Mary Alice Robbins

June 16, 2003 | Law.com

With the stroke of a pen, Texas Gov. Rick Perry last week signed into law a comprehensive reform bill that could change the civil litigation landscape in Texas. One area that the bill is expected to affect the most is medical malpractice, where non-economic damages will be capped in actions brought after Sept. 1, the effective date of a majority of the bill's provisions.

By Mary Alice Robbins

11 minute read

May 13, 2013 | Texas Lawyer

Jackson Walker partner Charles L. "Chip" Babcock is in the news again, representing another television talk show host. This time it's Dr. Phil.

By Mary Alice Robbins

3 minute read

May 24, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

At a May 25 hearing, a committee of the Texas Supreme Court will seek a temporary injunction to prevent an Austin ex-convict and his two companies from engaging in acts alleged to constitute the unauthorized practice of law. Kevin Lashus (pictured), a senior attorney with FosterQuan in Austin, represents the UPLC in the suit.

By Mary Alice Robbins

5 minute read

June 03, 2002 | Law.com

Reversing a lower court's ruling, the Texas Supreme Court has held that an insured can sue its liability insurance company for damages incurred because the insurer unfairly delayed settling a third-party's claim. The court ruled in favor of the insurer but the decision is considered a victory for insureds because they can sue insurers if they meet certain standards of proof for liability.

By Mary Alice Robbins

5 minute read

May 03, 2002 | Law.com

When Don Davis isn't busy converting 200-pound lumps of oil-based clay into life-size sculptures of golf greats like Jack Nicklaus or the late Payne Stewart ... or creating a series of sculptures of children and animals for a "healing garden" at the Children's Hospital ... he attends to his career as a partner with Austin's Byrd, Davis & Eisenberg.

By Mary Alice Robbins

6 minute read

October 03, 2006 | National Law Journal

In keeping with a nationwide trend, application totals at six of the nine law schools in Texas dropped for the second consecutive year, according to figures provided by the schools.

By Mary Alice Robbins

10 minute read

February 04, 2008 | Law.com

Two former justices on the Texas Supreme Court will square off against each other Feb. 7 in arguments before the high court. The case they're sparring over, Robinson v. Crown Cork & Seal Inc., raises constitutional challenges to a provision in H.B. 4, the state Legislature's major tort reform bill of 2003.

By Mary Alice Robbins

9 minute read

May 08, 2006 | Law.com

Claiming that Texas may have executed an innocent man in 2004 based on a flawed forensic analysis, the Innocence Project has asked the fledgling Texas Forensic Science Commission to review the arson cases of inmates still in state prisons.

By Mary Alice Robbins

6 minute read

June 25, 2002 | Law.com

When accused terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui stands trial on charges that he was part of the conspiracy leading to the Sept. 11 attacks on America, Charles Freeman, a Muslim lawyer from Houston, could be at his side. Moussaoui on Monday asked the court to allow Freeman to help him question a government witness. Moussaoui is currently representing himself pro se.

By Mary Alice Robbins

5 minute read

May 24, 2006 | National Law Journal

When federal judges filed their financial disclosure reports in years past, a judicial committee, at a judge's request, could black out much of the information. But that's not the case with the 2005 reports that were due on May 15.

By Mary Alice Robbins

6 minute read