John Council

January 07, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

A Houston federal judge has rejected an unusual attempt by a group of religious activists to ban “Drag Queen Storytime” at a public library based…

By John Council

4 minute read

January 07, 2019 | Litigation Daily

A Houston federal judge has rejected an unusual attempt by a group of religious activists to ban “Drag Queen Storytime” at a public library based…

By John Council

4 minute read

January 04, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

The State Commission on Judicial Conduct has disciplined two Dallas district court judges who ran on a political slate together last year and endorsed each other's candidacy.

By John Council

4 minute read

January 03, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has shut down an Irish insurance company's attempt to sue Schiff Hardin for negligent misrepresentation after determining the law firm could not be liable to a nonclient under the attorney immunity defense doctrine.

By John Council

3 minute read

January 03, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

“In talking to his wife, we wish he was here for this decision. We're still going to go forward with the trial,” Nitin Sud said,

By John Council

6 minute read

January 02, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

A Galveston attorney has been indicted on charges of insurance fraud, barratry and money laundering in connection with allegations that he improperly submitted roof hail damage claims to insurance companies on behalf of clients he'd never met.

By John Council

2 minute read

December 28, 2018 | Texas Lawyer

Bennett was disbarred in March 2014 after a specially assigned state district judge concluded that he had violated two rules of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct.

By John Council

3 minute read

December 27, 2018 | Texas Lawyer

Both decisions center on George Fleming and his former law firm, which represented 8,051 clients who agreed to settle their claims against drugmaker Wyeth after using the prescription diet drug “fen-phen,” which caused heart problems.

By John Council

5 minute read

December 26, 2018 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Lawyer has been documenting the troubles of the legal industry for the past three decades, and there were plenty of instances during 2018.

By John Council

12 minute read

December 26, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

FINRA, the nonprofit organization that protects investors and market integrity, concluded that Morgan Stanley's anti-money laundering (AML) program failed to meet the requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act because of three major issues.

By John Council

2 minute read