Case of Texas Man Who Killed Next-Door Burglars Goes to Grand Jury

A grand jury will decide next week whether to issue a homicide indictment for a Texas man who confronted and fatally shot two burglars breaking into a neighbor’s home.

The…

Dec 13, 2007 7:25 PM CST

Texas Lawyer Starts Trial as Counsel, Finishes Up as Defendant

When Carlos Correa arrived in court on Monday, the 63-year-old criminal defense attorney was ready to go to trial.

Instead, he quickly found himself in handcuffs, and, as of that…

Dec 11, 2007 9:01 PM CST

25th Birthday for Lethal Injections

Exactly 25 years ago today, strapped to a gurney in a Texas death chamber, 40-year-old Charlie Brooks Jr. became the first person in the U.S. to be executed by lethal…

Dec 7, 2007 11:20 PM CST

Price Tag Is $100K-Plus for Texas Firms’ Lavish Holiday Bashes

Houston law firms have booked some of the city’s ritziest venues for holiday parties that can cost $100,000 or more.

Some clients have criticized the big bashes, including some who…

Dec 6, 2007 11:56 AM CST

Bar Group Sues Texas Lawyers Who Practiced With Businessman

A committee of the Supreme Court of Texas has filed suit in state court against five lawyers and a politically connected businessman, contending that they collaborated in the unlicensed practice…

Dec 5, 2007 1:26 AM CST

New Law School in Texas?

A Texas judge with a history of promoting legal education to minorities is calling on the state university system and Texas legislators to establish a new law school in the…

Dec 4, 2007 5:54 PM CST

Jenner & Block to Close Dallas Office

Jenner & Block has decided to close its four-lawyer Dallas office rather than renew its lease.

The office opened in 2000 to house lawyers hired from McKenna & Cuneo who…

Dec 4, 2007 12:27 PM CST

Regent 2L Sues Over Suspension for Robertson Web Post

A Regent University law student has sued the school for suspending him after he posted an online photo of school president Pat Robertson with his…

Nov 30, 2007 7:41 PM CST

Judge: Explosion Victims Can Voice Objections to BP Settlement

Victims of a deadly BP PLC plant explosion two years ago south of Houston will have a chance to complain about a plea agreement, a judge has ruled.

U.S. District…

Nov 29, 2007 6:44 PM CST

Seventh-Day Adventist Gets $55K, Job Back

A Seventh-day Adventist who was fired by the City of Dallas because she refused to work on her Sabbath day, Saturday, is getting her job back.

Marilyn Ford, a code…

Nov 28, 2007 11:52 PM CST

Ford Agrees to 4-State Rollover Settlement

Ford Motor Co. has struck a rollover settlement deal that applies to some 1 million people in four states.

The litigation involved Ford Explorers that plaintiffs in California, Connecticut, Illinois…

Nov 28, 2007 11:45 PM CST

Female Partners Strike Out on Own, Cite BigLaw Rate Hikes as Reason

Two former partners at a large San Antonio firm who left to strike out on their own report they’ve been able to retain 90 percent of their clients.

Janet L.…

Nov 28, 2007 7:13 PM CST

Lawyers Seek Unpaid Fees From Anna Nicole’s Estate

A Texas law firm has sued the estate of the late Anna Nicole Smith to recover unpaid legal bills.

Houston-based Cunningham Darlow filed a creditor’s claim Nov. 16 in Los…

Nov 27, 2007 6:26 PM CST

Ex-Lawyer Arrested for Shoplifting

A disbarred Dallas criminal defense lawyer has been charged with shoplifting from a Nordstrom department store.

Catherine Shelton, 59, is accused of trying to walk out of the store with…

Nov 27, 2007 1:01 PM CST

Court OKs Murder Conviction for Killing Fetus Before Viability

The highest criminal court in Texas has held that killing a fetus before viability can be prosecuted as murder.

The court ruled in the case of Terence Lawrence, convicted of…

Nov 26, 2007 12:56 PM CST