Adolfo Pesquera
Adolfo Pesquera, based in San Antonio, covering Texas courts. Contact at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Adolfo_PEZ
November 08, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Texas AG Paxton Stops Biden's Spousal Parole For Undocumented Immigrants"This unlawful parole scheme would have rewarded more than 1 million illegal aliens with citizenship and incentivized millions more to break into our country," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
November 07, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Social Media Law: Federal Circuit Gives Trial Court InstructionsThe directive for discovery is based on the supreme court's conclusion that the case as it stand is severely underdeveloped.
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
November 07, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Plaintiff Lawyers Seek to Reinstate Judge Found to Show Bias"Vacating the entire contempt order conflicts with precedent of this court, the (U.S.) Supreme Court, and other circuits," the plaintiffs' petition asserts.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
November 06, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Republicans Sweep: 13 Democratic Judges Defeated in Houston AreaStatewide, Democratic Party incumbents and challengers were bested in the majority of contested races.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
November 05, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Paxton's Suit Against Election Monitors Is Latest in Flurry of Voting LitigationThese actions were just the latest in a long series of legal maneuvers, mostly by Paxton, that opponents allege is voter intimidation or constraints on voting rights.
By Adolfo Pesquera
6 minute read
November 04, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Quinn Emanuel Secures $16M Verdict Against Bell HelicopterBell allegedly shared the technology with Aeronautics Corporation of America, which manufactured its own units and sold them back to Bell and a substantially lower cost, Rogerson Aircraft co-lead counsel Karl Stern argued.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
November 01, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
State Bar Reports Nine Attorneys Disciplined And A ResignationThe State Bar of Texas, in its November disciplinary report, cites actions against nine attorneys and one resignation in lieu of discipline. On…
By Adolfo Pesquera
5 minute read
November 01, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Trump Files $10B Suit Against CBS in Amarillo Federal CourtThe 19-page complaint is mainly due to a long series of insults directed at the Democratic nominee, her party and debatable accusations about the overall integrity of CBS.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
October 31, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Dallas Court of Appeals Lets Stand Injury Caused by State Farm Payment DelayThe case calls into question the applicability of two recent Texas Supreme Court opinions: Ortiz and Rodriguez.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
October 31, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Houston Appeals Court Reverses $1.5M Award Against Oil, Gas Equipment FirmThe appeals court said a contract must be sufficiently definite in its terms to be legally binding.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
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