The San Antonio city council recently voted to exclude Chick-fil-A from its list of airport vendors based on the company’s views on the LGBTQ community. Since then, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into whether the city violated state law and asked the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to explore whether the city […]

President Trump has selected Judge Brett Kavanaugh as the nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. LPHS partner David Coale participated in a Facebook Live panel discussion on Judge Kavanaugh, including how this decision will affect the court and the future of Roe vs. Wade. View David’s comments on KTVT CBS 11 and watch […]

Before President Trump delivered his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night, LPHS’s David Coale spoke to KDFW FOX 4 News reporter Shaun Rabb about what he expected to hear. “He has a number of things he is very proud about that he tweets about – the stock market is roaring, unemployment is […]

Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month, Texas Lawbook featured attorneys in Texas and how their backgrounds impact their lives today. The firm’s Andrés Correa discusses his story and why diversity in the legal industry demands balance. “This balancing act is demanding, but we each have our own balancing acts, no matter our race or ethnicity,” he says. […]

Following the deadly violence in Charlottesville, social media leaders are banning some hate groups and their messages from platforms. Facebook, GoDaddy and Discord are shutting down hate groups, preventing them from spreading their content. Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann constitutional law attorney David Coale says those recent moves are not against the law because hate […]

Dallas’ Cushing Asset Management, a private investment firm, recently announced it will terminate its oil index of publically traded oil producers and trusts due to companies consolidating, filing for bankruptcy or both. The Cushing Upstream Energy Income Index is scheduled to close May 31 after constituents have declined significantly. Michael K. Hurst of Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann tells the Dallas […]

My Other Bags sells inexpensive canvas tote bags that are obvious parodies of pricey designer bags. Luxury handbag maker Louis Vuitton doesn’t get the joke. The company filed a trademark infringement suit in New York that was tossed out because the judge said it was clear the canvas bag wasn’t a typical knockoff copy. Earlier this week, an appeals court judge said he wouldn’t […]

Manufacturers of high-end consumer products are increasingly taking legal action against retailers selling counterfeit goods. Coach, the 75-year-old maker of luxury leather handbags, wallets and belts, recently sued a Houston store and its owners for allegedly making and selling fake products using the Coach logos and designs in violation of the company’s trademark.  The Houston […]

Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann partner Eric Pinker was interviewed by The Texas Lawbook on the slight downturn in the number of patent infringement lawsuits filed in federal courts in East Texas thus far in 2016. But the Tyler-based Eastern District of Texas continues to be by far the most popular place in the U.S. to sue for intellectual property infringement. […]