Posts in 2016

Dec 13 Attorney Client Privilege Protects Non-Retained Expert Communications

The Houston 14th Court of Appeals issued an opinion today, in-re-texas-windstorm, which will solidify and strengthen the strategy ...

Dec 06 US Supreme Court Civil Cases of Interest-October Term 2016

So far this October Term 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court has issued two decisions in civil cases, both on December 6. First, in State ...

Dec 01 Amendments to the Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure and to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure-What's of Interest to Civil Litigators

On December 1, amendments to the various sets of federal procedural rules took effect. The top of the federal judiciary’s “ ...

Nov 03 "V" is for Victory!

Yes, the Cubs won the World Series last night, and everyone outside of Cleveland is both relieved and thrilled. Now that the Cubs’ ...

Nov 02 Hicks Thomas LLP Named in 2017 "Best Law Firms" by U.S. News

Texas litigation firm Hicks Thomas LLP is proud to announce its inclusion in the 2017 “Best Law Firms” publication by U.S. News & ...

Oct 07 Hicks Thomas LLP Obtains Class Certification for Ford Owners in California

A proposed class of vehicle owners was granted class certification in a lawsuit against Ford Motor Company. A California federal ...