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Fake Mineral Leases Thwarted by the Texas Legislature
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The 2019 Texas legislature enacted a new Property Code Section 5.152 to protect mineral and royalty owners from a certain species of fraudulent transactions.
Drafting Representations and Warranties in a Contract
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D.C. Toedt III, writing in the On Contracts blog, offers some lessons for drafting representations and warranties in contracts.
Trump Flips Second Circuit With Controversial Judge
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Menashi’s dodging of questions during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee stirred controversy in the Senate.
East Texas Attorneys Secure $1.9m Jury Verdict in West Texas Courtroom.
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Jurors in Ward County, Texas, came back with a $1.9m verdict against Go Rhino Trucking, LLC.
Supreme Court Leans Toward Trump Plan to End DACA Program for Nearly 700K Undocumented Immigrants
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Nearly 700,000 young, undocumented immigrants who now live and work in the USA without fear of deportation could lose their protection.
Facing Investigation, Giuliani Needed a Lawyer, but Firms Stayed Away
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At least four prominent attorneys declined to represent President Trump’s personal lawyer for various reasons.
Trump Tax Return Case Confronts Supreme Court With a Momentous Choice
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The court can agree to hear the case and rule by June, or it simply can deny review, leaving in place the appeals court ruling and effectively requiring Trump’s accountants to turn over his tax returns.
Conspiracy Theorist Loses Case Against Robert Mueller
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A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against former special counsel Robert Mueller, rejecting a conspiracy theorist’s claim that Mueller pressured him to commit perjury.
Another Trump Judicial Pick Rated Unqualified Advances
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Three other federal district court nominees also advanced, but action on two controversial appeals court picks was again deferred.
Appellate Justice in Houston Serving With Alzheimer’s Disease, Records Show
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Documents filed in probate court indicate that she received an official diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in October.
DLA Piper Turns Sex-Assault Probe Back on Accuser: Cites Alleged ‘Flirtation’
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DLA Piper and former partner Louis Lehot parted ways after his colleague Vanina Guerrero accused the star Silicon Valley lawyer of sexually assaulting her.
Jones Day Women Point to Managing Partner’s ‘Totalitarian Grip’
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Six female former Jones Day lawyers claims the managing partner backs his “totalitarian grip” on Jones Day with a “no whining policy.”
Tentative Opioid Settlement Reached in Ohio With Drug Companies
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The trial involved only two counties but was seen as an important test case that could gauge the strength of the opposing sides’ arguments.
Lawyer, Self-Proclaimed as ‘The Bull,’ Pleads Guilty to Cyber-Threating Online Critics
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Brad Pistotnik admitted that he paid for ‘reputation management services’ that included sending a flood of emails to Leagle and RipoffReport and Jaburg Wilk demanding that negative information be removed from their websites.
Five Suggestions for Drafting (and Defending) Pre-Dispute Contractual Jury Waivers
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Jury waivers memorialize an agreement between contracting parties that fact-finding in disputes arising between them will be decided by judges.
Biglaw Firm Hit by Law Student Protests Over Arbitration
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DLA Piper partner Vanina Guerrero, who claims she was sexually assaulted and retaliated against by a fellow partner, said she is unable to bring those claims in court because of a mandatory arbitration agreement.
Lessons in Drafting and Implementing an Enforceable Mandatory Arbitration Agreement
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The Court found that the arbitration agreement’s execution involved a high degree of procedural unconscionability.
Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch Calls LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination Case ‘Really Close’
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Justice Neil M. Gorsuch also spoke of a “massive social upheaval” if the court were to rule for the LGBTQ employees.
Las Vegas Shooting Settlement Faces Complex Process, Experts Say
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Each of the thousands affected by the Las Vegas mass shooting ultimately will receive a share of a legal settlement announced last week, but experts caution that the shares will not be equal.
As the Supreme Court Gets Back to Work, Five Big Cases to Watch
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On Tuesday, the court will hear two hours of argument on the momentous question of whether a landmark federal civil rights law protects gay men, lesbians and transgender people from employment discrimination.
