Texas Lawyer presents podcasts and a weekly video blog on a wide variety of issues of interest to the legal profession, as well as to consumers. http://www.texaslawyerpress.com/RSS/rss.xml http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:34:42 -0500 Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:32:36 -0500 FeedForAll v1.0 (1.0.2.0) Randy Johnston discusses the State Bar Professional Ethics Committee's recent approval of a fee arrangement that would require a client to pay the client's lawyer's attorneys fees if the plaintiff who originally sued the client later joins the defense lawyer in the same suit. http://www.law.com/regionals/tx/johnston_defense_costs.mp3 Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:32:36 -0500 Texas Lawyer senior reporter John Council and Randy Johnston discuss: Andrews Kurth's relationship with the Howard Hughes estate, and how some lawyers learned about success by working in fast-food places. http://www.youtube.com/v/vASVgHdMC30 68C5B84F-EEF4-40B5-B0ED-5F42F770DF7D Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:04:36 -0500 Senior reporter John Council talks with criminal defense lawyer Gary Udashen about: a battle over exhibits in the Holy Land Foundation trial, when double jeopardy attaches in a prosecution, Darlie Routier's DNA test, and a proposal to limit attorney-client privilege in some cases. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hac431_GVzI 6F21AC83-81B0-4578-9A74-A348FC457C6D Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:57:20 -0500 When the Texas Supreme Court ruled in Fairfield, it seemed that the court was signaling that punitive damages assessed against a corporation would not be against public policy. But the 5th Circuit recently came to a different conclusion in a similar case. http://www.law.com/regionals/tx/martin_punitives.mp3 7BDECF39-1890-4C54-A4F3-DA694D73D5E8 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:24:08 -0500