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The Texas Supreme Court ruled that Democratic leaders who left during the Texas special legislative session can be arrested. LPHS appellate and constitutional law attorney David Coale explains the ruling to KLIF News & Information in the Morning. “The state’s argument is pretty simple. The state constitution says we have a legislature. The state constitution says the […]

President Biden recently announced updated rules for federal workers that requires new testing, masking and social distancing guidelines because of the rise in COVID-19 cases in the nation. LPHS constitutional law attorney and partner David Coale explains the president does have a right to set workplace conditions. “As the president you wear many hats. Here he is […]

In a review of the Texas Supreme Court’s biggest rulings of this term, LPHS appellate partner David Coale discusses BPX Operating Company vs. Strickhausen, and says it’s noteworthy the way the justices split on the case. “They’re all Republican, they’re all conservative,” he said of the court’s justices. “But the definition of conservatism has evolved over the 20 years […]

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction and released him from prison. LPHS appellate partner David Coale provides perspective to Fox 4 News Dallas on the ruling. “The problem here is that the prosecutor through the eyes of the Supreme Court entered an agreement and they are going to honor that agreement, and the […]

LPHS attorneys David Coale and Barira Munshi explain how to settle business cases in the July issue of the Dallas Bar Association’s Headnotes. They present two Dallas Court of Appeals cases that serve as a reference when drafting and litigating settlement agreements.  “The two cases remind us how important it is to determine just what is in dispute between the […]

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has announced his plan to fund additional construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. LPHS appellate and constitutional law attorney David Coale appears on KDFW FOX 4 Good Day to explain the applicable federal and state laws.   View David’s interview here.   

Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann attorneys Alan Dabdoub and Barira Munshi deliver a big win for their client, Hilltop Securities, Inc., achieving a dismissal of all claims against Hilltop in a lawsuit brought by the State of Louisiana against over 20 banking organizations and broker-dealers, alleging a conspiracy to fix prices of bonds issued by government-sponsored enterprises.   The Court […]

A former MLB pitcher is claiming the Astros stole his on-field signs during an August 2017 game in a trade secrets lawsuit against the team. In an interview with Law360, LPHS partner Chris Patton and co-author of the book “Texas Trade Secret Litigation” agrees the Astros cheating scandal was wrong but does not believe the claim falls […]

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order banning local governments and school districts from issuing mask mandates. The firm’s appellate and constitutional law attorney David Coale discusses the order to WBAP and KLIF Radio. “The Governor clearly has power to regulate administrative things like mask wearing, and things that are organs of state government,” said Coale. “But […]

Texas lawmakers have introduced proposals that will tighten voting rules to avoid loopholes in the law that led to lawsuits from the state against Harris County’s drive through-voting and 24-hour polling places. LPHS appellate partner and constitutional law attorney David Coale talked to the Dallas Morning News about the message lawmakers are sending with the proposed bills. […]