Monday, March 16, 2015

Houston Legal Links 3/16/2015

Originally published by Mary Flood.


Top legal news includes: Robert Durst says in HBO finale he ‘killed them all'; Galveston Co. judge recalls Durst’s harrowing murder trial; Blue Bell products tied to three Kansas deaths; Texas sees rise in teacher-student sex investigations; 29 men arrested in Texas prostitution sting, including law enforcement & military officers; Texas Urged to Crack Down on Employers That Misclassify Workers; HPD seeking men accused of robbing ATM repairman; Montrose community protests crime in area; Much Discussion But No Vote At Special Council Meeting On Fire Pension Deal; Woman Alleges Houston Attorney Failed to File Her Lawsuit (Texas Lawyer); Racist chant renews old questions about U.S. fraternity culture (Chron subsc); Falkenberg on Clinton: The people’s business demands the light of truth (Chron subsc); After oil spills, feds order valve replacements on 6,000 tank cars; Houston-based LNG co. lays out plans to export Eagle Ford shale gas to Mexico & Algeria oil corruption trial begins after 5-year delay.


For the water cooler: Top Law Firm Withholding Bonuses Unless Associates Do A ‘Marketing Project’; Guess Who’s Editing the Wiki Pages of Police Brutality Victims. The NYPD; Following New York’s lead, California bar officials plan to require pro bono work for admission; Law School Rankings by BigLaw Partners; Privacy advocates criticize new ‘Hello Barbie’ doll with wi-fi microphone; Judge Rips Into Lawyer For Dressing ‘Like Something Out Of Harry Potter’; Legalized pot gets Ohio State class of its own; Accused Fraudster Strapped His Ankle Bracelet to a Robot; Disbarred attorney charged in claimed $44M foreclosure rescue scheme; bail is set at $17.8M; Sleepwalking defense yields murder acquittal in dad’s trial; Judge OKs guitar collector’s copyright suit over Toyota ad featuring B.B. King; Animal remains outside courthouse may be intended to seek favor with spirits, priestess says; Trial next week could free Oregon man jailed for 900 days; he isn’t the defendant; Law firm is dissolving after nearly 60 years; senior partner points finger at retirement plan & Convicted judge is indicted again.


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






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