Miriam Rozen

March 28, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

In a race-discrimination employment lawsuit in Dallas federal court, corporate defendants filed a motion for sanctions against the plaintiff, a certified nursing assistant. The defendants' motion alleges the plaintiff's side engaged in spoliation of evidence and specifically that the plaintiff's lawyer failed to produce relevant email correspondence.

By Miriam Rozen

2 minute read

March 24, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

After a one-week trial and several hours of deliberations, Crossfit Inc. and a Houston affiliate won a 10-2 take-nothing verdict against a plaintiff who alleged he had suffered from rhabdomyolysis, a serious syndrome due to a direct or indirect muscle injury, after a complimentary introductory workout.

By Miriam Rozen

7 minute read

March 24, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

U.S. Magistrate Jeffrey Cureton of the Northern District of Texas in Fort Worth ordered on March 23 that a race-discrimination plaintiff and her attorney are jointly and severally liable for $13,847 in attorney fees and $1,146 in expenses as sanctions.

By Miriam Rozen

5 minute read

March 23, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

Until about five years ago, class-action plaintiffs and their lawyers frequently won big money against consumer finance corporate defendants.

By Miriam Rozen

9 minute read

March 18, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

A Dallas judge tossed a civil lawsuit filed by a private taxpayer, which challenged the fees paid to the special prosecutors pursuing criminal charges against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

By Miriam Rozen

4 minute read

March 17, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

A Dallas federal jury delivered on March 17 a $502 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson and one of its subsidiaries, DePuy Orthopaedics. The jury issued the decision after a nine-week trial and one week of deliberations.

By Miriam Rozen

3 minute read

March 17, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

In a negligence case in the 415th District Court in Parker County, a jury issued this month a $695,000 verdict against the owners of a canine that bit their neighbor.

By Miriam Rozen

3 minute read

March 16, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

According to U.S. News & World Report, one Texas law school moved up quite a bit on the list.

By Miriam Rozen

4 minute read

March 15, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

In a brief filed March 14, special prosecutors for the state countered Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's arguments for why an appellate court should dismiss a criminal case against him. Both sides have requested oral arguments, but a date has not yet been set.

By Miriam Rozen

3 minute read

March 14, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

A Dallas federal judge dismissed age discrimination claims that a former Petco employee had filed against the retailer. The judge dismissed the claims because the plaintiff failed to disclose the employment lawsuit in her Chapter 13 bankruptcy filing.

By Miriam Rozen

2 minute read