Mary Alice Robbins

February 21, 2002 | Law.com

Alleging that the failure of PacifiCare of Texas Inc. to pay millions of dollars of claims has disrupted patient care, Texas Attorney General John Cornyn has sued the HMO. The suit is the first action brought against a managed health care company under Texas' "delegated networks" law, under which an HMO must make sure the companies contracted to work for it comply with the state's statutory and regulatory requirements.

By Mary Alice Robbins

6 minute read

August 07, 2002 | Law.com

Expected appeals of a federal judge's dismissal of Texas A&M University and university officials from suits brought by families of students killed or injured in the 1999 bonfire collapse could be affected by how the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules after an en banc review of its decision in a Mississippi case. That case, McClendon v. City of Columbia, et al., marked the 5th Circuit's adoption of the state-created danger theory.

By Mary Alice Robbins

5 minute read

March 19, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

A challenge to a Democratic candidate in the race for presiding judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, withdrawal of a Republican candidate in the same race and disqualification of another Republican candidate for a Texas Supreme Court seat marked the end of filing for the May 29 primaries.

By Mary Alice Robbins

6 minute read

July 19, 2004 | National Law Journal

Texas warns: This trademark ain't big enough for the both of us.

By Mary Alice Robbins

5 minute read

October 15, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

On Oct. 10, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's attorney asked a 3rd Court of Appeals panel to stick to the court's previous finding that Texas' money laundering statute did not cover checks in 2002 when a political action committee sent corporate contributions to a Republican committee that gave money to GOP candidates.

By Mary Alice Robbins

4 minute read

January 25, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

The Texas Supreme Court has rejected a request by the State Bar of Texas board of directors to suspend the work of the Uniform Forms Task Force, which recommended forms for pro se litigants to use in uncomplicated, uncontested divorce cases. In a letter delivered this afternoon to the State Bar, Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson wrote, "In accordance with its usual practice, the Court has decided to refer the Task Force report to the Supreme Court Advisory Committee."

By Mary Alice Robbins

4 minute read

May 09, 2002 | Law.com

Under a rule recently approved by the State Bar of Texas board of directors, a $200 per-case fee would be charged to out-of-state attorneys who appear pro hac vice in Texas courts. The rule's modeled after one in Delaware, one of some 20 states to enact such a standard. Now it's up to the state supreme court to decide whether to adopt the rule and how the fee revenue will be allocated -- an issue that's yet to be settled.

By Mary Alice Robbins

5 minute read

June 16, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

The regular session of the 78th Legislature will be remembered as the session when Texas-style bipartisanship gave way to highly divisive partisan bickering. That situation led to a diverse group of winners and losers.

By Mary Alice Robbins

6 minute read

May 30, 2002 | Law.com

Two firms are doing what firms do -- filing suits. But in this case, they're suing each other. Ohio-based Arter & Hadden alleges that a group of San Antonio partners left the firm with Tom Loeffler on May 1, 2001, to form Loeffler, Jonas & Tuggey breached their fiduciary duties and partnership agreement. Loeffler Jonas in turn alleges the former Arter & Hadden partners built the San Antonio and Austin offices "from the ground up."

By Mary Alice Robbins

6 minute read

February 09, 2001 | Law.com

A Houston lawyer and former Houston police officer who once allegedly avoided paying a $20,000 credit card debt after a phony obituary reported he had died pleaded guilty to charges of insurance fraud. Harry Key Noe II, 74, faces spending his retirement years behind bars for falsely claiming he was disabled and lying about his date of birth to collect more than $300,000 in insurance money since 1992.

By Mary Alice Robbins

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