Monday, August 17, 2015

Houston Legal Links 8/17/2015

Originally published by Mary Flood.

Top legal news includes: Judge withdraws, amends order gagging media in mass shooting; Before that withdrawal: Hearst Lawyers Will Fight Sweeping Gag Order in Mass Murder Case; In Harris County, domestic violence cases appear to get short shrift (Chron subsc); Famed Houston prosecutor sued over TV show; Falkenberg: New grand jury system takes more time and effort, but justice… (Chron subsc); Patent cases flood East Texas courts (Chron subsc); Operator facing federal charges for deadly platform blast; Bank of America Claims Akin Gump’s Legal Fees Excessive (Texas Lawyer); Catholic college seeks dismissal of suit over Baytown student’s fatal shooting; Man accused of murdering 8 taken to area ‘medical facility'; Montrose-area apartment building shut down by City after two weeks without electricity; BP settlement doesn’t resolve suits filed by 2 universities; Emergency Centers to Be Included in “Baby Moses” Law on Sept. 1; Fire, Explosion At Chemical Plant In Conroe; Illegal game rooms raided in East End; Group files complaint against judge over marriage sentence; Fitch: More offshore drillers could seek bankruptcy after Hercules & Obama administration OKs oil exports to Mexico.

For the water cooler: Litigious ex-con denied bond over claimed sex-ad post giving FBI agent’s phone number; Defendant charged with decking lawyer in court now faces 2 felony trials in same month; Bar Prep Company Provides Flat Wrong Legal Lessons, Balks On Full Refund; Appeals Court: Security Officer Liable for Arrest of Public Defender; Lawyer’s double-murder trial delayed over use of subpoena rather than warrant for cellphone search; Cited by animal control in dog dispute, couple responds with ‘douchebag’ yard sign; Appeals court rules against anti-Muslim group seeking bus ads with false terrorist-reward claims; Law Firm Librarians Feel Underused and Underpaid; Assistant Calls Stan Lee & Family Martinets in Lawsuit; Conviction Precludes Innocence Claim; Attorney Disbarred For Domestic Violence; Woman sues over eye injury from tossed roll at restaurant that touts its ‘throwed rolls’ & Stat Of The Week: Patriots Not Cheaters, According To NFL Players.

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



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