I wrote yesterday about a pending Fifth Circuit case about the “departing-lawyer rule” — determining which conflicts accompany a lawyer who leaves a large law […]
Entries from October 2009
Fifth Circuit says that departing lawyers are only conflicted if they actually acquired material information
October 30th, 2009 · Comments Off on Fifth Circuit says that departing lawyers are only conflicted if they actually acquired material information
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Five new Texas Supreme Court opinions [Order List for Oct. 30, 2009]
October 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment
The Texas Supreme Court handed down one signed opinion and four per curiam dispositions with today’s order list.
Some (but not very much) of the attorney’s […]
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Has the problematic departing-lawyer rule just been solved in Texas?
October 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments
The Fifth Circuit just heard oral arguments in a case about the scope of disqualification that follows a lawyer who leaves a large firm — […]
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Texas Supreme Court Decides 5 Cases, Grants Review in 13 More [Order List for October 23, 2009]
October 23rd, 2009 · Comments Off on Texas Supreme Court Decides 5 Cases, Grants Review in 13 More [Order List for October 23, 2009]
As has been its recent pattern, the The Texas Supreme Court ended its conference week with a bang, deciding five cases, granting thirteen more for […]
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Texas Supreme Orders for October 16, 2009 (no opinions)
October 16th, 2009 · Comments Off on Texas Supreme Orders for October 16, 2009 (no opinions)
The Texas Supreme Court issued another quiet weekly order list this morning, denying review and rehearing in a handful of cases.
Since the Texas Supreme Court’s […]
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Order List for October 9, 2009 (orders only)
October 9th, 2009 · Comments Off on Order List for October 9, 2009 (orders only)
The Court did not issue any opinions or grant any petitions for review with today’s order list.
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Currently pending cases involving new Justice Eva Guzman
October 8th, 2009 · Comments Off on Currently pending cases involving new Justice Eva Guzman
Now that we know Justice Eva Guzman of Houston’s Fourteenth Court of Appeals will be joining the Texas Supreme Court, we can start to figure […]
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Justice Eva Guzman named to Texas Supreme Court
October 8th, 2009 · Comments Off on Justice Eva Guzman named to Texas Supreme Court
My phone started buzzing a few minutes ago with news that Justice Eva Guzman of Houston’s Fourteenth Court of Appeals will be named to the […]
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