should help defend BP from suits filed over a deadly explosion at the company's Texas City refinery took another twist on Monday when a former client who had hired Krist's firm to sue BP over the explosion filed a professional negligence suit against Krist, the firm and others.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

7 minute read

May 24, 1999 | Law.com

Texas plaintiffs lawyers handling fen-phen suits say recent settlement overtures by American Home Products Corp. will not distract them from taking suits to trial in Texas this summer and getting the nation's first fen-phen verdict. Eight Texas plaintiffs lawyers say they are open to talking with the mass-tort litigation's primary defendant, American Home Products, about settling their individual suits, but they aren't expecting any speedy national settlement.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

6 minute read