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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
January 7, 2019 | Texas Lawyer
A Houston federal judge has rejected an unusual attempt by a group of religious activists to ban “Drag Queen Storytime” at a public library based…
By John Council
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January 4, 2019 | Texas Lawyer
The State Commission on Judicial Conduct has disciplined two Dallas district court judges who ran on a political slate together last year and endorsed each other's candidacy.
By John Council
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January 3, 2019 | Texas Lawyer
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has shut down an Irish insurance company's attempt to sue Schiff Hardin for negligent misrepresentation after determining the law firm could not be liable to a nonclient under the attorney immunity defense doctrine.
By John Council
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January 3, 2019 | Texas Lawyer
“In talking to his wife, we wish he was here for this decision. We're still going to go forward with the trial,” Nitin Sud said,
By John Council
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January 2, 2019 | Texas Lawyer
A Galveston attorney has been indicted on charges of insurance fraud, barratry and money laundering in connection with allegations that he improperly submitted roof hail damage claims to insurance companies on behalf of clients he'd never met.
By John Council
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December 28, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Bennett was disbarred in March 2014 after a specially assigned state district judge concluded that he had violated two rules of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct.
By John Council
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December 27, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Both decisions center on George Fleming and his former law firm, which represented 8,051 clients who agreed to settle their claims against drugmaker Wyeth after using the prescription diet drug “fen-phen,” which caused heart problems.
By John Council
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December 26, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Lawyer has been documenting the troubles of the legal industry for the past three decades, and there were plenty of instances during 2018.
By John Council
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December 26, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
The decision concerns Michael W. Gahagan, a Louisiana attorney who requested documents from the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to assist clients and for personal reasons.
By John Council
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December 21, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Weeks after a Texas Appeals Court affirmed sanctions against a Dallas lawyer for attempting to reopen a couple's divorce case to recover his attorney fees, the court has issued a separate decision allowing the same lawyer to pursue a contract claim against the former client.
By John Council
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