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Battle of the Crunchy Corn Snacks: Judge Permits Jury Questions in Tostitos Scoops v. Bowlz Suit

Texas Lawyer

Friday, March 8, 2013

Frito-Lay North America Inc. lost its court battle over bowl-shaped tortilla chips on March 1, when a Sherman federal jury issued a take-nothing verdict against the Plano-based company.

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Firm Sued Over Allegedly Unpaid Yellow Pages Ads

Texas Lawyer

Monday, February 4, 2013

AT&T Advertising LP, doing business as AT&T Yellow Pages, filed a breach of contract suit against the Law Offices of Gilbert T. Adams of Beaumont, alleging the firm failed to pay $484,710.54 for directory and online advertisements in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Ethical Spark: Golden Rule Guides Chief Legal Officer's Approach, Even to Litigation

Texas Lawyer

Monday, January 14, 2013

Walt Holmes rose through the ranks of the law department at Interstate Battery System of America Inc. to take on more than just legal work, and he does it all while following the Golden Rule: to treat others as they would want to be treated.

Building a Practice on Dallas' Appetite for Restaurants

The National Law Journal

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Matthew Sanderson is the lawyer version of a foodie. The shareholder at 120-attorney Looper Reed & McGraw in Dallas has built a career advising start-up and established restaurants, and he's in the right place to do it: The Dallas-Fort Worth area has more restaurants per capita than any other U.S. metropolitan area.

MERS, BofA Defeat Class Claims in Texas Counties' Suit over Mortgage Registry

The Litigation Daily

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Three Texas counties, including Dallas and Harris, have been rebuffed in their effort to bring a class action on behalf of all Texas counties against Bank of America Corporation and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc.

Couple Sues Brian Loncar & Associates, "Lending Company"

Texas Lawyer

Monday, December 10, 2012

Nickolas and Heather Stearns allege Brian Loncar & Associates deceptively encouraged them to borrow money from a lending company "at a shockingly high interest rate, without disclosing to his clients [the Stearnses] that the lending company was wholly or in part owned by Defendants." Loncar is permitted to advance money to clients, his attorney says.