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Ferguson Law starts 2024 by resolving 18-wheeler crash for $1 million
BEAUMONT - The Ferguson Law Firm opened 2024 on a high note by resolving an 18-wheeler crash on behalf of a 39-year-old woman for $1,000,000, a press release states.
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Harris County responds to challenge of guaranteed income pilot program
HOUSTON — In response to Sen. Paul Bettencourt’s request for an opinion from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton questioning the legality of Harris County’s guaranteed basic income pilot program, Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee submitted a brief to the attorney general.
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Texas AG looks to Supreme Court to shut down depositions in suit with former employees
AUSTIN - Attorney General Paxton will look to the Texas Supreme Court to stop depositions from going forward in litigation brought by four former employees, according to a press release.
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School board can allow school marshals to duty belt carry their firearm, Texas AG opines
HOUSTON - Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an opinion yesterday finding that a court would likely conclude that the Education Code authorizes a board of trustees to adopt regulations that allow a school marshal to duty belt carry a handgun.
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Harris County Attorney Menefee takes legal action against North Houston concrete batch plant
HOUSTON — Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee has announced that Harris County is taking legal action against Texcon Ready Mix, a concrete batch plant located in north Houston near the Kashmere Gardens neighborhood.
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Texas AG announces $700 million settlement with Google for alleged anticompetitive practices
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with attorneys general from all states and several territories, has secured a $700 million agreement with Google over alleged anticompetitive conduct concerning the Google Play Store, a press release states.
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Bradley adds four associates to Houston office
HOUSTON (Dec. 19, 2023) – Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce the addition of associates Miatta C. Echetebu, Samuel P. Gillaspie, Charles Hutchison and Nick E. McTarnaghan to the firm’s Houston office, a press release states.
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Most common private civil cases in Texas are contract cases, firm’s research shows
AUSTIN - Contract court cases are the most common private civil case in Texas, new research has found, a press release states.
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Attorney Franklin Achonye joins Stephens Reed & Armstrong
HOUSTON – Attorney Franklin Achonye has joined Stephens Reed & Armstrong, PLLC, a press release states.
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TLRPAC endorses Jessica Lewis for election to the 5th Court of Appeals
AUSTIN – Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC (TLRPAC) today endorsed Jessica Lewis of Dallas County for election to Place 2 on the 5th Court of Appeals, which covers Collin, Dallas, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman and Rockwall counties, a press release states.
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Bradley welcomes 33 fall Associates
HOUSTON – Bradley Arant Boult Cummings has announced that 33 attorneys have joined the firm as fall associates, marking the largest fall associate class in the firm’s 153-year history, a press release states.
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AG opinion addresses multiple court coordinators in multi-county judicial districts
AUSTIN - A Texas court would likely conclude that the Government Code authorizes the appointment of a single court coordinator per court, even in a multi-county judicial district, according to Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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Attorney General Paxton sues U.S. State Department for allegedly conspiring to censor American media companies
AUSTIN – The State of Texas and media companies The Daily Wire and The Federalist have sued the U.S. Department of State, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and other government officials for engaging in a conspiracy to censor, deplatform, and demonetize American media outlets disfavored by the federal government, a press release states.
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Texas AG secures administrative stay preventing destruction of border barriers
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured an administrative stay that will prevent the federal government from destroying Texas’s concertina wire fencing along the United States-Mexico border while the case continues to work its way through the courts, a press release states.
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Texas AG sues Pfizer for allegedly misrepresenting COVID-19 vaccine efficacy
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Pfizer for allegedly unlawfully misrepresenting the effectiveness of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine and attempting to censor public discussion of the product, a press release states.
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Polsinelli Bolsters Dallas Real Estate Finance Practice with New Shareholder Tara Darling
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has welcomed a new shareholder to the firm’s growing Dallas office. Tara M. Darling has joined the firm’s nationwide Real Estate Finance Practice Group. An experienced finance attorney, she focuses her practice on advising clients on lending transactions across different commercial real estate asset classes, a press release states.
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Energy capital markets lawyer Jon Daly joins Locke Lord’s Houston office as partner
HOUSTON – Locke Lord has announced that Jon Daly has joined the Firm’s Houston office as a Partner in the Corporate and Transactional Practice Group. Daly brings a broad range of experience in corporate and financing transactions, particularly energy capital markets, that will further diversify the Firm’s existing capabilities in Texas. He joins Locke Lord from Sidley Austin LLP, a press release states.
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Orange County jury awards Ferguson Law clients $5.2 million verdict
ORANGE - An Orange County jury awarded a Bridge City woman and her daughter $5.2 million following a week-long trial, a press release states.
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Paxton impeachment trial spotlights misuse of taxpayer funds, including in high-profile tech lawsuits
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's troubled tenure has recently shed light on significant misuse of taxpayer funds, particularly in high-profile tech lawsuits, including the prominent antitrust case against Google. This revelation comes after Paxton faced impeachment proceedings and multiple legal challenges.
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Senators acquit Paxton in Nate Paul impeachment corruption trial
On Saturday a majority of Texas senators voted that Attorney General Ken Paxton was not guilty of an improper relationship with Austin developer Nate Paul