Law360 (November 21, 2019, 9:13 PM EST) -- PepsiCo owes an Iowa-based bottling conglomeratealmost $3 million over claims the beverage giant broke its promise to reimburse the bottler afterundercutting its prices through deals with national customers like Dollar General, a federal jury... More >
It’s been two-and-a-half months since the tragic accident that killed one and severely injured five after a crane crashed into an East Dallas apartment complex during a severe storm. This week, the owners of the crane and apartment complex —... More >
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Since he was shot by a “crazed fan” in 2012, North Texas musician Eric Keyes’ has dealt with the physical and mental after-effects of gun violence. Read the article.
After a billboard tumbled into an Uptown Dallas parking lot during a powerful June 9 storm, the company that leases the sign is suing the lot’s owner. Read the article.
The Dallas Cowboys conspired with police to cover up info from a 2017 car crash that would have sidelined Ezekiel Elliott from a crucial NFL playoff game ... so says a new lawsuit obtained by TMZ Sports. Read the article.
FRISCO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A man who says he was injured in the January 11, 2017 crash with Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott alleges in a lawsuit, the Cowboys and Frisco Police “conspired” to “cover up the severity of the accident” so... More >
Update: This case was resolved today. Plaintiff attorney Larry Freidman confirmed that his clients had received a settlement, but he did not release any specifics. Yesterday, after my original story was posted, Nate Paul sent me an email, describing the suit as... More >
Law360 (June 13, 2019, 4:26 PM EDT) -- UFC fighter Macy Chiasson is suing the owner and operator of a crane that collapsed onto her apartment building during an intense thunderstorm, killing one resident and leaving Chiasson with nothing but her dog,... More >
UFC bantamweight Macy Chiasson lost her home in a fatal crane accident over the weekend and is filing a lawsuit against the apartment complex owners and the crane company. Chiasson, 27, was at her Dallas apartment on Sunday when a crane... More >
DALLAS - A UFC fighter is the first to file a lawsuit after the deadly crane collapse in Dallas over the weekend. One person was killed and five others were injured when a construction crane at a property next door to... More >
A Greystar Properties apartment complex struck by a falling construction crane in Dallas during severe weather Sunday has been deemed uninhabitable. Meanwhile, the lawsuit process has already begun and the plaintiffs' attorneys want a district court to keep the crane in place... More >
DALLAS, Texas — The first lawsuit stemming from Sunday's deadly crane collapse has been filed — and it likely won't be the last. The suit, filed by 27-year-old Macy Chiasson, targets Bigge Crane and Rigging, Co., as well as the... More >
A resident of the Dallas apartment complex damaged by Sunday's crane collapse filed a lawsuit Tuesday. The plaintiff is Macy Chiasson, a mixed martial arts fighter, who was injured as she escaped from the damaged building with her dog. "She's... More >
A woman who is suing after her Dallas apartment complex was ripped apart Sunday by a falling crane says she's still in shock after losing everything in the collapse. Macy Chiasson, a 27-year-old UFC fighter, filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Dallas... More >
How an underage day-drinking party at the headmistress’s house eventually dragged the elite Episcopal School of Dallas into the Texas Supreme Court. Read the article.
A Dallas woman who ended up comatose and on life support after trying to get a nose job in Mexico has died, according to a family member. Read the article.
DALLAS (CBSDFW/CBS NEWS) – A Dallas real estate agent who traveled to a clinic in Mexico in October for several plastic surgery procedures and returned to the U.S. on life support with brain damage has died, according to the family’s attorney. ... More >
Laura Avila, the Dallas realtor who ended up in a coma after a botched nose job procedure in Mexico, has died ... TMZ has learned. Read the article.
A Dallas woman who had been on life support since undergoing plastic surgery on her nose at a clinic in Mexico has died, her family attorney wrote in a statement to WFAA on Saturday. Read the article.
A Dallas, Texas real estate agent with severe brain damage after she jet-setted off to Mexico for a cut-rate nose job that went horribly awry has been moved to a hospice and her family say 'her fate is in the hands of... More >
A Dallas real estate agent who traveled to a clinic in Mexico in October for several plastic surgery procedures and returned to the U.S. on life support with brain damage was moved to hospice care late Friday night, according to a statement... More >
A Dallas woman who's been on life support since undergoing plastic surgery on her nose at a clinic in Mexico has been moved to hospice care, her family attorney said in a statement to WFAA on Saturday. Read the article.
A Dallas woman who went to Mexico for a nose job is now fighting for her life after the botched procedure put her in a coma, and her family is desperately trying to get her better medical care. Read the article.
A Dallas real estate agent is currently on life support with severe brain damage after she jet-setted off to Mexico for a cut-rate nose job that went horribly awry. Read the article.
Texas businessman Christopher Faulkner, better known by his now infamous moniker "Frack Master," has admitted to securities fraud, tax evasion and money laundering and faces up to 12 years in prison, federal officials said Tuesday. Read the article.
The self-appointed evangelist of the Texas fracking boom launched into a jargon-laced monologue, prompting the chairman of the UK parliament’s Welsh affairs committee to request he speak in plain English. Read the article.
A Dallas County justice of the peace agrees that a developer has the right to evict honky-tonk king Billy Bob Barnett from his shuttered restaurants and bars at the Toyota Music Factory and said Barnett will have to post a bond of... More >
Dallas City Hall has a message for three nightclubs operating along Ross Avenue near downtown: Turn out the lights, the party's over. Read the article.
A Dallas County justice of the peace agrees that a developer has the right to evict honky-tonk king Billy Bob Barnett from his shuttered restaurants and bars at the Toyota Music Factory and said Barnett will have to post a bond of... More >
A judge granted temporary restraining orders that prohibit three nightclubs — Republic Ranch, Pilikia and The Pretty Diver along Ross Avenue near downtown — from “operating commercial amusement” inside or out until another hearing later this month. Read the article.
The attorney for a Dallas family says a legal victory for the Episcopal School of Dallas set a dangerous precedent. The family sued the school after their son was expelled. They lost and now worry about what it means for other... More >
Christopher Faulkner, who became famous as the mediasavvy, crusading “Frack Master,” promoting the oil and gas industry, was arrested Monday and charged with fraud and money laundering in what the government previously described as an $80 million oil investment scam. Read... More >
At least three lawsuits have been filed over business practices at Irving’s Toyota Music Factory, including one that asks a Dallas County court to strip operational control of the entertainment complex from the developer who’s already invested more than $160 million in... More >
At least three lawsuits have been filed over business practices at Irving's Toyota Music Factory, including one that asks a Dallas County court to strip operational control of the entertainment complex from the developer who's already invested more than $160 million in... More >
Call it Billy Bob’s latest showstopper.Three decades after Billy Bob Barnett’s namesake honky-tonk in Fort Worth imploded into bankruptcy, the “iconic” and “legendary” placemaker abruptly and unceremoniously shuttered his latest creation. Read the article.
IRVINGA newly formed Irving taxpayers group filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Dallas County seeking to block payment of up to $44 million in taxpayer funds to the developer of the Toyota Music Factory. Read the article.
An Irving taxpayer advocacy group, represented by the lawyer for legendary honkytonk developer Billy Bob Barnett, is attempting to block the North Carolina-based developer of the Toyota Music Factory from receiving $44 million in public money. Read the article.
IRVING (CBSDFW.COM) – A newly formed taxpayer group has filed a lawsuit to block the city of Irving from giving tens of millions of dollars to the developer of the Toyota Music Factory entertainment complex. Read the article.
A newly formed Irving taxpayers group filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Dallas County district court seeking to block payment of up to $44 million in taxpayer funds to the developer of the Toyota Music Factory. Read the article.
An Irving taxpayer advocacy group, represented by the lawyer for legendary honkytonk developer Billy Bob Barnett, is attempting to block the North Carolina-based developer of the Toyota Music Factory from receiving $44 million in public money. Read the article.
Big Beat Dallas, a multivenue complex at Irving’s Toyota Music Factory, has closed after eight weeks in business. Read the article.
Big Beat Dallas, a multi-venue complex at Irving's Toyota Music Factory, has closed after eight weeks in business. Read the article.
Largest North Texas Law Firms Ranked by Total number of local non-contract attorneys Locally Researched by: Brandon Call, Dallas Business Journal May 18, 2018, 1:59pm CDT Information on The List was... More >
Mi Cocina founder Mico Rodriguez has settled an emotionally-charged lawsuit with his former business partners over the control of the Mesero Restaurant Group's intellectual property. Read the article.
When we left off last month, Mi Cocina founder Mico Rodriguez and his former business partners were in the midst of a bitter lawsuit over control of the Mesero Restaurant Group’s intellectual property, the fate of a six-restaurant Tex Mex empire under... More >
Texas Supreme Court Reviewing Decision that Exempts Some Private Schools from Claims Involving Harm to Children Texas Schools Claiming Religious Affiliation Would Not be Subject to Judicial Review of Child Discipline Complaints, If Lower Court’s Decision Upheld AUSTIN,... More >
A father whose son was forced to withdraw from Episcopal School of Dallas after accusations of smoking marijuana is hoping the Texas Supreme Court will clear the way for his lawsuit against the school to go forward. Read the article.
As promised, restaurateur Michael “Mico” Rodriguez and his attorney Larry Friedman filed counterclaims against leaders at Mesero Restaurant Group. Friedman has alleged a trio of investors and executives is attempting to “chase away” Rodriguez from the company. Read the article.
Days after the founder of the Mesero restaurants was hit with legal action for allegedly "looting" a restaurant, Michael "Mico" Rodriguez, is fighting back, accusing one of his investors of racism and sexism. Read the article.
Mico Rodriguez, the high-profile founder of Dallas’ Mesero Restaurant Group, has left the company and is now facing a major lawsuit from his former business partners. The limited partnership that owns the company is seeking a temporary restraining order to cut off... More >
We wrote yesterday about the break between restaurateur Mico Rodriguez and the Mesero Restaurant Group. At the time of the post, we were unable to reach Rodriguez. I spoke last night with Larry Friedman, the attorney who represents Rodriguez. “This started in... More >
The top executive with the latest restaurant group founded by Michael "Mico" Rodriguez said Wednesday that Rodriguez has left the growing business and that the company has "determined it is necessary to pursue legal action." Read the article.
Mesero Restaurant Group says it's parting ways with and pursing legal action against founder Michael “Mico” Rodriguez following struggles with absences, health and other issues. But Rodriguez's lawyer has called the company's actions "an attempt to chase away" the restaurateur. Read... More >
While the wait-and-taste continued around the corner at FIG on Friday, March 2, for the North Texas Food Bank’s Empty Bowls, the Dallas Can Academies staff was relieved that their Friday, March 2nd fundraiser — Dallas Cares For Kids — was out... More >
Most everyone in the case of John Doe Jr. and John Doe vs. the Episcopal School of Dallas agrees on this much: John Doe Jr., a student at the pricey private prep school in Northwest Dallas, broke school rules and drove off... More >
Dallas Can Academies, a non-profit dropout recovery high school system, honored longtime philanthropists, Janelle and Larry Friedman at the annual Dallas Can Academies Cares for Kids Luncheon on March 2 at The Belo Mansion. The Cares for Kids luncheon is open to... More >
A federal judge in Texas has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Nate Diaz by his former management firm, but the court battle might not be over. Read the article.
Dallas Can Academies, a non-profit dropout recovery high school system, will honor longtime philanthropists, Janelle and Larry Friedman at the annual Dallas Can Academies Cares for Kids Luncheon this March. Read the article.
Join us as Dallas Can Academies honors Janelle and Larry Friedmanat the 2018 Dallas Cares for Kids Luncheon. The Friedmans are known for generously contributing personal time,resources, event planning and fundraising skills to many worthwhilecauses benefiting children. By founding the... More >
A legal fight over the estate of deceased super-attorney Brian Loncar that pits County Judge Clay Jenkins against a longtime Loncar employee turned even nastier in state court Tuesday. Read the article.
A legal fight over the estate of deceased super-attorney Brian Loncar that pits County Judge Clay Jenkins against a longtime Loncar employee turned even nastier in state court Tuesday. Read the article.
-- Travis' lawyer, Larry Friedman, tells TMZ: "Randy Travis is a legend who will always be known for his influential singing voice and his contribution to country music; not for a single automobile accident and comments he made after he suffered... More >
When super-lawyer Brian "the Strong Arm" Loncar died last year, he left an estate worth tens of millions of dollars, if not more. Now, a close friend and some family members of Loncar's have accused the estate's executor —Dallas County Judge... More >
Christopher Faulkner, the self-described "Frack Master" accused of committing an $80 million fraud in Dallas, has resurfaced in California with a new scheme, according to a federal lawsuit. The Securities and Exchange Commission said Faulkner "repackaged" the blueprint of his Dallas... More >
Nate Diaz's former agents claim they busted their ass to negotiate a sick multi-million dollar deal for him to fight Conor McGregor at UFC 202 only to get fired a month before the fight ... and now they're suing. - See... More >
Nate Diaz’s former agent has filed a lawsuit in Dallas District Court against the UFC star for breach of contract. The petition, field on behalf of The Ballengee Group, LLC, by attorney Jason Friedman, alleges that Diaz terminated his contract with... More >
Nate Diaz’s former management firm is suing the popular UFC fighter for more than $1 million, MMA Fighting confirmed Wednesday. The Ballengee Group filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Dallas County (Texas) District Court, claiming that Diaz committed theft, breach of contract... More >
A Farmers Branch council member has gone to court in an attempt to find out whether the city's current mayor and four residents were involved in mailing out postcards that accused the council member and a mayoral candidate of accepting bribes. ... More >
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Dallas oil executive Christopher Faulkner, the self-titled "frack master" who federal authorities said ran an $80 million scam, was arrested Sunday in the Los Angeles area. Read the article.
Forrest Smith met me at 9 a.m. on a Tuesday morning at his office in North Dallas. In our interview, the longtime lawyer and Dallas civic leader was simply operating under the guise of what I told him to operate under:... More >
Law360, Dallas (September 12, 2016, 5:28 PM EDT) -- A Texas family that had invested in fractional working interests offered by an affiliate of Breitling Energy Corp. has sued the company and a handful of affiliates in Texas state court alleging fraud,... More >
A fight over craft beer names is brewing in southern Iowa. Knoxville-based Peace Tree Brewing, which makes a beer called No Coast IPA, is crying foul that a new brewery called NoCoast Beer Co. is opening in Oskaloosa. Read the... More >
Here’s a fun “What I Did on My Summer Vacation” report! Renowned Dallas hostess (and author of a book on the subject) Janelle Friedman spent last Saturday night in the Hamptons, aka the East End (of Long Island.) The storied... More >
Law360, Houston (August 18, 2016, 7:36 PM ET) -- Country music star Randy Travis can't keep private a police video of his 2012 driving while intoxicated arrest, a Texas appeals court held Thursday, ruling that because the video has been redacted in... More >
The Dallas petroleum geologist accused of backing an $80 million oil-and-gas fraud says he did nothing shady. He blames Christopher Faulkner, CEO of Breitling Energy, who the SEC says sold investors a bill of goods. Read the article.
Wall Street’s top cop has charged the general counsel of a Texas-oil and gas company with violating a bevy of securities laws, including dropping almost $40,000 of company funds in a four-day period in 2014 at a Dallas gentlemen’s club. Read... More >
DALLAS -- A 39-year-old Dallas oil and gas industry executive who calls himself the "Frack Master" in media appearances has been accused of defrauding investors out of $80 million, according to a government lawsuit announced today. Read the article.
A Texas energy mogul known in the media as the “frack master” allegedly carried out an elaborate $80 million fraud scheme to fund his extravagant lifestyle, including a penchant for strippers, according to a lawsuit filed Friday by the Securities and Exchange... More >
Breitling Energy Corporation CEO Chris Faulkner declared himself the "frack master" during dozens of cable TV appearances. The federal Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday he was actually a fraud master, charging him and seven associates with allegedly engineering an... More >
“60 Minutes” Correspondent Regales Dallas Audience With Tales of Worldly Adventure Read the article.
Bentley and Maserati rentals in Dallas. Private jet charters to California. A stay at a Ritz-Carlton hotel. A small fleet of three-wheel motorcycles. A Houston oilman was able to buy it all with just a phone and a credit card with a... More >
A Houston man alleges in a lawsuit he filed in Houston on May 3 that Justin Bieber smashed his cellphone after the singer saw him filming Bieber drinking from a "beer bong" in a Houston club. Read the article.
“What do you mean?” is the question Justin Bieber is asking his lawyers after a Houston man filed a lawsuit after the popstar allegedly broke his cellphone at a Houston nightclub. Read the article.
Law360, Houston (May 4, 2016, 5:03 PM ET) -- A Houston man filed suit in state district court Tuesday, alleging that Justin Bieber smashed his cellphone at a nightclub last month for taking a picture of the Canadian pop star while he... More >
Houston - "Is it too late to say sorry?" Justin Bieber famously asks in one of his hit songs. Yep, it just might be too late for Bieber now that the pop star has been slapped with a $100,000 lawsuit for... More >
Justin Bieber may have bought himself the most expensive phone in the world, because a guy who claims the singer destroyed his cell has filed a lawsuit seeking as much as $100,000. Read the article: http://www.tmz.com/2016/05/03/justin-bieber-sued-cellphone-beer-bong/#ixzz47dL51jO3
Randall Mize says the white noise machine inside his Bryan Place condo is no match for the drunks outside. Bargoers brawl, park in his driveway, urinate on his lawn and race each other down Ross Avenue, Mize said. Read the... More >
As Mobil Oil’s corporate counsel, Forrest Smith tried cases from Louisiana to Alaska. He mediated more than 500 disputes. Ninety-eight percent resulted with settlements. He took a major tax case to the Supreme Court of the United States. Read the... More >
Within days of his now-infamous run-in with a city employee, Dallas City Council member Scott Griggs was verbally abusive to two other city workers, according to emails obtained by The Dallas Morning News. Read the article.
Dallas City Attorney Warren Ernst pushed police to take action last spring against council member Scott Griggs in the wake of a high-profile run-in with a top city official. Read the article.
“How many employers yell at their employees every day?” Friedman said. “That’s not a crime. Someone at City Hall made it a crime… Someone needs to be held accountable for the politics of pursuit.” Read the article.
When Dallas City Council member Scott Griggs stormed into the city secretary’s office last April upset about a meeting agenda, Bilierae Johnson’s life was about to change. Read the article.
Dallas City Council member Scott Griggs will not be charged in connection with an allegation that he threatened a city worker in April. Read the article.
The death of the founder and chairman of Irving-based tortilla manufacturer Gruma Corp. threatens to flatten one of North Texas’ largest companies as the businessman’s family and purported heirs fight over his $4 billion-plus fortune. Read the article.
A landlord-tenant disagreement involving Gearbox Software is threatening the video game developer’s move into a new building in Frisco. Read the article.
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For much of the day, I’ve worked to confirm word that council member Scott Griggs extended an apology this week to assistant city secretary Bilierae Johnson for raising his voice at her at City Hall. Read the article.
Attorneys for Dallas City Council member Scott Griggs released results of a polygraph Saturday saying Griggs never threatened a city employee, as he was publicly accused of doing Friday. Read the article.
Dallas City Councilman Scott Griggs is accused of using his position to influence the actions of a member of the Dallas City Secretary's Office, the Dallas police announced late today. Read the article.
Consider yourself served: 5 unusual Dallas County lawsuits Head to head: Plaintiff’s attorney Jason Friedman goes up against … well, no one yet. Status: Friedman has subpoenaed Craigslist for the IP address associated with the posts and other relevant documents.... More >
Mike Ribeiro sued by Texas nanny NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Mike Ribeiro's former nanny in Texas is suing the Predators center, accusing him of assaulting her and his wife of threatening her in 2012. The lawsuit contains no specific details except... More >
(Bloomberg) -- Former billionaire Samuel Wyly was sued by his ex-wife over claims he hid stock in companies he controlled during their 1991 divorce. Wyly, who helped build companies including arts-and-crafts retailer Michaels Stores Inc., filed for Chapter 11 protection last... More >
The movie “American Sniper,” based on the life of ex-Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, has brought in more than $130 million in domestic ticket sales in its first week. But the SWAT team training business that Mr. Kyle founded after leaving the military... More >
Marcos Ronquillo and Jose Gonzalez joined Friedman & Feiger of Dallas in November, joining Forrest Smith, who made the move in October. Read the article.
Marcos Ronquillo said he's already managed his own law firm for three decades, now he'd like to run the city where he's practiced all those years as Dallas' mayor. "I decided, given where I am in my professional law practice and... More >
The other day, I was speaking on a panel to a group called Leadership Dallas. These are smart people who care about the future of this city, and I was honored to be asked to join a group of journalists to... More >
Attorney Marcos Ronquillo announced his plans to challenge Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings in the May 2015 municipal election Thursday. Ronquillo says he wants to fix some of Dallas’ problems he says are now being ignored or overlooked by the current administration.... More >
Marcos Ronquillo joins Friedman & Feiger Attorneys At Law practicing in business and corporate law, commercial civil litigation and international trade law. Marcos has over thirty years of trial experience representing governmental agencies and Fortune 500 companies in high-profile cases. Read... More >
Jose Gonzalez joins Friedman & Feiger Attorneys At Law practicing commercial civil litigation. He is recognized for his experience as a commercial litigator and trial attorney representing public governmental entities and Fortune 500 companies at the federal, state and municipal levels. ... More >
Forrest Smith joins Friedman & Feiger after a lengthy career specializing in government relations and helping businesses and individuals with complicated state and local tax issues. Forrest currently serves as the Chairman of the Dallas Better Business Bureau. Read the article.
Dallas lawyers Marcos Ronquillo and Jose Gonzalez, who have known each other since 1971 and practiced together for decades, joined Friedman & Feiger as partners on Nov. 17. Separately, Forrest Smith joined Friedman & Feiger on Oct. 1 as a senior... More >
Noted Dallas lawyer Marcos Ronquillo and two other prominent legal eagles are joining Friedman & Feiger Attorneys At Law. Pssst, by the way: Ronquillo is mulling a mayoral run. "This is an opportunity for me to continue my law practice... More >
"This should never have happened to me or anybody else." DALLAS -- A man who was beaten outside of a Dallas restaurant is taking legal action to prevent similar incidents occurring in the future. "Never did I expect... More >
Un hombre de Dallas que sufrió un brutal ataque ahora está demandando por un millón de dólares ya que dice que el ataque se pudo haber prevenido. Un hombre de Dallas que sufrió un brutal ataque ahora está demandando... More >
JANELLE FRIEDMAN & YVETTE FEIGER KICK-OFF ESSENTIAL ENERGY FALL "WOMEN IN BUSINESS" NETWORKING RECEPTIONS WITH AMERICA’S SASSIEST LIFESTYLE GURU STEVE KEMBLE 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, September 16th Janelle Friedman and Yvette Feiger will kick-off the Fall series of... More >
Steve Kemble wore an Easter bonnet to emcee the Easter in Lee Park Pooch Parade in April, 2014. Photo: Alexandra Olivia Essential Energy's Janelle Friedman and Yvette Feiger host a networking reception for female business leaders featuring "America's Sassiest... More >
Taya Kyle's attorneys argue that the evidence presented at this summer's trial did not support the jury's $1.8 million award to Jesse Ventura for defamation and unjust enrichment. Watch the video.
Pictured, Martin Merritt, Executive Director (Friedman & Feiger) Karin Zaner, President (Kane Russell) Evie Lalangas, President- Elect (SettlePou)
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura won $1.8 million Tuesday in his two-year fight to prove he was defamed by a military sniper and best-selling author who claimed to have punched out Ventura at a bar for bad-mouthing the... More >
A wealthy Dallas real estate developer claims in a lawsuit that his wife had an affair with her plastic surgeon, secretly sold a $1.1 million diamond to promote a book and planned to replace the diamond with cubic zirconia. The wife,... More >
We mentioned the Crosland divorce earlier today. Luke says Mary was having an affair with the couple’s plastic surgeon and claims she secretly sold a $1 million diamond ring to promote a book she wrote with the doc. Usual Dallas stuff. What... More >
Congratulations to Jason Friedman! Jason was recently elected to the position of Texas State Bar 6th District Grievance Committee Chairman. Jason has been a committee member of the Texas State Bar 6th District Grievance Committee for several years and is also... More >
It’s been months since we checked in on the legal dispute pitting the widow of “American Sniper” Chris Kyle against his former business partners. But as The Wall Street Journal points out, there’s been a twist: Craft International filed for bankruptcy Friday... More >
Co-Chaired by Janelle and Larry Friedman, the "Celebrating Gloria" luncheon,a tribute to the life of Gloria Campos, was held at the Fairmont Hotel benefiting City Square's TRAC program. Luncheon festivities included a fun roast "Live From Gloria's Studio" by WFAA broadcasters... More >
The luncheon will feature dozens of celebrities and luminaries. It will also honor Gloria’s decades as an anchor at Channel 8, and it’s open to the public. Best of all, it benefits former foster children who have now aged out of... More >
The widow of slain Navy sniper Chris Kyle, Taya Kyle, is now the victim of identity theft. The suspect accused in the crime is someone who provided security detail for her during her recent book tour. Taya's credit card thefts... More >
Everything has changed for Taya Kyle in the year since the death of her famed husband, Chris Kyle, a legendary rifleman known as the deadliest military sniper in U.S. history. In the months since her husband was gunned down by a... More >
We're offering unique opportunities to contribute to the 2014 Woman to Woman luncheon benefiting Jewish Family Service. Read the article.
Randy Travis has lost his bid to stop the public disclosure of dashcam video that shows him naked during his 2012 arrest for driving while intoxicated. But the country singer plans to... More >
Every day is painful for Luis Rocha. "In one sense, I've been blessed," he said. "In the other sense, it's been hell." He said he's blessed to be alive, but he had to have open heart surgery to repair the... More >
The teen who accused professional baseball player Torii Hunter’s son of sexual assault in May 2012 admitted it didn’t happen during a deposition with attorneys obtained by News 8. Darius McClinton Hunter's life was turned upside down for a sex... More >
In court documents filed this month, the former business partners of slain American Sniper Chris Kyle claim his widow engaged in “character assassination” when she sued them just before Christmas. On December 23, Taya Kyle claimed in documents filed in Dallas... More >
Since the day after Christmas, incumbent Dallas County Precinct 5 Constable Beth Villarreal and challenger Susan Lopez-Craig have been involved in a legal tussle that seeks to answer the age-old question: “What’s in a name?” But this morning they abruptly ended their... More >
It’s turning into a nasty Democratic primary fight, and it’s all over a name. Read the article.
Construction on the new Drive-up to the Rosewood Center for Family Arts is now finished! Read the article.
The widow of revered Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle says her late husband's business partners have shut her out of the company she helped build. Read the article.
Two days before Christmas, the widow of slain American Sniper Chris Kyle sued the tactical-training company her husband started in 2009, alleging that the men now in charge are conspiring to “steal” it from her. When reached by The Dallas Morning News... More >
Mark Mednansky’s recipe for success is being put to the test. As the CEO of Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group Inc., Mednansky is charged with running 39 restaurants across 20 states under three award-winning brands: Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse, Sullivan’s Steakhouse... More >
Pat Snuffer and the new owner of the Snuffer’s Restaurant & Bar name were due in court Monday morning to wrestle over the fate of the Lower Greenville Avenue spot where in 1978 Pat debuted the original Snuffer’s. But that court date... More >
Taya Kyle, the lone defendant in a lawsuit brought by Jesse Ventura over her slain husband’s book, is now the plaintiff in litigation filed Monday morning in Dallas County. Read the article.
Leave it to Janelle and Larry Friedman to hit it out of the ballpark—again. A couple of year ago, they orchestrated a Children’s Medical Center benefit. The CMC folks were so impressed with their efforts, they came a-calling for the Friedmans to... More >
The Legacy Senior Communities’ “The Yes! Event: One Special Night” welcomed more than 400 guests to a dinner planned by Todd Events at the Omni Dallas Hotel. Read the article.
The "Celebration of our Century" Gala was a huge success, and we have you to thank. Read the article.
This Saturday, more than 800 Children’s Medical Center donors, civic leaders and friends will attend the hospital’s sold-out Celebration of Our Century gala at the Omni Dallas Hotel. Read the article.
That means there’s going to be a huge party! Read full article.
Dallas men and women dressed in their daytime finest strolled into the Brook Hollow Golf Club for the much-anticipated KidneyTexas annual luncheon and fashion show, an important fundraising event that helps raise awareness for kidney disease. Read full article. ... More >
An eight-year-old boy who was shot in the face outside of his Northeast Dallas apartment complex last month is due to get out of the hospital this week, and police are hoping he can tell them what happened in the moments before... More >
The Lion of Judah Endowment (LOJE) allows a person to help secure a strong and vibrant Jewish community for their children and grandchildren to enjoy. A LOJE gift provides food for the hungry, assists the elderly, helps rescue Jews facing hardship and... More >
If it seems as though investment opportunities are flying from the woodwork these days, there's a reason. They are. Throughout most of the 20th century, physicians earned and enjoyed the highest level of respect from both patients and members of the business... More >
Attorneys representing Darius McClinton-Hunter, the 17-year-old son of Detroit Tigers right fielder Torii Hunter, want more than $10 million from those who accused the teen of forcing girls to have sex with him in May 2012. That's according to a lawsuit filed... More >
Janelle Friedman founded Essential Energy as a platform for women business leaders to network, exchange ideas and forge new business and personal relationships. Six Essential Energy receptions are held each year featuring a prominent speaker at each reception. Past Essential Energy speakers... More >
While the Dallas Cowboys were breaking records on the field during the Playoff game, an entirely different crowd spent the game sipping Cabernet and rubbing elbows at Dee Lincoln’s Tasting Room & Bubble Bar. Read full article.
It’s not every party where Kansas’s Dorothy greets you at the front door, but that was the little gal in the blue gingham dress with white apron at Sambuca’s Uptown Sunday night. She welcomed guests to the Paws Cause’s “The Wizard of... More >
Janelle and Larry Friedman and the firm, Friedman & Feiger Attorneys At Law, raised funds and produced the memorable "Kids Just Wanna Have Fun" Gala benefitting Children's Medical Center with a live performance by Cyndi Lauper. Pictured left to right... More >
Thousands of North Texas foster children benefitted from the Friends of Wednesday’s Child “Belonging” luncheon which was held at the Ritz-Carlton in Dallas on Friday, December 3rd. Sponsored by Friedman & Feiger Attorneys At Law, the luncheon featured a “Heart of... More >
In better times, before Eric and Christine Brauss' real estate empire collapsed, the luxurious Maybach automobiles the Dallas couple owned were symbols of success. Read the article.
During a last-minute hearing this afternoon, a judge ordered that data seized from Precinct 5 Constable Jaime Cortes's office computer be returned -- only, not to Cortes, as his lawyers, Larry Friedman and Domingo Garcia, had demanded, but to the court, where... More >
Boomers Want to Pick What Grandkids Will Call Them: Meet Glamma and Papa Doc. Read full article.
Each year, Friedman & Feiger Attorneys At Law donates time and fund-raising efforts for notable childrens' charities. This year, the Friedman & Feiger Foundation threw a holiday party for hundreds of children from the Salvation Army's Gene and Jerry Jones... More >