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Memorial Hermann faces class-action accusing the nonprofit hospital system of...
Memorial Hermann Hospital System does not only sue scores of patients over unpaid hospital bills, it is also charging emergency room patients a multiple of the rates paid by private insurers and...
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Local law enforcement set to cash in on illegal game room proceeds through...
Gameroom bonanza to be tapped by law enforcement agencies To be sure, HPD and Harris County are not in the business of running gambling operations, not to mention illegal ones, but that does not mean...
View ArticleFall into a hole in the ground, and it's a med-mal case, or it could be ......
News of the weird: You have to be a lawyer to make sense of this, and preferably a regular consumer of Texas Supreme Court juris(mal)prudence to truly appreciate the nuances. What is a health-care...
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Motion for new trial complaining of non-service wasn't set for hearing and was overruled by operation of law. Appellate panel affirms denial, and lets the default judgment undisturbed. The obvious...
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Theusen v Swamplot - Award of attorney's fees under Rule 91a reversed where...
Swamplot litigation saga yields interesting appellate opinion on proper application of Rule 91a Fourteenth Court of Appeals, in an opinion written by its chief, holds that district court judge erred by...
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Texas Supreme Court flip-flops on hearing City of Houston same-sex spousal...
In rare move, Texas Supreme Court reinstates petition for review in City of Houston same-sex benefits case on motion for rehearing, and sets it for oral argument on March 1, 2017.Link to docket here....
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Ken Paxton's Phoney Defense of Texas Consumers - Comment on AG's $25 mil Haul...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Must Be Shedding Crocodile Tears of Joy Last week (July 14, 2017), State District Judge Larry Weiman in Houston awarded the State a judgment for more than $25 million based...
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Appellate Court Output (FY 2014): Justices Christopher and Radack lead in...
The 2014 Annual Statistical Report on the Texas Judiciary has not yet been released, but much of the new data for the fiscal year that ended Aug 31, 2014 is already available on the Office of Court...
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Harris County Courthouses Closures due to Harvey-caused Water Damage
Harris County Criminal Justice Center - View from sidewalk at jail at San Jacinto across Buffalo Bayou District Clerk Notice of Closure of Juvenile Justice Center and Criminal CourthouseCancellation...
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Harris County Jury Cancellation due to flood damage extended to Oct 13, 2017
1201 CONGRESS JURY ASSEMBLY BUILDINGCLOSED FOR CLEAN-UP AFTER FLOODING Harris County District Clerk's website advisory: Jury service cancelled through Oct 13, 2017 There goes the office furniture -...
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10 Dogs 2 Cats Appeal Dismissed
Houston Court of Appeals sent parties in animal seizure case to mediation, but Harris County opposed it and instead asserted that court of appeal lacked jurisdiction. First Court agrees and dismisses...
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In the Matter of a nontrivial retainer of $80.600 ... What if a lawyer agrees...
It sure makes for an interesting case, as this opinion from the Fourteenth Court of Appeals illustrates. As it turns out, if makes a difference whether or not, and when, the money was earned by the...
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Should an attorney be allowed to get away with ripping off a client merely...
Court of Appeals rules against attorney who failed to return over-payment of fees by client and did not perform the work he was hired to do and had been paid for with the money he received as a flat...
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Does this Houston personal injury attorney beg to be SLAPPed or what? Ivey...
Would you hire a lawyer if you knew that he would sue you for libel if you were dissatisfied with his services and said so in a public forum? A new low for the personal injury bar: Houston attorney...
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Walgreens v Stewart: Assault not med-mal - Good to have that confirmed by the...
Houston Court of Appeals rebuffs pharmacy chain's bid to have suit in which plaintiff alleged he was assaulted by store employee treated as a health care liability claim subject to the strictures of...
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Justice Jamison dissents over employee status of defendant claiming immunity...
Jack Fryday v Linda Michaelski, No. 14-16-00881-CV. (Tex.App. - Houston [14th Dist.] Dec. 7, 2017) (majority opinion by Justice Boyce, dissent by Jamisoni in interlocutory appeal)Fourteenth Court of...
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Texas Supreme Court disagrees with Fourteenth COA and Judge Alexandra...
In re Bertram Turner, No. 17-0099 (Tex. Dec. 22, 2017) IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS══════════No. 17-0099══════════IN RE BERTRAM TURNER AND REGULATORY LICENSING & COMPLIANCE,...
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District Judge Sylvia Matthews mandamused by Texas Supreme Court over failure...
In Re Frank Coppola, No. 16-0723 (Tex. Dec. 15, 2017) (orig proc.) Houston's First Court of Appeals, which heard the petition for mandamus complaining of the district court's denial of the motion in...
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Justice Jennings calls on Texas Supreme Court to Overrule Precedent regarding...
In re: Michael Dale Hood (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] April 6, 2018)Unpleasant case, as are many criminal cases, but the concurrence is a good sign that at least one Justice on the First Court of...
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Houston Court of Appeals backs Dolcefino in conversion suit over documents he...
CYPRESS CREEK EMS v. DOLCEFINO, No. 01-16-00929-CV(Tex.App. - [Houston [1st Dist.] April 3, 2018) Wayne Dolcefino, formerly an investigative reporter for a local TV station, prevails in appeal of...
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