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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
August 1, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Houston legal malpractice lawyer Lance Kassab says he's a regular customer at Texas' courts of appeal for one big reason: Trial court judges tend…
By John Council
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July 30, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
A Texas Court of Appeals has ruled that a music production company can sue an Atlanta-based hip-hop artist for breach of contract in a Houston state…
By John Council
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July 17, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
“The structural insulation of the FHFA Director—who may be appointed by a former President, who cannot be replaced at-will, and who is insulated from Executive Branch oversight—interferes with the President's ability to fulfill his duties under the Constitution,” the Fifth Circuit majority wrote.
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July 16, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
A divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reversed an order that would have forced the Catholic Church to turn over third-party discovery to abortion providers who are challenging a new controversial Texas law requiring fetal burials.
By John Council
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July 12, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reversed a ruling permitting a civil claim against a K-9 police officer for excessive force for allowing his Belgian Malinois to continue biting an arrestee after he'd already surrendered.
By John Council
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July 11, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Dallas' Fifth Court of Appeals has reversed a $1 million jury award to two women sexually assaulted by an intruder who came into their apartment through a window with a faulty latch.
By John Council
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July 10, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Armando Treviño and his two passengers, who said they had paid a smuggler $2,500 each but were abandoned after they crossed the Rio Grande, were arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents.
By John Council
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July 9, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld a National Labor Relations Board decision holding that In-N-Out Burger is in violation of labor law for banning its employees from wearing pins to show solidarity with a movement to raise the minimum wage.
By John Council
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July 6, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Huge plaintiff awards are usually associated with jury verdicts in Texas. But sometimes they can come without one, as Houston litigator Karl Stern can attest after he recently convinced an arbitration panel to award $622 million against Brazil state-owned oil company Petrobras for breaking a contract with his client.
By John Council
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July 5, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit criticized U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes in a recent decision after he apparently attributed a female…
By John Council
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