In a Sept. 16 opinion from Hughes denying the recusal motion, Hughes explained that his comments were neither biased nor bigoted.

The plaintiffs in a gross negligence case are taking aim at a major insurance company by adding it as a defendant in their petition, alleging that the company’s captive counsel misstated the law to a state district court to avoid covering a fatal, police-involved car crash.

Sibling publication Corporate Counsel released its 2013 Law Department Compensation Benchmarking Survey, and this is the deal: Women who hold the top legal position in the company are compensated less — quite a bit less — than their male counterparts.

About now, a throng of baby lawyers is starting life in a new law firm. They have graduated from law school. Many have that plum job in their pockets. The bar exam is done and dusted. Attorney Kendall Gray offers a humorous look at the pitfalls of that first law firm job.

There’s some confusion about the effective date for a new $20 electronic filing fee, and now the Texas Office of Attorney General will resolve the question. A Sept. 12 letter from the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Office has asked for an AG opinion on whether the fee in House Bill 2302, the 2013 e-filing … Read More »