Miriam Rozen

October 01, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

William Schlecht, who, after retiring from the telecommunications giant, began a part-time business law practice in San Antonio, filed the lawsuit in San Antonio federal court. Schlecht filed it as a proposed class action on behalf of Marcus Barroso, his hairstylist's son, and unnamed others who allegedly also were unconstitutionally confined beyond their sentences.

By Miriam Rozen

5 minute read

September 28, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

A court ordered to have W. Steve Smith removed as Chapter 7 trustee from bankruptcy cases, basing that ruling in part on allegations that for oral arguments Smith traveled in 2011 to New Orleans with his wife, who served as his appellate counsel, and his two children. The family arrived three days early, stayed one night afterwards, and then Smith submitted an un-itemized bill that included a request to distribute $3,486 in estate funds to his firm for the trip costs.

By Miriam Rozen

7 minute read

September 28, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

Andrews Kurth's clients filed a Rule 11 sanctions motion in San Antonio federal court that targets plaintiffs counsel William H. Oliver of San Antonio's Pipkin & Oliver. The motion argues that the plaintiffs counsel flouted procedures that he "and everyone who has completed first-semester civil procedure knows."

By Miriam Rozen

3 minute read

September 28, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

Despite the firm's international reach, Greenberg's management honors local autonomy, she said. "It's not a New York firm coming along and telling us what to do," Venditti said.

By Miriam Rozen

2 minute read

September 28, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

A court ordered to have W. Steve Smith removed as Chapter 7 trustee from bankruptcy cases, basing that ruling in part on allegations that for oral arguments Smith traveled in 2011 to New Orleans with his wife, who served as his appellate counsel, and his two children. The family arrived three days early, stayed one night afterwards, and then Smith submitted an un-itemized bill that included a request to distribute $3,486 in estate funds to his firm for the trip costs.

By Miriam Rozen

7 minute read

September 28, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

Andrews Kurth's clients filed a Rule 11 sanctions motion in San Antonio federal court that targets plaintiffs counsel William H. Oliver of San Antonio's Pipkin & Oliver. The motion argues that the plaintiffs counsel flouted procedures that he "and everyone who has completed first-semester civil procedure knows."

By Miriam Rozen

3 minute read

September 28, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

Despite the firm's international reach, Greenberg's management honors local autonomy, she said. "It's not a New York firm coming along and telling us what to do," Venditti said.

By Miriam Rozen

2 minute read

September 23, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

Geophysical Service Inc., a Calgary, Canada-based producer of seismic data, filed lawsuits in Texas federal courts against Hunt Oil Co., ConocoPhillips, and Anadarko Petroleum. In three complaints, GSI alleges the three oil & gas exploration companies infringed on its copyrights by obtaining its valuable seismic data from a Canadian regulatory agency.

By Miriam Rozen

3 minute read

September 23, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

A federal judge in Sherman dismissed a civil-rights suit filed by a plaintiff who alleged that Collin County Court at Law Judge Barnett Walker violated his protections under the 4th and 14th Amendments when he detained him for two hours because he "disrespectfully" asked for a copy of a court transcript.

By Miriam Rozen

4 minute read

September 23, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

A federal judge in Sherman dismissed a civil-rights suit filed by a plaintiff who alleged that Collin County Court at Law Judge Barnett Walker violated his protections under the 4th and 14th Amendments when he detained him for two hours because he "disrespectfully" asked for a copy of a court transcript.

By Miriam Rozen

4 minute read