Friday, December 18, 2015

Houston Legal Links 12/18/2015

Originally published by Mary Flood.

Top legal news includes: Federal Judge: Texas Foster Care System Violates Children’s Rights; Former Harris deputy sentenced in lying case; Officials release email threat to HISD schools; Court activity picks up in Sandra Bland case; Ex-banker in Houston pleads guilty to $2M fraud; Andrews Kurth Will Mediate With Former Client in January, Phillips to preside (Texas Lawyer); Disturbing trend of violence against METRO drivers; Beck Redden Hires Lawyer Meredith as New Executive Director (Texas Lawyer); Landry’s: Credit card security breaches reported; Feds Say Former Police Credit Union VP Embezzled Funds For Two Decade; Questions over tens of millions in ‘rushed’ airport contracts; When Does Filming An Oil Refinery Make You A Terrorist Threat?; Cameron shareholders approve Schlumberger’s takeover bid; The irony of ending the U.S. oil export ban is imports may rise & Report: Most oil companies score low on fracking disclosures.

For the water cooler: Judge settles dispute over whether a child can call a stepparent ‘Mom'; Dog avoids death sentence for biting 4-year-old after $10K legal defense; Biglaw Partner Arrested With Martin Shkreli — Pharma Karma; If Star Wars Characters Were Lawyers; Lawyer and 5 others face charges in claimed mortgage-fraud scheme; Doctor may owe third party for not warning patient about drugs’ effects, top state court says; Lawyer resigns himself to paying ransom for release of computer files; ATL Holiday Card Contest: The Finalists!; Museum Sued for Art Depicting Jesus as White; Judge who caused ‘national spectacle’ by challenging public defender to fistfight loses his job; Standard Of Review: In ‘Spotlight,’ Lawyers Help The Fourth Estate Investigate The First Estate; Hollywood Has Cast Thurgood Marshall; Judge who warned lawyer about ‘witless observations’ fines him for failing to excise tossed counts; Police Probe Threats to Judge Who Took Oath on Quran; Farmer’s deposition on his ‘follow the chicken’ philosophy is re-enacted; Law prof proposes law to shut down ISIS recruitment online; is it constitutional? & Beautiful Minds: 41 Legal Industry Predictions for 2016.

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



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