Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Houston Legal Links 1/20/2016

Originally published by Mary Flood.

Top legal news includes: Man charged with murder for allegedly setting lawyer on fire; Attorney General Paxton Says Fantasy Sports Sites Involve Illegal Gambling; Bracewell & Giuliani is Losing … Giuliani; Orrick to open Houston office with 20 lateral partners from a half-dozen firms; DPS Director: Sandra Bland Escalation Trooper’s Fault; Woman accused of accelerating as she ran over husband, killing him; Lawyers, Firms, Donate Heavily to Texas Supreme Court Incumbents (Texas Lawyer); Study Documents Difficulties In Getting Abortions For Some Texas Women; Trial date set for criminal case related to 2012 Black Elk rig explosion; Lawyer Calls for Waco Federal Judge’s Impeachment (Texas Lawyer); Deputy Arrested at His Own Wedding Sues County for Wrongful Arrest; Did University of Houston Just Lose the GOP Primary Debate?; Dozens sickened at retirement apartments; DA hopeful would reduce drug penalties (Chron subsc); Man charged in Montrose hit-and-run arrested near Canada; Hearing on whether to try ‘affluenza’ teen as adult rescheduled; SEC looking into Flotek & Meet the energy hedge funds that made money while oil plunged.

For the water cooler: Survey says ‘alarmingly ignorant’ college grads think TV’s Judge Judy is on SCOTUS; Former federal prosecutor settles with Justice Department for an estimated $1.8M; Lawyer relinquishes his law license to make a point; Judge refuses to toss graffiti artist’s suit claiming his mural was used on dress worn by Katy Perry; Widow Told by Apple to Get Court Order So She Can Continue to Play a Card Game on the Couple’s iPad Afte; Her Husband’s Death; Nationwide Layoff Watch: Beware, More Layoffs Are Coming!; Biglaw Firm Going Viral For Its Political Leanings; Which Law Schools Should Have Closed Their Doors?; Tough Talk And Fuzzy Math: The SEC Enforcement Division Isn’t Even Trying; Shareholder suit asks why Viacom chair Sumner Redstone was paid millions, questions his competency; Man arrested for pills that turned out to be vitamins gets SCOTUS review of his bid to sue & Convicted man whose request to represent himself was ‘virtually ignored’ gets new murder trial.

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



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