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Supreme Court Proposes Capping Referral Fees
The Texas Supreme Court has set off a controversy with a proposal that would cap referral fees at $50,000 or 15 percent of the attorneys' fees for the party in a case -- whichever is less.
Patir v. MFC International Corp.
Publication Date: 2001-11-05 Practice Area:
Industry: Court: Tex. App. Dist. 1 Judge: Michael H. Schneider Chief Justice Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number: 01-00-00780-CV
OPINIONAppellant ("Patir") sought damages for breach of contract relating to a commission agreement with appellee ("MFC"). MFC counterclaimed for damages relating to Patir's breach of contract and
New York Mercantile Exchange Inc. v. IntercontinentalExchange Inc., 05-5585-cv
Publication Date: 2007-08-14 Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Industry: Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Judge: Katzmann Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number: 05-5585-cv
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS SECOND CIRCUIT Herbert C. Ross, Jr., Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig & Wolosky LLP, New York, NY; Martin I. Kaminsky, Edward T. McDe
Successfully Humanizing an HMO
In Brewer v. Chang, attorney John Scott faced the daunting task of defending an HMO accused of promoting cost savings over the medical well-being of patients. Scott believed his own face -- rather than other witnesses -- could best humanize the HMO for the jury. The jury verdict for his client was the first in a managed care medical malpractice suit brought under Texas' 1997 Health Care Liability Act.
Attorneys Argue Over Toyota Venue
Plaintiffs' lawyers including Lieff Cabraser partner Elizabeth Cabraser convened in San Diego for a hearing in the Toyota litigation; a decision on the venue is expected within a few weeks.Law Schools Add Climate Change To Curriculum as Firms 'Warm Up'
Just as more law firms are establishing global warming practice groups, law schools are crafting their own courses to address the legal issues of climate change.
Onstad v. Wright
Publication Date: 2001-08-23 Practice Area:
Industry: Court: Tex. App. Dist. 6 Judge: Justice Grant Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number: 06-00-00121-CV
OPINIONRockne Onstad, counsel for plaintiffs in a medical malpractice lawsuit, appeals from the imposition of a monetary sanction by the trial court on him personally after it declared a mistrial i
In-house counsel: Michael C. Nichols, Sysco Corp.
With business in 49 states and parts of Canada, Sysco is the largest food service marketing and distribution organization in North America. Using a fleet of 7,000 trucks, the company delivers a variety of fresh, frozen and canned foods and related products to more than 300,000 restaurants, schools, hotels and health care institutions. The National Law Journal interviews their general counsel, Michael C. Nichols.
Contingent-Fee Work Looks More Attractive to Some Big-Tex Firms
With tort reform putting pressure on trial lawyers on both sides of the docket, Dallas-based Winstead Sechrest & Minick recently hired several commercial litigators accustomed to representing plaintiffs, in order to build a contingent-fee practice.More from ALM
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