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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
May 17, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
A Texas court of appeals dismissed a negligence case in which an Ohio bridal shop claimed a Dallas hospital failed to properly respond to an Ebola virus scare after an infected nurse visited the business to try on dresses and ultimately chased away customers.
By John Council
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May 16, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
A columnist for The Dallas Morning News waded into litigious territory when he wrote a column about suicide that so upset a set of parents who were…
By John Council
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May 15, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
A former San Antonio lawyer will be spending the next six years of his life in prison after federal investigators alleged that he created fake Texas…
By John Council
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May 14, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
After two courts slammed him for using what amounted to a “push poll” to sway a jury pool in a wrongful death case, prominent Dallas attorney William…
By John Council
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May 14, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
When Houston mass tort lawyer Clayton Clark was sued over an advertising contract dispute, he went looking for the best trial counsel he could find and choose two from either side of the bar to represent him: plaintiff lawyer Jim Perdue Jr. and defense attorney Alistair Dawson.
By John Council
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May 10, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
After a dispute with her bailiffs over courtroom security, Dallas County family court Judge Kim Cooks apparently took matters into her own hands by bringing a gun with her on the bench during a recent child custody jury trial, according to a Dallas County Sheriff's Department report obtained by Texas Lawyer.
By John Council
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May 10, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
“Invasion of privacy is the theory on which The Travis Law Firm tried its case and on which the jury was charged. Texas courts have not recognized a corporation's right to privacy, and we likewise decline to do so here,” wrote Justice Russell Lloyd.
By John Council
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May 9, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
A McKool Smith lawyer recently helped convince a Delaware Court that a $10 million insurance policy his hotel chain client purchased from National Union Fire Insurance Company should cover his defense costs of a trade secrets case—even though the policy excluded trade secrets claims.
By John Council
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May 8, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
After facing down campaign attacks from a leading conservative Texas lawmaker who warned citizens in a North Texas city to “beware” of a “Muslim lawyer” candidate, attorney Salman Bhojani recently won a narrow election to become a member of the Euless City Council.
By John Council
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May 4, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
“The SDTX regularly prosecutes multiple thousands of illegal entry, illegal re-entry and smuggling cases per year,” said Ryan Patrick, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas. “These new attorneys will go toward increased enforcement of the administration's zero-tolerance policy toward those who illegally enter the county and other immigration matters."
By John Council
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