Adolfo Pesquera

January 24, 2025 | Texas Lawyer

The Commission for Lawyer Discipline asked the Texas Supreme Court to drop its case against Ken Paxton, but the attorney general wants the court to do more than accept a nonsuit with prejudice.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read

January 24, 2025 | Texas Lawyer

The judicial commission responsible for certifying court reporters wants the Texas Supreme Court to rule it never had to certify their artificial intelligence competitor.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

January 23, 2025 | Texas Lawyer

A Bexar County district court judge is challenging a local docket rotation system that disregards legislative duties given to a specific court.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

January 22, 2025 | Texas Lawyer

Orders from Texas and Delaware courts froze the parties into a deadlock from which neither could move until the Delaware judge offered a compromise.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

January 22, 2025 | Texas Lawyer

Anticipating an about-face by a Trump-run Justice Department, a coalition of Texas, New York and D.C. law firms are converging in Texas courts to defend HIPAA law regarding the privacy of medical records, particularly those of pregnant women.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read

January 21, 2025 | Texas Lawyer

In a case of first impression, the Fifteenth Court of Appeals held Google can depose the state of Texas in a deceptive-trade practices lawsuit.

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read

January 17, 2025 | Texas Lawyer

A judge sympathetic to the hundreds of victims of the massive Port Neches refinery explosion was not able to convince the defendant corporation to pay $292 million in restitution as part of a criminal sentence plea.

By Adolfo Pesquera

7 minute read

January 16, 2025 | Texas Lawyer

A natural gas pipeline owner alleges lower courts erred by adding language in a contract to the trader's benefit, and seeks reversal at the Texas Supreme Court.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

January 15, 2025 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Supreme Court justices heard argument on whether Southern Methodist University has the right to separate from its founder.

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read

January 15, 2025 | Texas Lawyer

The Texas Supreme Court must decide whether Texas law permits interest rates on the total principal amount for the life of the loan, regardless of a declining principle balance.

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read