Texas Lawyer senior reporter John Council sat down with Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson to discuss why he’s leaving, what it was like watching significant tort-reform changes from a seat on the state’s highest civil court, whether Texas will ever change the way it selects judges, and what he considers a “stain” on … Read More »

Sportscaster Craig James, who won a high-profile legal fight with former Texas Tech University football coach Mike Leach, may be warming up for a legal battle with his former employer Fox Sports Southwest.

Family Code §153.0071(c) “encourages parents to peaceably resolve their child-related disputes through mediation by foreclosing a broad best interest inquiry with respect to entry of judgment on properly executed MSAs,” wrote Justice Debra Lehrmann for the 5-4 majority.

Leadership means bringing a team; swimming alone isn’t leadership. It also takes more lead time and, perhaps most importantly, requires the successful candidate to decide affirmatively that she wants to lead, says Deborah Williamson of Cox Smith Matthews.

A Waco lawyer and firm have denied all the allegations in a doctor’s professional-negligence suit against them, and they argue the case should be transferred to McLennan County. The defendants also argue that the doctor’s claims are barred by the statute of limitations and “his failure to mitigate his claimed damages.”