Miriam Rozen

September 04, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

Texas has asked the full bench of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to rehear civil rights plaintiffs' case against the state's voter ID law after a three-judge panel from the same court ruled that the law discriminates.

By Miriam Rozen

4 minute read

September 03, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

A spoliation battle in Beaumont federal court pits FedEx Freight against Stevens Transport. The two transportation companies are co-defendants in litigation that arose following a 2012 highway accident in Jefferson County involving more than 100 vehicles.

By Miriam Rozen

2 minute read

September 03, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

A spoliation battle in Beaumont federal court pits FedEx Freight against Stevens Transport. The two transportation companies are co-defendants in litigation that arose following a 2012 highway accident in Jefferson County involving more than 100 vehicles.

By Miriam Rozen

2 minute read

September 01, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

In a petition, El Expreso alleges that the lawyers and insurer failed to have a change of venue motion filed to transfer from Cameron County another lawsuit targeting the bus company. As a result, the lawyers and insurer subjected the bus company to a potentially five times larger jury verdict than what El Expreso might have faced in Harris or another county, according to the petition El Expreso filed in Harris County this month.

By Miriam Rozen

3 minute read

September 01, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

In a petition, El Expreso alleges that the lawyers and insurer failed to have a change of venue motion filed to transfer from Cameron County another lawsuit targeting the bus company. As a result, the lawyers and insurer subjected the bus company to a potentially five times larger jury verdict than what El Expreso might have faced in Harris or another county, according to the petition El Expreso filed in Harris County this month.

By Miriam Rozen

3 minute read

September 01, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

A former University of Texas at San Antonio biology professor, who is a Chinese native, filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against the school. In her complaint, professor Ruoting Pei alleges that school officials falsely accused her of faking data and attempting to help the Chinese government with anthrax terrorist research.

By Miriam Rozen

2 minute read

September 01, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

A former University of Texas at San Antonio biology professor, who is a Chinese native, filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against the school. In her complaint, professor Ruoting Pei alleges that school officials falsely accused her of faking data and attempting to help the Chinese government with anthrax terrorist research.

By Miriam Rozen

2 minute read

September 01, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

The Supreme Court of Texas issued an order requiring juvenile court judges to tell youths whom they have certified to be tried in adult criminal courts that they may immediately appeal those rulings.

By Miriam Rozen

1 minute read

August 31, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

The Supreme Court of Texas issued an order requiring juvenile court judges to tell youths whom they have certified to be tried in adult criminal courts that they may immediately appeal those rulings.

By Miriam Rozen

1 minute read

August 28, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

Texas plaintiffs counsel welcomed a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruling upholding employees' use of a "cat's paw" theory of liability when they allege that their employers retaliated against them for complaining about discrimination.

By Miriam Rozen

6 minute read