By Angela Morris | February 13, 2020
The amount of new civil litigation in Houston has jumped 23% over the past five years. Some practice areas saw double-digit gains from 2015 to 2019, while others had major declines. Texas Lawyer takes a look at the biggest opportunities for litigators.
By Angela Morris | February 11, 2020
Civil litigation increased in 2019 in all the other major metro areas, yet Harris County experienced a 9% drop in new civil cases. Meanwhile, Austin saw a 13% jump in that metric.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Jack Newsham | February 5, 2020
The headhunting industry has changed in lockstep with the legal profession, as advancing technology and changing law firm needs influence the way laterals get placed.
By Angela Morris | January 31, 2020
The statistics show that the biggest gains in judge diversity, which came after the 2018 partisan sweep when Democrats ousted Republican judges in Texas' major metro areas, happened at the trial-court level.
By Victoria Hudgins | January 29, 2020
In Florida, plaintiffs are tacking on trespass violations to their ADA website lawsuits to boost their monetary damage claims. But while some believe these "inventive" trespass claims stand on shaky legal ground, others are say they are far from frivolous.
By Frank Ready | January 28, 2020
According to Exterro's 2020 Judges Survey, the view from the bench is that ephemeral messaging apps, along with privacy laws and the wide number of potential data sources, are likely to inhibit attorneys' ability to bring more organization to the e-discovery process.
By Victoria Hudgins | January 27, 2020
The NCRA alleges that a lack of certification and the possibility for altered audio makes digital court reporting "dangerous," but proponents argue there is little difference between digital and in-person court reporting.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Max Mitchell | January 27, 2020
The plaintiffs bar has started getting into the Big Data game as well, although so far, the emphasis has been on case management.
By Frank Ready | January 22, 2020
The technology behind virtual influencers is starting to attract interest from venture capitalists, but advertisers may have to think twice about how they go about disclosing the machine behind the celebrity.
By Katharine David, Robert Eckels, Sandy Hellums-Gomez, Arturo Michel, Mike Stafford, Anthony Franklyn and Ben Stephens and Husch Blackwell | January 22, 2020
On Dec. 5, the Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments in PRSI Trading, LLC v. Harris County, Texas. Before the Texas Supreme Court is the issue…
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