Charlie Baird and the Tobacco Lawyers

Reaud, Tigar denounce Baird D.A. campaign charges

"...accused incumbent Rosemary Lehmberg of accepting campaign donations from “tobacco settlement lawyers” whom she allegedly failed to investigate during..."

May 26, 2012 News Post by Michael King

Money to Burn

John Cornyn tries to keep tobacco case lawyers from reaping all of the financial benefits.

"...fees for the lawyers who represented Texas in the tobacco lawsuit. Indeed, three or more of the seven deadly..."

Oct. 22, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Dan Morales v. Harry Potter

Louis Dubose examines Dan Morales' "Rule 202" filing against a former colleague in the Texas tobacco litigation.

"...campaign has to the complex aftermath of the state's tobacco litigation, won on Morales' watch as attorney general. Locally,..."

March 8, 2002 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Naked City

Tobacco lawyers get a Nov. 19 deadline to decide whether to pursue the 15% fee in their original contract with the state.

"...lawyers who represented Texas in its lawsuit against the tobacco companies have to decide by Nov. 19 whether to..."

Nov. 12, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

How did the one-time golden boy cross over to the dark side? Dapper Dan now has four years to find out.

"...attorneys' share of the state's massive settlement with the tobacco companies -- and that his declared 1998 income of..."

July 25, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Easy Money

City plots downtown's retail future

"...how vigilant the AGs will be on issues like tobacco and other mass tort claims. Of the 43 attorneys..."

March 31, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

My Friend Murr

"...his fight with the five attorneys in the state's tobacco case, he scored major points in his investigation of..."

Oct. 22, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks sentences Dan Morales to prison -- and counseling

"...from the state's successful $17 billion lawsuit against the tobacco companies -- the case that might have remained the..."

Nov. 7, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

The Hottest Race in Texas

The David Fisher-Todd Staples Senate Contest in East Texas Will Decide the Fate of the State Senate -- and the U.S. House

"...Reaud, one of the big winners in the state's tobacco litigation (for more detail, see "Who's Buying S.D. 3?,"..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

Attorney General: Abbott Amps Up Conservative Credentials

Radnofsky points to attorney general's flip-flop on immigration

"...would seek redress in a similar manner to previous tobacco litigation. Abbott has so far failed to refute Radnofsky's..."

Oct. 29, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Running Off at the Primary

Kirk vs. Morales, Lulu vs. Eddie: Get your pencils ready.

"...John O'Quinn, John Eddie Williams, and Walter Umphrey of tobacco litigation fame -- who in the past have largely..."

March 29, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

The Banker vs. the Prosecutor

As the primary campaign winds to an abrupt close, what do we know about Sanchez and Morales?

"...connected to the unseemly aftermath of the successful state tobacco litigation, led by his office (see "Dan Morales v...."

March 8, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Tony and Dan Go Mano a... Hand?

Dem gubernatorial debate less than meets the eye

"...over Morales by the continuing federal investigation of the tobacco litigation would not dissipate by the fall: "He cannot..."

March 8, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Capitol Chronicle

Pols play musical chairs -- to their own accompaniment

"...quite cleared of the more unsavory aspects of the tobacco litigation, and he pompously blocked affirmative action in higher..."

Oct. 5, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Capitol Chronicle

Marty Akins for Governor, and few dozen others for statewide office

"...some preliminary noises about a run (defying a looming tobacco litigation indictment). With Sanchez presumably on the ballot, Morales..."

July 6, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Capitol Chronicle

Surveying the George W. Bush Legacy in Texas

"...is currently underwritten by the settlements of the notorious tobacco litigation. It's not exactly free money, but it's about..."

March 16, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Chemical Warfare

Public health advocates organize around a Bill Moyers PBS special on the chemical industry and the hazards it creates.

"...former nurse Charlotte Brody. "That's like relying on the tobacco industry to assess the risk of tobacco." Take the..."

March 23, 2001 News Feature by Don Hazen

West Lake Hills Under Siege

Urbane Mud-Slinging

"...caliber are usually employed only for scorched earth corporate litigation and hotly contested statewide elections. Each side has crafted..."

Sept. 18, 1998 News Feature by Wesley Oliver

The Common Law

Class-action lawsuit – what is it?

"...A class-action lawsuit is the procedural device used in litigation for determining the rights and remedies for large numbers..."

June 29, 2007 Column by Luke Ellis

Postmarks

Run, Max, Run

"...not been adequately addressed and could lead to further litigation. The state legislature balked at providing equalized state funding..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Column

Naked City

"...Austin offices of the Drug Enforcement Administration and Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms – and officers made a string of..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...had in Travis County." Since the focus of the litigation is the 23rd – and not 25th – CD,..."

July 14, 2006 News Feature

Where There's Smoke …

Across the country, perspectives on the smoking bans offer a very mixed bag

"...its appearance on the ballot, "I think we've got litigation in a very good place with respect to our..."

April 15, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Still Bleeding

APD Officer Jeff White's lawsuit against the department gives new life to allegations of corruption and retaliation.

"...terse -- at least partially because of the pending litigation. In a May 21 press release, the APD responded..."

May 31, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Devil in the Details

Why Is 'Talented Amateur Historian' Leon Day Obsessed With the Death of Ambrose Bierce?

"...Death is not the end; there remains the litigation of the estate. -- Ambrose Bierce..."

May 17, 2002 Books Feature by James McWilliams

Postmarks

A right, a left, another right: our letters column takes it on the chin.

"...searched, harassed, humiliated, and impoverished by debilitating and expensive litigation, for a simple personal preference...."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Trial and Error

Questions raised about whether cards were stacked against Davidians in their civil suit against the federal government.

"...Proof that the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms lied when it obtained a search warrant..."

Aug. 18, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Mattox is Back

Former AG Rises From the Ashes

"...the GOP for a while, the kind of progressive litigation these two candidates offer must seem like a blast..."

March 6, 1998 News Feature by Audrey Duff