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  • March 27, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

    High Court Gives IOLTA Programs the Green Light

    In a 5-4 decision on March 26, the U.S. Supreme Court breathed new life into Texas' effort to provide legal services to the poor by upholding Washington state's Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts pro

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  • City of Arlington, Texas v. Randall

    Publication Date: 2009-12-14
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    Date Filed: 2009-12-10
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 2
    Judge: Sue Walker Justice
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    Case Number: 2-08-374-CV

    OPINIONI. IntroductionThis is an interlocutory appeal by Appellants the City of Arlington, Texas and Alison Detective Turner from the trial court's denial of Appellants' plea to the jurisdiction

  • March 1, 2004 | Daily Report Online

    Atlanta Bar Salutes Griffin Bell: 'A Lawyer Involved in Mankind'

    Editor's Note: The Atlanta Bar Association recently honored one of the most distinguished careers in Georgia law when it bestowed its Leadership Award on Griffin B. Bell. The former U.S. atto

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  • Johnson v. Cenac Towing Inc.

    Publication Date: 2008-09-26
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    Date Filed: 2008-09-24
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: Edith H. Jones, Chief Judge
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    Case Number: 07-30113

    Before JONES, Chief Judge, and GARWOOD, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.Leroy Johnson ("Johnson") sustained injuries while working as a seaman for Cenac Towing, Inc. ("Cenac"). He sued Cenac in federal c

  • December 27, 2004 | Texas Lawyer

    Bush's Pick for White House Counsel Known for Exacting Style

    In an administration that makes a virtue � for its staffers, at least � of anonymity and self-effacement, Harriet Miers could well be considered a saint. Miers, 59, tapped to replace

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  • December 11, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    Eastern District Roundup

    This column reports on several significant, representative decisions handed down recently in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Joanna Seybert vacated a state convi

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  • December 3, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    ABA Opens Debate on Third-Party Litigation Funding

    Third-party litigation funding is a hot topic. Last week we reported that the biggest litigation funding firm, Burford Capital (which was founded by lawyers from Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Latham

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  • April 5, 2000 | National Law Journal

    Back to Miranda

    When he emerged from the appellate court arguments on the suppression of his client's statements in connection with a bank robbery, James W. Hundley felt his stomach churn.A seemingly unrema

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  • September 8, 2005 | Legal Times

    The Judiciary Committee's Star Turn

    Next week's Supreme Court confirmation hearings, now upgraded for the chief justice seat, promise to be as theatrical as Congress gets. But the telegenic John Roberts Jr. will, in some respect

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  • LP. v. Star Electricity, LLC.

    Publication Date: 2013-08-13
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    Date Filed: 2013-08-13
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 1
    Judge: EVELYN V. KEYES JUSTICE
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    Case Number: 01-10-00601-CV

    On Appeal from the 190th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 0958846 Panel