Help Wanted: Who Will Fill 5th Circuit Vacancies?
While President Barack Obama has appointed six U.S. district court judges in Texas, he has yet to place a jurist from the Lone Star State on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.Answering the Call: Texas Democratic Lawyers Join Effort to Protect the Vote
Get-out-the-attorney drives are being held in cities acorss Texas, with the hope that 1,000 Texas Democratic lawyers will enlist for legal service and go -- at their own expense -- to one of 10,000 contested precincts around the country. "We will not have an attorney-client relationship with the campaign or represent it in court proceedings," Barbara Saylers says. "We will help monitor the polls and watch for election law violations."Big Law's Decade of Technology
Welcome to 2010 ... and a new decade! Wow, we are getting old. Hey, where is my hovercraft? I guess I will have to settle for the ability to watch movies while simultaneously playing Pong against a foreign exchange student in Nepal and checking the best prices on new TVs -- all from my mobile phone.Judge's Silica Order Could Affect Future Mass Tort Litigation
In a June 30 order that could impact future mass tort litigation, a federal judge accused screening companies, doctors and plaintiffs lawyers of being willing participants in a "scheme" involving approximately 10,000 plaintiffs diagnosed with silicosis.Appellate Courts Wrestle With Diversity Issues
Texas appellate court jurists interviewed by Texas Lawyer say that diversity among their attorney ranks is important at their courts. The percentage of minorities working as staff attorneys at the courts is lower than the percentage of minorities licensed to practice law in Texas. David Chew of El Paso's Court of Appeals says, "As the only Asian-American judge in Texas, I'm keen on it [diversity]."PI Firm Wins First Round in PAC Suit
Attorneys in a small personal-injury firm in Austin took on a political action committee tied to U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and won -- at least the first round. Senior District Judge Joe Hart's May 26 ruling in Paul Clayton, et al. v. Bill Ceverha, et al. is the first in the highly publicized political controversy over the alleged illegal use of corporate contributions in the 2002 state legislative races.Employment Litigation Enlightenment
For general counsel, employment litigation is about money. The legal department pays it to the company's outside lawyers to defend or settle suits or to satisfy a judgment. The cycle grinds on: Money goes out but doesn't come in, and a company is no better off after suit than before.Baron and Boone, Bringing in the Big Buck$
As of June 30, Haynes and Boone had raised $147,000 for President Bush, placing the firm as the fourth-largest contributor to Bush's campaign among organizations in the nation and the top law firm contributor in Texas to any presidential political candidate ever.Comacho v. Texas Workforce Commission
40 TEX. ADMIN. CODE � 811.2(A) and (B) are inconsistent with the federal Medicaid statute, as they impose additional requirements for obtaining benefits.Trending Stories
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