Justice Charles Spain joined the Fourteenth Court of Appeals as the Place 4 jurist in 2019 and is seeking reelection in the Democratic primary, where Spain is being challenged by Derek Obialo, a Nigerian immigrant with a construction and commercial law practice. Spain’s seat on the appellate court also drew…

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is scheduled to finalize a proposed rule next month that would designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the Superfund law and hold polluters accountable for cleaning up the contamination.  In August 2022, the EPA proposed designating two of the most widely used…

The Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Place 3 race is between the incumbent, Justice Jerry Zimmerer, and three challengers: Chuck Silverman, Velda R. Faulkner and Mark Ritchie. Zimmerer hopes to retain the seat he won in 2018 after defeating Republican candidate Brett Busby. Busby went on to be appointed in 2019…

The French law firm Fidal has hired an Africa-focused international arbitration partner to manage and grow its regional practice, while also looking to feed its network partners’ ambitions for expansion in Europe and elsewhere. Manuel Tomas, who spent two and half years at Foley Hoag as a partner in Paris, joins…

Judge Brittanye Morris of Harris County’s 333rd District Court faces a challenge in the Democratic primary, but her opponent tried to disqualify the incumbent even before voting could begin. In January, Tracy Derek Good convinced the Harris County Democratic Party chair to keep Morris off the ballot, alleging Morris failed to properly…