Friday, February 20, 2015

Houston Legal Links 2/20/15

Originally published by Mary Flood .


Top legal news includes: FTC Moves To Block Sysco-US Foods Merger; Judge, Lawyers Discuss Jury Verdict In Houston Equal Rights Ordinance Case; Judge rejects BP appeal on cap for Gulf oil spill liabilities; Austin Gay Couple Becomes First to Wed in Texas, Despite Ban; Death row inmate found dead in Harris County jail; Firefighter collapses at the scene of home blaze; Racially charged recording leads to internal investigation; Houston attorney to the stars talks about high profile cases; Why your company needs a sublease clause; Litigator of the Week: $15.7 Million Patent Verdict Win (Texas Lawyer); 85-year-old Houston woman fighting to legalize marijuana; Texas Has Quite Literally Run Out of Places to House Violent Sexual Predators; Trial begins for parents suing Boy Scouts for $50M; Hugo v. Hugo lawsuit reportedly settled; Texas pet detectives work to track down dog thieves; Bill: Judge Education for Unaccompanied Minor Cases (Texas Lawyer); State of Texas Salary Data Updated; Union rejects latest offer in national oil workers strike; Oil’s pain is Wal-mart’s gain & BP expects OPEC to outpace U.S. shale.


For the water cooler: Which State Is Limiting How Many Times You Can Pee During The Bar Exam?; Lawmaker is federally indicted over $3.7M in claimed payments by law firms; Federal judge nixes TRO on new Chicago Cubs signs sought by rooftop seating companies; Cooley Law Can’t Even Buy An Ad Without Screwing Up; Unlikely allies back new group promoting criminal justice reform; Standard Of Review: Judging The Movie ‘The Judge'; An Unemployed Lawyer’s Words Of Wisdom: Not All Of Us Are ‘Financially Stable’; Should state concealed-carry permits have the same nationwide reach as drivers’ licenses?; Ex-clients sue Winstead contending ‘countless mistakes’ on loan workout cost them $20M & For a second time, one-day sentence in child-porn case is overturned.


Curated by Texas Bar Today. Follow us on Twitter @texasbartoday.






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