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November 06, 2007 |

Plaintiffs Lawyers in 'Blood Feud' Over Fees From $2 Billion Settlement

A brawl is raging in Texas among some of the richest plaintiffs lawyers in the United States: John O'Quinn, bloodied and bowed after convictions for drunk driving and practicing without a license; Joseph Jamail, called the "King of Torts" by Newsweek; and veteran litigator Ronald Krist, who essentially is acting as Jamail's corner man. The three men, who have been fighting for years, are scrapping over legal fees won by O'Quinn in a $2 billion settlement in a breast implant class action.
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November 05, 2007 |

Lawyers Behaving Badly

Some very rich plaintiff lawyers in Texas are kicking sand in each other's faces in a fight over legal fees.
4 minute read
September 19, 2008 |

Gulf Coast Lawyers Forge Ahead

Harris County has canceled jury calls through Sept. 23, so citizens can deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. Judges on Galveston Island will soon have to make use of a law to move their courts to the mainland where litigants and lawyers can more easily access them. Lawyers and staff from Winstead mobilized to handle distribution at three points in the area. A one-day drive at the University of Texas School of Law collected supplies for storm victims.
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Elizondo v. Krist
Publication Date: 2013-08-30
Practice Area: Legal Profession
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Court: Tx. Sup. Ct.
Judge: Don R. Willett Justice
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Case number: 11-0438

Argued December 5, 2012 On Petition for Review from the Court of Appeals for the F

July 22, 2002 |

Investigation of Texas Tobacco Litigators Still Smokin'

Texas Attorney General John Cornyn's ethics investigation into how five prominent Texas plaintiffs' lawyers acquired the state's tobacco litigation is coming to a head in state court. Cornyn wants a Houston judge to decide if the AG's office can depose the attorneys -- who were hired by Cornyn's predecessor. Meanwhile, the AG's office is turning up the heat by making public the sworn statements from three other plaintiffs' lawyers.
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July 19, 2002 |

Still Smokin'

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August 05, 2004 |

Spoilin' for a Trial

Is it the climate? Something in the water? A diet of red meat? Whatever the reason, five Texas firms made The National Law Journal's Plaintiffs' Hot List -- the most of any state, even though ABA statistics show New York and California have twice the lawyers. Some Texas attorneys attribute the quality of the local plaintiffs bar to tradition -- and others to ego -- while many agree that practicing law in Texas is "the greatest game in town."
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February 22, 2008 |

Democrats seek Texas lawyers' support

Imagine receiving telephone calls on the same day from Bill Clinton and Ted Kennedy-both before lunchtime. On the morning of Monday, Feb. 11, after weekend presidential primary and caucus results from four states showed the two Democratic hopefuls-U.S. Sens. Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois-are in a tight race for their party's nomination, the March 4 Texas primary suddenly became significant.
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January 03, 2011 |

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February 10, 2003 |

Lawyers Help With Recovery of Shuttle Debris

Lawyers across East Texas were among the searchers who looked for debris from the space shuttle Columbia.
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