Moore Law Offices

04/11/2024

April is finally warming up.

09/19/2022

Texas Beats Silicon Valley: Federal Court Upholds Law Banning Social Media Censorship

A federal appeals court has upheld a Texas law allowing users to sue social media platforms in the event of wrongful account suspension, in a win for defenders of free speech online.

12/09/2021

https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-family-historic-award-drunk-driving-incident

A Texas jury has awarded a record $301 billion in damages to the family of victims of a 2017 drunk driving accident, according to the plaintiffs' lead attorney.

09/27/2021

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/r-kelly-guilty-s*x-trafficking-trial

Sentencing has been set for May 4 and Kelly could face decades in prison.

09/27/2021

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/09/27/nyregion/r-kelly-trial-news/r-kelly-verdict-racketeering-s*x-trafficking

LiveUpdated Sept. 27, 2021, 3:56 p.m. ETSept. 27, 2021, 3:56 p.m. ETLive Updates: R. Kelly Found Guilty of All Counts and Faces Life in PrisonThe six-week trial in Brooklyn included graphic and disturbing testimony about s*xual abuse by one of America’s best-known musicians.VideoReaction outside t...

08/30/2020

https://www.foxnews.com/us/seattle-chop-shooting-victim-sues-3-billion

The father previously appeared on Fox to appeal for more information, but he has received no new information since then.

08/28/2020

https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/08/27/drug-cartel-boss-co-conspirators-dallas-western-wear-store-launder-10-million/amp/

A suspected member of a Mexican drug cartel, along with nearly 30 co-conspirators, are accused of selling drugs and laundering the money through a Dallas western wear store.

08/08/2020

https://amp.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article244804062.html

Former Angels communications director Eric Prescott Kay was arrested in Fort Worth.

05/23/2020

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/rental-car-giant-hertz-files-for-bankruptcy

Hertz Global Holdings Inc., one of the nation’s largest car-rental companies, filed for bankruptcy protection Friday, saddled with about $19 billion in debt and nearly 700,000 vehicles that have been largely idled because of the coronavirus.

05/21/2020

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lori-loughlin-husband-plead-guilty-charges-college-admission-scandal-n1211941?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma

Prosecutors say the "Full House" actress faked the athletic credentials of her daughters to get them into USC.

05/19/2020

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hawley-lawsuits-china-coronavirus-bill

There is new demand to hold China accountable for coronavirus, by opening the U.S. legal system to permit millions of American virus victims to sue China and the Chinese Communist Party for damages.

05/19/2020

https://amp.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article242827091.html

The attorneys for a class-action lawsuit against ADT security company worry there could be more victims.

05/15/2020

https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/05/14/first-online-jury-collin-county/

It’s a civil case where the decision is non-binding, but it is groundbreaking and could help maintain jury trials while social distancing is required.

05/15/2020

P https://www.texastribune.org/2020/05/14/texas-evictions-debt-collections-resume-may-moratoriums-lifted/?utm_campaign=trib-social&utm_content=1589502568&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

The state's highest civil court initially paused eviction proceedings and debt collections during the coronavirus pandemic. Those moratoriums are being lifted after more than 1.9 million Texans filed for unemployment.

05/13/2020

https://setexasrecord.com/stories/523925696-dallas-county-judge-buys-up-the-strong-arm-law-firm-also-serves-as-executor-of-brian-loncar-s-estate

DALLAS – An order authorizing the sale of estate property was recently granted, allowing Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins to buy up the law firm of the late Brian Loncar.

05/07/2020

05/07/2020

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/abbott-issues-executive-order-eliminating-jail-as-punishment-for-violating-coronavirus-restrictions

The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of salon owner Shelley Luther, who was jailed for opening in violation of the state's rules, as Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order retroactively eliminating jail time as a consequence for violating the state's coronavirus restrictions.

05/06/2020

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-ag-tells-judge-to-free-dallas-woman-unjustly-jailed-for-operating-salon

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday sent a letter urging a Dallas judge to free a woman he sent to jail a day earlier after she refused to apologize for keeping her hair salon open in violation of Gov. Greg Abbott's order aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus.

05/06/2020

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/Texas-high-court-says-Abbott-s-restrictions-on-15248326.php?fbclid=IwAR1Q8NId9amRFPN-TIpzR51Md3GY0I8izCmP4DAayvIlYI1MSiRz9O81nG8

The state's highest civil court declined to take a case challenging Gov. Greg Abbott’s emergency order, but added that some coronavirus restrictions “may not survive judicial scrutiny.”

04/22/2020

https://www.vcstar.com/story/money/2020/04/20/small-businesses-sue-chase-bank-over-handling-stimulus/5163654002/?fbclid=IwAR1BulJBr081rJX-fn_fG8XCxYODMfDE-0U9Lkgx7fpPFHfEq1BwLYdiz7w

The move meant that Chase would collect larger processing fees, nearly $6 billion in total. The suit follows similar allegations against Wells Fargo.

04/20/2020

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/04/19/wells-fargo-lawsuit-small-business-ppp-loans/5162801002/

The move meant that Wells Fargo would receive millions more dollars in processing fees, according to the lawsuit.

04/16/2020

https://fox4news.com/news/north-texas-woman-sues-princess-cruise-lines-for-husbands-covid-19-death

A North Texas woman is suing Princess Cruise Lines for exposing her and her husband to the coronavirus. It later caused his death.

04/16/2020

https://www.foxnews.com/media/hawley-bill-americans-sue-china-coronavirus-accountability

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., told "The Ingraham Angle" Wednesday he is drafting a bill that would set up an international fact-finding commission regarding the origins of coronavirus and allow affected Americans to sue the Chinese government for pandemic-related damages.

04/10/2020

https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-temporarily-suspends-certain-statutes-to-allow-for-appearance-before-notary-public-via-videoconference

Governor Greg Abbott today suspended certain statutes concerning appearance before a notary public to execute a self-proved will, a durable power of attorney, a medical power of attorney, a directive to physician, or an oath of an executor, administrator, or guardian. These suspensions temporarily ....

04/08/2020

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/coronavirus/grapevine-man-arrested-for-coughing-in-officers-face-claiming-to-have-coronavirus/2347601/?amp

27-year-old Jonathan Dechoudens was arrested for coughing into an officer’s face and claiming to have coronavirus.

04/07/2020

Lawyers and a Silicon Valley start-up have found ways to flood the system with claims, so companies are looking to thwart a process they created.

04/02/2020

https://abc7.com/officials-engineer-tried-to-smash-train-into-usns-mercy/6069395/

An engineer deliberately ran a train off the tracks at high speed in an attempt to damage the USNS Mercy hospital ship, prosecutors say.

03/03/2020

https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/grapevine-colleyville-southlake/development/2020/02/28/texrail-train-system-to-add-station-extend-to-fort-worth-medical-district/

Plans have been cemented for TEXRail to carry passengers from Grapevine and the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport deeper into Fort Worth.