Adolfo Pesquera
Adolfo Pesquera, based in San Antonio, covering Texas courts. Contact at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Adolfo_PEZ
December 17, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Houston Offshore Energy Firm Challenges Bonding Rule by Suing InsurersA Houston-based mid-size offshore energy exploration company is indirectly challenging stricter federal bonding requirements by suing its surety providers.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
December 17, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Rogge Dunn Represents Florida Trucking Firm in Civil RICO Suit Against Worldwide ExpressDallas-based Worldwide Express and affiliated companies are alleged in a RICO suit of cheating consumers, their agents and partners and of retaliating against a whistleblower.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
December 16, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Freeport LNG Explosion: Zachary Industrial Evades $400M Damages Claim in Bankruptcy CourtA Houston bankruptcy judge dismissed a consequential damages claim against Zachary Industrial Inc., finding there was no gross negligence involved in the Freeport LNG Terminal explosion.
By Adolfo Pesquera
2 minute read
December 16, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Attorney General Seeks Permanent Injunction Against Abortion-Related TelemedicineTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit against a New York doctor to enforce state law outlawing abortion and prevent out-of-state telemedicine providers from prescribing abortion-inducing drugs.
By Adolfo Pesquera
2 minute read
December 16, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
The Buzbee Law Firm Accused of Client Abuse in Two Louisiana LawsuitsFormer Tony Buzbee clients, now represented by Mississippi-based law firms, allege Buzbee used improper accounting to cheat them out of their fair share of settlements.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
December 11, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
No Medicare Fraud Here, Says Federal Judge in Case of Foreign Physicians in Operating RoomA federal judge in the Southern District of Texas threw out on summary judgment a qui tam lawsuit alleging that a hospital fraudulently billed the government for operations performed by unlicensed foreign doctors.
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
December 10, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Austin Appeals Court Rejects Free Speech Defense in Attorney's $2.9M Disgorgement SuitThe Austin Court of Appeals followed recent case law dismissing law firms that try to use free speech as a defense in conflict-of-interest lawsuits.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
December 09, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Texas High Court Asked if Texas Retailers Must Have Airport-Level SecurityRetailers are complaining that the Texas Supreme Court is being asked to consider security measures akin to airport screenings.
By Adolfo Pesquera
5 minute read
December 06, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
$60.6M Texas Verdict Awarded to Victim in Barroom AssaultTexas Live! and associated defendants were hit with a $60.65 million jury verdict for a security guard's assault of a barroom patron.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
December 05, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Too Much Punishment? Lawyer Pushes Back After 3rd SuspensionThe Texas Supreme Court is considerating a statute of limitations defense in a reciprocal discipline case from the Board of Disciplinary Appeals
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
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