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O’Melveny Continues Texas Expansion with Arrival of Leading Trial Lawyer Tim Durst in Dallas
DALLAS—September 1, 2021—Continuing its expansion in Texas, O’Melveny announced today the arrival of Chambers-ranked trial lawyer Timothy S. Durst as a partner in the firm’s new Dallas office, a press release states. -
The ABA's Long March Continues
Nothing better exemplifies the Gramscian “long march through the institutions” than the role of the American Bar Association in transforming America’s legal establishment. -
Massachusetts' lawsuit against ExxonMobil is 'dangerous' attack on free speech, professor says
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - The sweeping lawsuit Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has filed against ExxonMobil represents a serious attack on the First Amendment by accusing the company of expressing views about science the state disagrees with, said a law professor prominent in the field of freedom of expression and corporate speech. -
SHOOK HARDY & BACON LLP: Shook Announces 2019 Fall Class
Shook, Hardy & Bacon is pleased to announce that 19 new law school graduates have joined the firm in its Chicago, Houston, Kansas City, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. offices. -
DLA PIPER: Daniel Prieto joins DLA Piper's Restructuring practice in Dallas
DLA Piper issued the following announcement on Feb. 1.DLA Piper announced today that Daniel Prieto has joined the firm's Restructuring practice as a partner in Dallas. -
Scott Bailey, Wei Xu join Weil as associates in Dallas office
DALLAS – Scott Bailey and Wei Xu have joined the Dallas office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges as associates in the firm’s Corporate Department. -
Money for nothing: SCOTUS could stop class action funds from being steered to non-parties
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday in a case that could end cy pres, the practice of steering money in class action settlements to organizations with absolutely no connection to the underlying lawsuit. -
FISH & RICHARDSON: Fish & Richardson Named a Mansfield Certified Plus Firm
Fish & Richardson is one of 26 elite “trailblazing” U.S. firms to have earned the highest designation of Mansfield 1.0 Certified Plus from Diversity Lab for having successfully reached at least 30 percent women and minority lawyer representation in a notable number of their current leadership roles and committees. -
OFFICE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNOR: Governor Abbott Names Jeffrey Oldham General Counsel
Governor Greg Abbott named Jeff Oldham as General Counsel to the Governor following the confirmation by the U.S. Senate of Andrew Oldham to the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Jeff Oldham (no relation) previously worked as a private practice attorney at Bracewell LLP in Houston, TX. -
Class action cy pres awards give judges a slush fund, critic argues
Judge Richard Posner calls cy pres awards "purely punitive." -
Legally Speaking: Doogie Houser, J.D.
Television viewers fond of the "Doogie Howser" sitcom that launched the career of actor Neil Patrick Harris may never have gotten to meet a young medical prodigy in real life, but they just might encounter a legal wunderkind. -
Judge issues gag order in Kent case
Judge Samuel Kent Citing a small handful of news stories to support his decision, U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson took a big step and issued a gag order in the criminal case of a Houston federal judge. -
Legally Speaking: The World Turned Upside Down-Part II
If the wackiness afoot in the legal system makes you wonder sometimes if the end of the world is approaching, then you're not alone. Some of the hard to believe developments that have occurred recently make me wonder if the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are going to show up carrying briefcases. -
Legally Speaking: Compensating the Exonerated
The NBC television drama "Life" centers around a wrongfully convicted policeman who-after serving years for a crime he didn't commit-is released and rejoins the force to help solve crimes. He does so from a luxurious mansion and a sleek sportscar, the byproducts of a multimillion dollar civil settlement stemming from his unjust incarceration. -
Texas mediation system in need of reform, law professor tells Beaumont group
James Alfini Mediation based on party self-determination is becoming threatened by current practices and the "colonization" of the dispute resolution arena by attorneys, the president of a Southeast Texas law school said recently to a legal group in Beaumont.