The Texas Supreme Court loves puppies just as much as most people do. But despite issuing a unanimous opinion that memorializes the world’s love for canines, the high court will not allow anyone to recover “emotion-based” damages for the loss of a dog in Texas. John Cayce, a partner in Fort Worth’s Kelly Hart & … Read More »

The word “bravery” usually doesn’t come to mind when a Texan is appointed to a political office by the governor. But that word seems appropriate when applied to Erleigh Norville Wiley. Gov. Rick Perry on April 10 named her as the new Kaufman County district attorney.

Bruce A. Griggs, a partner in Austin’s Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, successfully faced the pro-David, anti-Goliath aspects of defending a bank against allegations that it had discriminated against a former employee who had suffered a heart attack, and he did it twice.

Key numbers dropped at Fulbright & Jaworski, partly due to a reduced lawyer count and activities that didn’t generate revenue, says Ken Stewart, chairman of the firm’s executive committee.