Criminal Law

Texas Workers' Compensation Issue Left Unresolved
Statesman.com has an article about the efforts of the Texas Legislature to undo damage done by the Texas Supreme Court in a recent, flawed decision regarding lawsuit protection for work-site owners...

Law firm Cole Schotz comes to Texas
New Jersey law firm Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard has hired a trio of Fort Worth bankruptcy attorneys.Michael Warner, Emily Chou and Rachel Obaldo have joined the firm...

BLAWGS: "Supreme Court Clarifies Purchaser and Other Issues in Consumer Protection Act."
Here is a case update from Ed Brutcsher's Tort and Insurance Law Journal - Supreme Court Clarifies Purchaser and Other Issues in Consumer Protection Act. The Supreme Court recently published Craig and Bishop, Inc...

Prof. David Cole on the Supreme Court's First Amendment Jurisprudence
Georgetown law professor David Cole maintains in this N.Y. Review of Books piece that when the Supreme Court engages in "strict scrutiny" of legislative regulation of corporate speech (as in the Citizens United case), the Court is really strict, but...

Workers Compensation Case Law Update Fictional New Accident Legal Theory versus Change in Condition; Georgia Court of Appeals clarifies circumstances under which an injured worker may collect workers compensation benefits

Editorial: Lawmakers Should Correct Texas Supreme Court Workers' Compensation Decision
The Austin American-Statesman ran an editorial today speaking out on a really bad decision by the pro-business Texas Supreme Court. The case is a little complicated, but boils down to allowing property owners to avoid liability for negligence if the...

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Dumb Texas Laws
Stupid Laws in the Lone Star State

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Workers Compensation Overview
Federal laws that cover workplace injuries

Personal Injury Settlement
2 Texas Men Awarded $1.5 Million in Compensation

Texas Employment Law
alleged violations of Texas labor laws including overtime pay, discrimination and harassment.

Texas' KB Home Hit with Price Fixing Class Action
Texas' KB Home Faces Price Fixing Class-Action

BP to Pay $15M for Texas Refiney Violations of Clean Air Act
BP to Pay $15M for Texas Refiney Violations of Clean Air Act

Ebay Fined
French Court Sets Fine at $61 Million

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation