Mary Alice Robbins

March 15, 2004 | National Law Journal

Two big-city attorneys are scheduled to face off later this month in a courtroom in Angleton, Texas�a small Gulf Coast community that has been friendly to plaintiffs in the past�to begin a trial in an asbestos-related suit in which the plaintiff wants up to $6 billion in damages. But it's not just the plaintiff's quest for a 10-figure payment that makes this asbestos case different.

By Mary Alice RobbinsAmerican Lawyer Media News Service

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April 16, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

A State Bar of Texas employee is under investigation for the alleged misappropriation of funds from a Texas Supreme Court account primarily used to reimburse lawyers who overpaid annual fees.

By Mary Alice Robbins

3 minute read

December 17, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

With 2012 about to become history, it's time to look back and reflect on those in the Texas legal community whose actions have made it a year to remember. Without further ado, here are the 2012 winners of Texas Lawyer's Tongue-in-Cheek Awards.

By Mary Alice Robbins

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October 20, 2008 | National Law Journal

In a decision that could make it easier for defendants to challenge plaintiffs' choice of venue, the en banc 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has granted a car manufacturer's petition for writ of mandamus to force a trial judge to move a products liability case from Marshall, Texas, to Dallas.

By Mary Alice Robbins

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May 03, 2010 | New York Law Journal

By Mary Alice Robbins

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August 02, 2004 | National Law Journal

In a new twist on a law that defines a fetus as a person, an Amarillo, Texas, woman is scheduled to go to trial this week for delivering cocaine to her baby while it was still in her womb.

By Mary Alice RobbinsAmerican Lawyer Media News Service

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June 16, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

In a case of first impression, the 1st Court of Appeals recently held that Houston firefighters and police officers have the same right to appeal civil service commission decisions to a district court as their counterparts in other cities. At issue in Watts v. City of Houston is the meaning of the term "final" in Texas Local Government Code �143.131(c).

By Mary Alice Robbins

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May 03, 2004 | National Law Journal

In an unusual move, the normally conservative Texas Court of Criminal Appeals recently overturned two death-row cases. But the court's move isn't the only thing unusual about the cases.

By Mary Alice RobbinsAmerican Lawyer Media News Service

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January 09, 2008 | National Law Journal

Texas settled a suit against tobacco companies 10 years ago for $17.3 billion, but a fight over attorney fees stemming from the settlement is going on in two courts. Brent Coon, a principal in Brent Coon & Associates, alleges he was a partner in Provost Umphrey when the state reached a settlement agreement with the companies, and he is entitled to part of the $3.3 billion that will be split among lawyers who represented the state. But some of the defendants named in Coon's suit have fired back, suing Coon.

By Mary Alice Robbins

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February 22, 2010 | National Law Journal

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ? An Oxford real estate couple will get a new hearing about penalties imposed by the North Central Mississippi Board of Realtors.

By Mary Alice Robbins

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