Miriam Rozen covers the business of law and focuses on how lawyers preserve and expand their client roster. Contact her at [email protected]. Twitter: @MiriamRozen.
October 19, 2016 | Texas Lawyer
Judge Reaffirms Ruling Halting U.S. Guidelines for School Transgender Bathroom PoliciesThe Texas federal judge who previously blocked a nationwide mandate by President Barack Obama's administration to allow transgender public school students to use bathroom facilities matching their gender identities reaffirmed his ruling this week.
By Miriam Rozen
4 minute read
October 18, 2016 | Texas Lawyer
Lawyer Faces Sanctions Motion Over Alleged Intimidation of Diamond DealersDid a Nashville, Tennessee attorney, who is a defendant and a counterclaimant in a case brought by a diamond retailer, intimidate and harass potential witnesses by threatening subpoenas for non-existent litigation through a surrogate? That's a question a Sherman, Texas, federal judge will review at a hearing scheduled next month about a Dallas diamond retailer's motion for sanctions that makes those precisely those allegations against the lawyer.
By Miriam Rozen
7 minute read
October 18, 2016 | Law.com
The Red and the Blue: From Climate to Health Care, State AGs Are Drawing Legal Battle LinesThe recent Exxon Mobil case—pitting the emblematic blue state, Massachusetts, against the prototypical red state, Texas—illustrates the growing influence of state attorneys general on national policy, and their increasing willingness to deploy the resources of their offices to drive their policy preferences.
By Miriam Rozen
8 minute read
October 17, 2016 | Texas Lawyer
Exxon Bids to Halt NY Attorney General's Probe Into Impact of Fossil Fuels on ClimateExxon Mobil Corp. reversed course and no longer plans to cooperate, and instead intends to engage in a legal battle with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, according to a motion filed by the energy company Monday.
By Miriam Rozen
7 minute read
October 10, 2016 | Texas Lawyer
Paxton's Prosecutors Undeterred After Judge Tosses SEC Civil Fraud LawsuitA Sherman,Texas, federal judge's tossing of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's civil fraud complaint against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has not deterred the special prosecutors pursuing criminal charges against the state's top lawyer.
By Miriam Rozen
7 minute read
October 07, 2016 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: A $302M Hat Trick for This Texas TrioThree must be the right number for Caldwell, Cassady and Curry. The trio just won a third time for VirnetX against Apple, securing a $302 million jury verdict in the Eastern District of Texas.
By Miriam Rozen
7 minute read
October 06, 2016 | Texas Lawyer
ADR Trailblazers on Fixing Industry Gender GapAnn Ryan Robertson of Locke Lord and Jennifer Smith of Hogan Lovells say the male-dominated field of international arbitration is becoming more inclusive.
By Miriam Rozen
34 minute read
October 06, 2016 | Texas Lawyer
Sanctions Sought for Stopping Witness from Sharing Any Criminal History During DepositionIn a proposed class action lawsuit targeting The Jewellery Channel, plaintiffs are seeking sanctions, arguing that a defense lawyer told a defense witness during a deposition to not answer questions about his criminal history.
By MiRIAM ROZEN
4 minute read
October 05, 2016 | Texas Lawyer
Three Bites at Apple Leads to $302M Verdict in Eastern District of TexasThree equals the number of times the Caldwell Cassady & Curry lawyers have persuaded a jury that Apple infringed on the same Nevada-based VirnetX-owned patents.
By MIRIAM ROZEN
8 minute read
October 03, 2016 | Texas Lawyer
2016 Attorney of the Year: Paul YetterPaul Yetter leads the fight for the forgotten foster children in Texas.
By Miriam Rozen
9 minute read
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