In person, billionaire Mark Cuban stands taller and seems calmer than most TV viewers would guess. That disparity between his reputation and reality helped the Dallas Mavericks owner beat the government in court earlier this month, says his lawyer Tom Melsheimer.

An East Texas state district judge has agreed to resign voluntarily from the bench on Dec. 6. Her decision comes after an investigation by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct alleged that she engaged in improper ex parte communication by texting a prosecutor while presiding over a criminal trial.

What kind of privacy protections should customers of an online dating service have when that service goes through bankruptcy? A bankruptcy trustee has proposed the sale of True.com’s 43 million-member database, and a hearing on Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s objection to the sale is set for Oct. 25.

A legal secretary has beaten her former employer at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, giving her a shot at increasing her awards for damages and attorney fees in the trial court. The 5th Circuit ruled that the trial court applied the wrong method of calculating overtime pay.

How many procedural rules does the Texas legal system really need? Hundreds exist, but how many do lawyers actually use? Just a handful, really. It’s time to clean house, says attorney Murray Fogler.