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  • July 26, 2004 | Texas Lawyer

    Inadmissible

    Stern Look-Alike Before he made an appearance in court on July 19, Houston criminal-defense attorney Robert F. Alexander donned a short pink nightgown, leather underwear, a blac

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  • August 6, 2003 | Legal Times

    GC Must Help Start Agency From Scratch

    Joe Whitley just can't stay away from Uncle Sam.At least that's how friends of the former Alston & Bird partner explain his willingness to take on one of the more formidable legal

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  • United States v. Villarreal

    Publication Date: 2001-06-13
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    Date Filed: 2001-06-11
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: Reynaldo G. Garza, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 99-41095

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of TexasJuan H. Villarreal ("Villarreal") appeals his conviction and sentences. For the reasons stated below, we Affirm Villar

  • October 8, 2012 | Litigation Daily

    Defendants Racking Up Wins over 'Abstract' Patent Claims

    Back in 2009, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation turned to a seldom-invoked patent law provision in hopes of knocking out infringement claims brought by a non-practicing entity called

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  • October 1, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

    Deals & Suits

    Nortel Patent Auction The fight for smartphone supremacy led to a furious bidding war for the patents and patent applications of Nortel Networks Corporation this spring. The Canadian telec

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  • September 5, 2007 | Daily Report Online

    Jury values life in dollars

    A FULTON COUNTY jury has awarded $4.4 million to the family of an Indonesian man killed in a car accident, rejecting defense arguments that the victim's life should be valued on what he could

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  • January 6, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

    Lawyers, Judges Share New Year's Resolutions

    Editor's note: A new year brings with it a chance to start new things or renew past commitments. So what have law professors, judges and lawyers resolved to do in 2003? Texas Lawyer

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  • Manuel Ortiz Maldonado v. the State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2010-12-20
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    Date Filed: 2010-12-17
    Court: Tex. App. Dist.7
    Judge: Patrick A. Pirtle Justice
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    Case Number: NO. 07-10-0258-CV

    Before CAMPBELL and HANCOCK and PIRTLE, JJ.OPINIONThis is an appeal from an order denying Manuel Ortiz Maldonado's contest of a withdrawal notification issued pursuant to section 501.014(e) o

  • Brannan Paving GP, LLC v. Pavement Markings, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2013-08-09
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    Date Filed: 2013-07-25
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 13
    Judge: GREGORY T. PERKES, Justice.
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    Case Number: 13-11-00005-CV, 13-11-00013-CV

    On appeal from the 430th District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas. Before Justices Rodriguez, Ben

  • April 12, 2006 | The Recorder

    Calif. Court Shreds Lawyer for 202-Page Brief

    By Mike McKee, The Recorder Sacramento, Calif., attorney Julie Wolff crossed the line not only with a "rambling and ranting" 202-page appellate brief, but also by referring to her clie

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