The San Antonio Water System and Edwards Aquifer Authority won a significant water rights victory from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which denied an appeal by land owners seeking to revive rights to withdraw aquifer water.
Julie A. Ford, commercial litigator with George Brothers Kincaid & Horton LLP, together… read more
9In a victory for the San Antonio Water System (SAWS), GBKH succeeded in obtaining an order from the Austin Court of Appeals upholding a lower court’s dismissal of a $100 million bond validation suit brought by the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority (GBRA). The suit sought approval of a bond issue under… read more
12On July 14th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found in favor of the Texas Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV), which was represented by GBKH in a high-profile dispute over specialty license plates featuring an image of the Confederate battle flag. The Texas Department of… read more
21On June 9, 2014, a Travis County court dismissed a lawsuit that the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority filed to validate $100 million in bonds it proposed to issue in connection with a controversial water project. GBKH partners Jim George, Doug Brothers, and Gary Lewis appeared on behalf of… read more
14GBKH partners Doug Brothers, Russ Horton, and Gary Lewis, together with the firms of Diamond McCarthy, LLP, and Martinec, Winn, Vickers & McElroy, represented Dan Bensimon, Litigation trustee, in the Crescent Resources bankruptcy. The Trust was formed as a vehicle to collect funds for the… read more
14GBKH partners Mark Kincaid and Suzette Selden worked with Guy Choate of the San Angelo-based law firm Webb, Stokes & Sparks in settling a significant legal action on behalf of Stephanie Lanford. Ms. Lanford had filed suit against the insurance company that issued her husband’s policy after misrepresentations were made by… read more
18On November 20th, cyclist Lance Armstrong settled a $3 million fraud case filed by GBKH on behalf of the Nebraska-based Acceptance Insurance Company, just one day before he was scheduled to give sworn testimony on his use of performance-enhancing drugs. Acceptance had paid Armstrong performance-related bonuses under the terms of an… read more
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