San Antonio solo Charles Straith Frigerio scored a defense win in a Nov. 15 jury verdict. It came in a hard-fought discrimination case, during which jurors easily could have empathized with the plaintiffs: a company and its owners who serve students with learning disabilities.

The litigation followed a zoning dispute and included allegations that the city of Selma delayed approving a zoning request, thereby dousing plans for the creation of a school for the students.