Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Houston Legal Links 10/8/14

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Top legal news includes: 5th Circuit rejects convicted Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford’s 299-page brief; Could Dallas hospital be liable for initial failure to admit Ebola patient? Tort reform a barrier; How Houston oil and gas companies shape the national legal terrain; Clinic stops abortions after confusion over ruling; Ebola crisis leaves Dallas a city on edge; Night Court 2014: Law and All that Jazz – October 15-18; Jury Selection Underway In $1 Billion Pollution Trial; Lawmakers Question “Breakdown” in Ebola Case; Couple Suing Police Over Excessive Force During Traffic Stop; Where are Houston’s speed traps?; Lawyer Gives $694,000 to Bexar County D.A. Challenger (Texas Lawyer); Suspected child predators nabbed; Kuff’s World: More Judicial Q & As; Munsch Hardt Set to Add Lawyers in Houston (Texas Lawyer); Falkenberg: Abbott should give up gay marriage battle (Chron subsc); Fort Bend partners with website to help deter crime (Chron subsc); Highest-paid female execs include two from Houston energy companies; Female roughneck tells story of life on the oil field; Spill claims boss says he’s closely following BP settlement rules & New Louisiana law can’t stop ‘Big Oil’ lawsuit.


For the water cooler: Candidate for family court bench owes back child support; Is The Bluebook About To Be Killed Off?; If You’re Practicing Law In The 21st Century, You Better ‘Be Sexy and Know’ Spanish; Chobani is accused of violating ‘how’ trademark with its marketing campaign; Missing pages and website difficulties delayed SCOTUS news on gay-marriage cert denials; Government Set Up A Fake Facebook Page In This Woman’s Name; Justices Appear Supportive of Muslim Inmate’s Plea to Grow Beard (Law.com) & Law school loans: Take Advantage of Public Sector Loan Forgiveness.


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