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• Heed the Call: Grievance Oversight Committee Recommends CAAP Changes
• VerdictSearch
• Video: 5th Circuit Chief Judge Offers Advice on Oral Arguments
• Dole Settles Pesticide Claims With 5,000 Former Banana Plantation Workers
• Grim Reminders of the Dangers of Family Law
• Investors Win Again at High Court, But Don't Call It a Trend
• Chief's Advice: "Please Don't Address Us As 'You Guys' "
• Litigator of the Week: The Man With a Plan
• Body of Work: Robert F. Corrigan's Health Law Expertise Comes in Handy at Baylor College of Medicine

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Heed the Call: Grievance Oversight Committee Recommends CAAP Changes	Top
The Texas Supreme Court's Grievance Oversight Committee has recommended that the State Bar of Texas make changes to the Client-Attorney Assistance Program, among other things. James McCormack and Steven L. Lee both represent lawyers facing disciplinary actions.
VerdictSearch	Top
Video: 5th Circuit Chief Judge Offers Advice on Oral Arguments	Top
Texas Lawyer senior reporter John Council interviews 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Edith Jones — the court's most vigorous questioner — to get her thoughts on how lawyers should prepare for oral arguments. One of her tips: Don't refer to the 5th Circuit judges as "you guys." For more advice from Jones, watch the video.
Dole Settles Pesticide Claims With 5,000 Former Banana Plantation Workers	Top
Dole Food Co. Inc. has agreed in principle to settle the pesticide claims of more than 5,000 former banana workers in South and Central America who are represented by Provost Umphrey. "We've reached a point in the negotiations where we both thought it was in our clients' best interest," says Provost Umphrey's Mark Sparks. "The settlement would be wiping out all litigation against Dole."
Grim Reminders of the Dangers of Family Law	Top
"There's a saying that in criminal court, you have bad people at their best," said Texas Supreme Court Justice Debra Lehrmann, who spent more than 20 years as a family court judge. "In family law, you get good people at their worst. In criminal court, dangerous people are in handcuffs. In family court, you don't have any idea who is dangerous."
Investors Win Again at High Court, But Don't Call It a Trend	Top
Removing a significant hurdle for plaintiffs in securities class actions, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 6 that investors need not prove at the class certification stage that a company's deceptive conduct caused their economic losses. Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.
Chief's Advice: "Please Don't Address Us As 'You Guys' "	Top
In a question-and-answer session, 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Edith Jones — the court's most vigorous questioner — offers her thoughts on how appellate lawyers should prepare for oral arguments.
Litigator of the Week: The Man With a Plan	Top
A partner in Dallas' Bell Nunnally & Martin credits the shift from state district court to federal bankruptcy court for the win he achieved for his client, the Ward Family Foundation. Rarely do clients want to spend the money to pursue defendants who file for liquidation, because debtors clearly don't have the means to pay. But the foundation wanted to make a point, so their lawyer came up with a plan.
Body of Work: Robert F. Corrigan's Health Law Expertise Comes in Handy at Baylor College of Medicine	Top
The work habits of more than two decades in private practice are slow to disappear — just ask Robert F. Corrigan. "It's funny. I still catch myself jotting down how much time it took to do something," the Baylor College of Medicine VP and general counsel in Houston says.

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