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Senior reporter John Council is a native Texan who covers litigation and appellate courts in his home state. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @john_council
December 4, 2018 | Litigation Daily
After the plaintiff and defendant exchanged several profanity-laced emails, a Denton County lawyer has decided to dismiss his $100 million defamation suit against an online critic.
By John Council
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November 29, 2018 | Litigation Daily
A group of 40 media organizations, including The New York Times and The Washington Post, have filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit urging them to allow civil litigants to use Texas' Anti-SLAPP statute to protect themselves against defamation claims filed in federal—not only state—courts.
By John Council
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November 29, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
A group of 40 media organizations, including The New York Times and The Washington Post, have filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit urging them to allow civil litigants to use Texas' Anti-SLAPP statute to protect themselves against defamation claims filed in federal—not only state—courts.
By John Council
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November 28, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal
Michael Kwasnik pleaded guilty Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Robert Kugler and faces up to 20 years in prison and a $500,000 fine.
By John Council
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November 28, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Fort Worth's Second Court of Appeals has validated a will that was drafted by an attorney in an unusual manner—his client was a quadriplegic, unable to speak, and could communicate with the lawyer only by blinking "yes" or "no" to questions.
By John Council
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November 27, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Dallas attorney R. Brent Cooper recently took a math question to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on behalf of a primary liability insurer in a dispute over a serious multi-vehicle accident.
By John Council
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November 26, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
While the Nazi regime famously looted Europe of its great works of art during World War II for personal use, Adolf Hitler and his henchmen actually…
By John Council
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November 26, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
“You can press 'send' and literally talk to 11 percent of the lawyers in Texas. It's crazy,'' said Scott Rothenberg, a Houston appellate attorney who participates in the group.
By John Council
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November 21, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
The Court of Criminal Appeals has refused to overturn a ruling that's preventing the three Houston attorneys appointed as special prosecutors in the criminal case against Ken Paxton from getting paid.
By John Council
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November 20, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
A pair of Houston plaintiffs attorneys recently had to pursue emergency appellate relief to stay an upcoming trial date on the Monday after the holiday. One lawyer recently had a child in the hospital, and the other had a sister in hospice care.
By John Council
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In Memoriam: Richard "Dick" K. DeScherer (1944-2024) We mourn the loss of our friend and former partner and Co-Chairman, Richard "Dick" K. DeScherer. Dick was a member of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP for more than 24 years. He was the consummate business lawyer, wonderful colleague and true friend. He joined the Bloomberg organization in 2012, a client for whom he had served as their principal legal advisor since their inception, and later was appointed as a member of their board. Dick's knowledge and experience were unparalleled, as evidenced by appointment to leadership and board positions at numerous well-respected organizations. He was deeply involved in civic and community engagements through his work with the S.L.E. (Lupus) Foundation, Lupus Research Institute, United Hospital Fund of New York, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, National Dance institute, and Baryshnikov Dance Foundation, among others. He received an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University in 1970, a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1969, and a B.A. from the University of Virginia in 1966. He was a member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. We offer our sincerest condolences to his family, including his wife Jennie, son Christopher and wife Amanda, daughter Kate, and grandchildren Emmett, Serena, George, Emily and Madeline. We will remember Dick with the utmost respect, admiration and affection. His loss will be felt by his many friends and colleagues at Willkie, and by all those whose lives he touched.
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