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.
January 18, 2016 | Texas Lawyer
$1.19M in Attorney Fee Awarded, but Only $218K DamagesIn a final judgment, U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas in Sherman this month awarded $218,900 in damages and $1.193 million in attorney fees to Baylor Frisco Medical Center, based on the hospital's summary judgment motion, prepared by its lawyers from Norton Rose Fulbright.
By Miriam Rozen
3 minute read
January 14, 2016 | Texas Lawyer
Post-Deposition Motions for Sanctions Fly in Race Discrimination Lawsuit Against Burlington Northern Santa FeIn a Jan. 13 response filed in race discrimination lawsuit, the corporate defendant, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), represented by Fort Worth's Kelly Hart & Hallman, offered its version of events that unfolded during a contentious deposition last year.
By Miriam Rozen
3 minute read
January 14, 2016 | Texas Lawyer
Houston Firm Wins Damages, Attorney Fees By Pursuing Former ClientIn a final judgment against a former client, Legge Farrow Kimmit McGrath & Brown won $65,000 in damages and $14,000 in attorney fees.
By Miriam Rozen
1 minute read
January 14, 2016 | Texas Lawyer
Houston Firm Wins Damages, Attorney Fees By Pursuing Former ClientIn a final judgment against a former client, Legge Farrow Kimmit McGrath & Brown won $65,000 in damages and $14,000 in attorney fees.
By Miriam Rozen
1 minute read
January 14, 2016 | Texas Lawyer
Post-Deposition Motions for Sanctions Fly in Race Discrimination Lawsuit Against Burlington Northern Santa FeIn a Jan. 13 response filed in race discrimination lawsuit, the corporate defendant, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), represented by Fort Worth's Kelly Hart & Hallman, offered its version of events that unfolded during a contentious deposition last year.
By Miriam Rozen
3 minute read
January 13, 2016 | Texas Lawyer
Joe Jamail Revised Will Six Months Before DeathSix months prior to his death on Dec. 23, 2015, the legendary Texas plaintiff lawyer Joe Jamail revised his will.
By Miriam Rozen
3 minute read
January 13, 2016 | Texas Lawyer
Joe Jamail Revised Will Six Months Before DeathSix months prior to his death on Dec. 23, 2015, the legendary Texas plaintiff lawyer Joe Jamail revised his will.
By Miriam Rozen
3 minute read
January 11, 2016 | Texas Lawyer
What Happens When Public Defenders, Staff Win the Lottery?With the Powerball lottery's jackpot topping $1 billion this week, the potential to win financial freedom looms in the minds of many. This lottery fever reminds us of former lottery winner Winston Shepherd, a public defender in Dallas County.
By Miriam Rozen
2 minute read
January 11, 2016 | Texas Lawyer
Will Environmental Protection Agency Revise Report About Fracking's Alleged Contamination of Water Supplies?The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Science Advisory Board produced this month a draft of proposed revisions to a 2015-issued report, and in it echoed Texas anti-fracking plaintiffs' concerns about alleged water contamination.
By Miriam Rozen
3 minute read
January 11, 2016 | Texas Lawyer
What Happens When Public Defenders, Staff Win the Lottery?With the Powerball lottery's jackpot topping $1 billion this week, the potential to win financial freedom looms in the minds of many. This lottery fever reminds us of former lottery winner Winston Shepherd, a public defender in Dallas County.
By Miriam Rozen
2 minute read
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