An insurer doesn t have to defend a foreman in a worker s suit over a construction site injury at a Wegmans store project, the Second Circuit affirmed Thursday, saying the foreman wasn t an assigned employee of the supermarket chain for purposes of an indemnity contract. May 28, 2021
Fluor Corp. must hand over notes written by its Latham & Watkins LLP trial counsel that purportedly document the company s 2010 demands for Zurich American Insurance Co. to settle lead contamination suits on its behalf, a Missouri federal judge has ruled. May 27, 2021
An insurer doesn t have to defend a foreman in a worker s suit over a construction site injury at a Wegmans store project, the Second Circuit affirmed Thursday, saying the foreman wasn t an assigned employee of the supermarket chain for purposes of an indemnity contract.
DENTON (UNT), Texas The University of North Texas Libraries’ Portal to Texas History program received a grant from the Texas Bar Foundation to support development of educational materials for UNT’s Texas History for Teachers initiative. The educational initiative will use technology to empower social studies teachers across the state to provide students with lessons that evoke a deeper and more meaningful engagement with the Texas past. The long-term vision is to produce a full Texas history curriculum, mapped to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills standards, that combines the very best of historical knowledge and educational pedagogy, freely accessible to any Texas history teacher,” said Andrew Torget, UNT associate professor of history. “In so doing, we hope to transform Texas classrooms into a national model for integrating best-practice instruction into social studies curriculum.
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Butler Snow LLP issued the following announcement on Apr. 15.
Butler Snow attorney Scott K. Field is set to present at the Texas Aggie Bar Association’s 22nd Annual Conference on Saturday, April 24. In the presentation titled “Judges are People, Too What Lawyers Can Learn from Challenges to Judicial Mental Health,” Field will discuss his six years as a judge, the toll the role of a judge can have on a judge’s mental health, and what lawyers can learn from those challenges. More information about the conference can be found here.
Field is a member of the firm’s Appellate practice group. Prior to joining the firm, he served a six-year term as Justice of the Texas Court of Appeals, Third District. Field also has experience from private practice where he handled all levels of trial and appellate matters in federal and state courts, represented individuals and institutions in a variety of commercial litigation matters, including contract and insurance disputes, and
Phil Johnson, of Lubbock, named to Judicial Compensation Commission by Gov. Abbott Judge Phil Johnson of Lubbock (Source: Texas Tribune) By Harrison Roberts | March 15, 2021 at 11:48 AM CDT - Updated March 15 at 11:48 AM
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Justice Phil Johnson to the Judicial Compensation Commission for a term set to expire on February 1, 2023.
Additionally, he appointed JJ Clemence and reappointed Scott Salmans, who was named chairman as well, for terms set to expire on February 1, 2027.
The commission recommends the proper salaries to be paid by the state for all justices and judges of the Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, Courts of Appeals, and state district courts.
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Edeska Barnes, Jr., Lisa Jarrett, Ann Lattimore, and Wes Ritchey for terms set to expire on February 1, 2027. The board is charged with developing