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May 11, 2005 |

Asbestos-Silica Bill Makes Triumphant Comeback at Texas Legislature

A state bill that would establish new requirements for claimants who bring personal injury and wrongful death suits for exposure to asbestos or silica recently cleared the Texas Senate with a unanimous vote and flew through the House Civil Practices Committee on May 3 without being amended. What made the difference this year as opposed to two years ago when the bill died?
5 minute read
December 23, 2002 |

Lawyer for a Lost Cause

Houston lawyer Rusty Hardin is accustomed to the limelight and big cases, but he took a giant leap into the national spotlight in 2002 by leading Arthur Andersen's defense in its six-week-long obstruction of justice trial in Houston this summer.
7 minute read
December 27, 2002 |

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July 18, 2005 |

Big Business Turning to Plaintiffs' Lawyers for Help

Plaintiffs' attorneys - the proverbial thorn in the side of corporate America - are finding themselves hired with increasing frequency to help big businesses fight legal battles.
6 minute read
October 06, 2003 |

A Sophisticated-User Doctrine in Silica Cases?

Two groups backed by insurance and business interests have urged the Texas Supreme Court in an amici curiae brief to curb "a potential silica sand lawsuit explosion" in the state by adopting a rule based on the "sophisticated user" doctrine.
6 minute read
May 07, 2002 |

Texas High Court Again OKs Judicial Bypass to Allow Abortion

The Texas Supreme Court has waived the requirement that a pregnant minor's parents be told before she has an abortion because the trial court didn't issue written findings on her allegations that notification could cause her to be abused. The decision marks only the second time since the parental notification law took effect in 2000 that the high court has reversed a lower court's denial of a judicial bypass.
4 minute read
July 25, 2005 |

An Equitable Solution?: Texas Firms Vary Widely in Use of Non-Equity Partner Status

Back in the days when firms adhered strictly to an up-or-out system for promoting associates, non-equity partners were the occasional rare bird at the highest-grossing Texas-based firms. But now 20 of the 25 Texas firms that brought in the highest revenues in 2004 include equity and non-equity partners.
10 minute read
May 03, 2002 |

High Court OKs Judicial Bypass for Second Time to Allow Abortion

The Texas Supreme Court on April 29 waived the requirement that a pregnant minor`s parents be told before she has an abortion because the trial court didn`t issue written findings on her allegations that notification could cause her to be abused. The decision in In Re Jane Doe 10 marked only the second time since the parental notification law took effect in 2000 that the high court has reversed a lower court`s denial of a judicial bypass. The identity of the girl who requested the bypass and the trial
4 minute read
July 13, 2005 |

Big Business Turns to Plaintiffs Lawyers

Though once considered a thorn in the side of corporate America, plaintiffs attorneys say big businesses are hiring them with increasing frequency to help fight their legal battles.
8 minute read
September 15, 2003 |

Pro Bono: Time Well Spent

Representatives from the 20 firms that supplied their 2002 pro bono statistics to Texas Lawyer say they believe in giving back to their communities. The 6,803 lawyers at 20 firms donated 149,957 hours to legal services last year, meaning the average attorney performed 22.04 hours of pro bono in 2002.
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