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  • September 8, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Litigation Trusts

    The post-confirmation grantor trust, which enables a debtor to distribute illiquid assets such as litigation claims assets to its creditors, has been among the tried-and-true tools used

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  • December 13, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

    Union Pacific Resources v. Cooper

    TortsNo. 12-01-00279-CV, 11/27/2002.FACTS: Union Pacific Resources Co. appeals the trial court's judgment entered in favor of Eugene H. Cooper and wife, Ma

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  • January 9, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

    Gamble v. Peyton

    Click here for the full text of this decisionFACTS: Rhonda Aimee Gamble contends material issues o

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  • January 30, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

    Elevator Clauses, Client Consent and Increased Billing Rates

    With 2009 upon us and the cost of operating a firm rising steadily, many lawyers may wonder how to increase billing rates for existing clients. What must a firm do before it increases the billing r

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  • In re Odyssey Healthcare, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2010-05-10
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    Date Filed: 2010-05-07
    Court: Tx. Sup. Ct.
    Judge: Per curiam.
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    Case Number: 09-0786

    ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUSIn this negligence case, we must decide whether the trial court abused its discretion by refusing to grant the relator's motion to compel arbitration. We conclude th

  • July 28, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

    Vincent v. Bank of America N.A.

    No. 05-02-00363-CV, 7/9/2003.Civil Litigationa href=http://www.law.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/View&c=LawDecision&cid=1056139980417&t=LawDeci

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  • City of Elsa, Texas v. Gonzalez

    Publication Date: 2010-10-06
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    Date Filed: 2010-10-01
    Court: Tx. Sup. Ct.
    Judge: Per curiam.
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    Case Number: 09-0834

    Joel Homer Gonzalez sued the City of Elsa, alleging he was unlawfully terminated from his position as city manager in violation of the Texas Whistleblower Act. See TEX. GOV'T CODE § 554.002. The

  • Johnson v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-03-22
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    Date Filed: 2012-03-21
    Court: Tex. Crim. App.
    Judge: Keller, P.J.
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    Case Number: NO. PD-0068-11

    Keller, P.J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which Meyers, Price, Womack, Johnson, Hervey, Cochran, and Alcala, JJ., joined. Keasler, J., concurred.The question in this case is

  • Steadman v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-04-02
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    Date Filed: 2009-04-01
    Court: Tex. Crim. App.
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    Case Number: PD-1311-08

    Keller, P.J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which Meyers, Keasler, Hervey, Holcomb and Cochran, JJ., joined. Johnson, J., concurred. Price and Womack, JJ., dissented.The court of appeals in

  • Ex Parte Max Moussazadeh, Applicant

    Publication Date: 2012-02-23
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    Date Filed: 2012-02-15
    Court: Tex. Crim. App.
    Judge: Johnson, J
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    Case Number: NO. AP-76,439,, AP-74,185

    Johnson, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which Price, Womack, Keasler, Hervey, Cochran, and Alcala, JJ., joined. Keller, P.J., filed a concurring opinion. Meyers, J., did not partic