More Big-Tex Firms Land on Elite Deal List

For deals work of many kinds, nine Texas firms are among the nation's leading transactional players in 2007, showing up in rankings on The American Lawyer's Corporate Scorecard 2008, an elite listing of the firms with the most robust corporate practices. Houston firms Andrews Kurth and Vinson & Elkins posted the best results on the Corporate Scorecard charts.

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VerdictSearch: Age Discrimination Suit Ends With $306,300 Verdict

A former lobby supervisor of an Albertson's grocery store in El Paso has won $306,300 in a jury verdict in a case involving alleged age discrimination and retaliation. The employee had been fired after filing a complaint with the company. Albertson's contended that he was discharged for performance problems.

Trusts & Estates

Maintaining the Foundation of a Blended Family: It's important for an estate lawyer to create a healthy environment that will allow both spouses to communicate their desires without destroying the marriage, says Ingrid Warren. And sometimes that requires a real balancing act for the lawyer.

United States v. Hazlewood

(5th Cir. 05/05/2008)

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals court disagreed with Cythnia C. Hazlewood's contention that because the information did not, on its face, allege a misdemeanor charge, the magistrate judge who presided over her case lacked jurisdiction. 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 07-50827

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Taylor v. State

(Tex.App. Dist.6 05/06/2008)

The trial court did not err in denying Jonathan Billy Taylor's motion to withdraw his waiver of a jury trial. Texarkana Court of Appeals, No. 06-07-00142-CR

• Wait and see: Robert Kepple, the executive director of the Texas District & County Attorneys Association (TDCAA) in Austin, a nonprofit representing prosecutors' interests with the Legislature, will not be attending the "Prevention of Wrongful Convictions" round-table discussions scheduled today.

• UT’s longtime law library director dies: Roy Mersky, a UT law professor and the director of the Tarlton Law Library and Jamail Center for Legal Research, died May 6 after a brief illness. He was 82.

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