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March 17, 2014 |

Newsmakers: Week of March 17

Santiago "Jimmy" Alaniz, a partner in Fisher & Phillips in San Antonio, has been named a 2014 fellow in the mentoring program sponsored by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity. Plus more new positions, appointments, awards and honors.
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February 17, 2014 |

VerdictSearch: Store Not Liable for Fall, Jury Finds

A jury declined to award damages to a woman who claimed that rain water was to blame for her fall in a gas station store.
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March 14, 2008 |

Court Sides With McGinnis, Lochridge in Disqualification Dispute

Pat Lochridge (pictured) persuaded Austin's 3rd Court of Appeals to deny the plaintiff's petition for writ of mandamus that sought to disqualify McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore from representing Brown McCarroll in a legal-malpractice suit. The court found that the partnership "has not established its entitlement to the extraordinary relief of a writ of mandamus."
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July 27, 2009 |

No Decision in Arbitration Leads To More Litigation

Alleging a partner in Strasburger & Price in Dallas failed to issue an arbitration decision in a dispute over ownership of a ranch, a former owner of Fort Worth-based Blackmon Mooring seeks nearly a half-million dollars in actual damages and unspecified punitives from the firm and partner Charles M. Hosch in a breach of contract and fraud suit.
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March 10, 2008 |

Disqualification Duel

Can a firm defend another firm in a legal malpractice suit after representing the same firm in the underlying case that gave rise to the malpractice claim? That question is raised in a case in which Austin's 3rd Court of Appeals heard arguments March 5.
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December 10, 2012 |

Arbitration/Mediation: Ross W. Stoddard III

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April 27, 2009 |

The Texas 100 - 2009

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June 22, 2010 |

Texas High Court Nixes Common-Law Claims in Sexual Harassment Suits

In a case of first impression, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a plaintiff who successfully sues for sexual harassment under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act cannot also recover damages for a common-law claim of negligent supervision and retention. Two employment law experts say the 7-2 decision in Waffle House v. Cathie Williams is a huge win for employers and an "appalling" loss for employees who are victims of sexual harassment at work.
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August 03, 2009 |

Newsmakers

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June 21, 2010 |

Supreme Court Nixes Common-Law Claims in Sexual Harassment Suits

In a case of first impression, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a plaintiff who successfully sues for sexual harassment under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act cannot also recover damages for a common-law claim of negligent supervision and retention. Justice Don Willett (pictured) wrote the opinion in Waffle House v. Cathie Williams.
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