Friday, January 22, 2016

Houston Legal Links

Originally published by Mary Flood.

Top legal news includes: Senator Ellis wants to fill El Franco Lee’s commissioner seat; Survey: Managing Partner Confidence Dips in 4Q of 2015 (Texas Lawyer); Behind the Orrick deal: How a new-to-Houston law firm poached 20 local partners; Sudden Stroke Claims Life of Legendary Austin Insurance Law Attorney Mark Kincaid (Texas Lawyer); Texas courthouse gun bans are being reconsidered based on state AG’s opinions; Houston Police: City Is Safer Than Last Year; “Matriarch” of Underage Sex-Trafficking Ring Sentenced to Life in Prison; Tort reformer Ted Cruz once represented two tort plaintiffs defending $54M awards; Analysis: Texas, Gambling and Al Capone; 3 Houston Lawyers Represent Pardoned Iranians (Texas Lawyer); HPD officer shot during robbery speaks to KPRC; The Brief: Push To Topple 10 Percent Rule Comes From Top; 4-year-old who accidentally shot himself dies; Ex-South Texas teacher takes sex victim to court; Texas travelers No. 1 for bringing guns to airports; Study: Getting an Abortion in Texas Is Expensive and Complicated Thanks to Clinic Closures; Houston Punk Musician Accused of Hanging Tortured, Decapitated Cat Inside MetroRail Car; Houston lawyer joins international law firm Dentons; Some HISD trustees rack up absences (Chron subsc); 2 tons marijuana, $2.7 million in meth, $1.7 million in heroin found at Texas border in five days; Eagle Ford oil theft defendant headed to prison; Valero raises dividend; Drone company claims first legal Gulf of Mexico inspection flights & Smoke at Exxon refinery in Beaumont due to power outage.

For the water cooler: Judge tosses Cosby accuser’s defamation suit over rape denials, says lawyer didn’t ‘cross the line’; Court rejects effort to trademark shape of KitKat candy bar; Associate Bonus Watch: A Former Bonus Leader Takes A Tumble; Which Biglaw Firm Is Dealing With A Bed Bug Infestation?; Must movie captioning include song lyrics? Defendant studios cite free speech in civil rights case; George Clooney lookalike in video ad sparks legal battle between coffee competitors; Standard Of Review: The Grinder Improves By Focusing On . . . The Grinder; School district has to pay private school tuition of bullied student, federal appeals court says & Feds indict 51 people in scams run from Georgia prison.

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



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