Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Houston Legal Links 9/23/2015

Originally published by Mary Flood.

Top legal news includes: Dozens of files found tossed in courthouse trash can by fired Harris Co. employee; Labor Department says Halliburton will pay $18.3 million in overtime to workers misclassified as exempt; Lawmakers look to culture change, not more laws, to curb jail suicides (Chron subsc); Houston murder trial opens with insanity plea; Houston Kovach Firm Faces Class Action Lawsuit (Texas Lawyer); Man sues UH fraternity for ‘irreparable damage’ to eye during party; Council votes to keep Sandra Bland’s name on road after all; Psychologist sentenced after harassing client; TxDOT: No Issues With Bridge Railing In Fatal Bus Crash In Houston; Bridge railings in Houston-area not up to standards; Texas Considers Creating PACER-like System (Texas Lawyer); Man who posted stolen items on Facebook sentenced for robbing couple; State Launching Online Pro Se Tool (Texas Lawyer); ICE Awards Contract to Private Prison Company That Was Just Slammed in Federal Report; Reserve school officer near Houston charged with sexual assault, endangering a child; Defense Claims Rare Undiagnosed Disease, Not Child Abuse, Made Woman’s Daughter Sick; Panetti Lawyers Want His Competence Evaluated; Indigent Court Fee Case Goes Before Texas Supreme Court; Houston Nightclub Lawyer Issues Embarrassing, Damning Video Statement, Second Statement Not So Much; Clute police chief facing multiple charges; Clinton opposes construction of Keystone XL pipeline & Oil & Gas Drilling Allowed On Wetlands Mitigation Banks In Texas.

For the water cooler: Federal judge rules in lawsuit over ‘Happy Birthday’ song; Justices favor William Shakespeare and Lewis Carroll in literary references, study finds; Lawyer who bought detox shampoo for client is disbarred; An Embarrassing Typo… In The Bluebook?; Sheriff says staff was wrong to tell female lawyers to remove bras when visiting jai; Chinese restaurant accused of sickening lawyers had history of code violations; Neighbors’ suit contends boy with autism is a public nuisance; Arizona Town Pretty Sure Jesus Never Followed The First Amendment Either; Study of Yale law students helps explain economic inequality and Bernie Sanders’ appeal, authors say & Rejection Letter Of The Day: A Firm That’ll Make You Pay Proper Postage To Be Rejected.

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



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