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November 08, 2013 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Smith-Manning v. State Farm Lloyds

Click here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis Smith-Manningv.State Farm Lloyds2013 WL 5637539Only the Westlaw citation is currently available.United…
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In re Texas Windstorm Insurance Association
Publication Date: 2013-11-07
Practice Area: Civil Practice
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Court: Tex. App. Dist. 1
Judge: Michael Massengale Justice.
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Case number: 01-13-00123-CV

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus From the 56th and 212th District Courts Galveston County,

October 23, 2013 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Trial Strategy: Can Naming an Insurance Adjuster as a Defendant Help to Defeat Diversity Jurisdiction?

When a policyholder sues an insurance company in a state court, it may have to face the carrier’s effort to remove the case to federal court. Can…
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April 29, 2013 |

The Texas 100 - 2013

A chart of the 100 largest law firms in Texas.
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April 15, 2013 |

TWIA Seeks Mandamus After Firm Disqualified in Ike Fight

The 1st Court of Appeals will hear oral argument April 17 in a mandamus action over a disqualification order. At issue is whether Houston's Martin Disiere Jefferson & Wisdom can represent the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) in consolidated Hurricane Ike litigation pending in Galveston County.
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April 25, 2011 |

Former Silicosis Clients Sue O'Quinn Law Firm, Estate

A group of 187 former clients of the O'Quinn Law Firm has sued the Houston firm, the late John M. O'Quinn's estate and others, alleging the defendants overcharged them for expenses in silicosis suits, failed to distribute some silicosis settlements and communicate information about them, and were negligent in handling claims against some bankrupt silica defendants. Dale Jefferson (pictured), a partner in Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom of Houston, says, "We deny the pled allegations."
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April 06, 2006 |

Rita-Related Insurance Suits Pick Up Speed

Six months after Hurricane Rita blasted the Gulf Coast and surged across parts of Texas and Louisiana, several plaintiffs lawyers in Beaumont, Texas -- one of the communities hit hard by the storm -- say Rita has blown a substantial amount of business their way. Plaintiffs have filed about four times as many insurance suits in Jefferson County this year as they did in the first three months of 2005. And several lawyers predict more Rita-related suits to come.
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September 19, 2011 |

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July 29, 2008 |

Former Paralegal Sues Laminack, Firms Alleging Wrongful Termination

A former paralegal at Houston lawyer Richard Laminack's current and former firms alleges the prominent plaintiffs lawyer is a "sexual predator" who once offered her $15,000 to stay with him in a hotel room in Las Vegas over a weekend and once suggested she perform a sexual act on an expert witness to improve his mood and testimony.
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July 30, 2008 |

Prominent lawyer accused by former paralegal of being 'sexual predator'

A former paralegal at prominent plaintiffs lawyer Richard Laminack's current and former firms alleges the Houston attorney is a "sexual predator" who once offered her $15,000 to stay with him for a weekend in Las Vegas and once suggested she perform a sexual act on an expert witness. Angela Robinson has sued Laminack, his current firm of Laminack, Pirtle & Martines and a former firm, alleging wrongful termination and mail fraud conducted in connection with fen-phen litigation.
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