Laura Benitez

June 14, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Pacific Investment Management Co. executives made the point to the U.S. Treasury that a Russian default would allow President Vladimir Putin to keep foreign currency reserves that would have otherwise been paid to creditors, giving him more money for his war efforts.

By Laura Benitez and Loukia Gyftopoulou

3 minute read

March 04, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Finding ways to wager on distressed securities is standard fare on Wall Street, but doing so in the wake of Russia's widely condemned invasion of Ukraine brings unique risks.

By Laura Benitez, Sridhar Natarajan and Katia Porzecanski

4 minute read

January 22, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

By affording same-sex couples the right to marry in Texas and mandating the recognition of lawful same-sex marriages in other states, Obergefell and DeLeon seem to make clear that same-sex spouses are entitled to bring wrongful death, loss of consortium and loss of household services claims on the "same terms and conditions" previously reserved exclusively for marriages between a man and woman.

By Laura Benitez Geisler

5 minute read

June 30, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

In a rare wins for plaintiffs, two separate decisions narrowed Chapter 95's scope and excluded from its purview common law claims for negligent activity and negligent undertaking.

By Laura Benitez Geisler

5 minute read

June 25, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

In a rare wins for plaintiffs, two separate decisions narrowed Chapter 95's scope and excluded from its purview common law claims for negligent activity and negligent undertaking.

By Laura Benitez Geisler

5 minute read

October 10, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

Social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and YouTube often are sources of information that can impact a lawsuit in a variety of ways, writes Laura Benitez Geisler. With the click of a button, a personal-injury plaintiff can diminish the value of his case by uploading pictures that show him engaged in physical activities inconsistent with the injuries claimed.

By Laura Benitez Geisler

5 minute read