Jerry Cobbs , a former high-ranking official with the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), was acquitted by an Austin jury. He was accused of improperly securing an $11 million grant for a biotechnology firm by misleading his colleagues. Mr. Cobbs, former chief commercialization officer of the state... read more
Texas Lawyer newspaper announced that Rusty Hardin was among only 22 lawyers on their 2015 Professional Excellence Award: Lifetime Achievers list. This list recognizes lawyers who have made their mark on the legal profession in the Lone Star State. Mr. Hardin has received many accolades in his career and he... read more
Firm lawyers Rusty Hardin and Jennifer Brevorka, representing ex-cancer agency officer Jerry Cobbs in an Austin trial, told jurors in opening statements that their client became a scapegoat for his embattled employer that faced allegations of corruption over how it awarded state money to commercial research projects. Mr.... read more
Rusty Hardin and firm lawyer Jennifer Brevorka represented former Houston Community College chancellor and general counsel Renee Byas and successfully negotiated an $850,000 payout for her, including attorneys fees. Ms. Byas worked to update policies at the community college but was dismissed and then taken to court... read more
Houston lawyer Rusty Hardin was one of 50 national lawyers named as Trial Aces by the respected national legal news service Law360. In a story titled "Law360's Trial Aces Make Winning Look Easy" (subscription required) Mr. Hardin is named with a select national group as "champions in the... read more
Rusty Hardin appeared on NBC Nightly News and NBC's The Today Show in stories about the case of Sandra Bland, who died in the Waller County jail after an arrest resulting from a traffic stop. Controversy over her arrest and death quickly became a national story. The news clips include... read more
HOUSTON – A false imprisonment lawsuit against Rice University and a university police officer has been tossed out of court following a ruling by the 1st Court of Appeals in Houston. The appeals court found in June that the case should have been dismissed by the trial court, and that... read more
Rusty Hardin & Associates lawyer Bob Wynne argued before a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit defending client Consumer Health Information Corp.'s right to revive a copyright infringement lawsuit. The suit was over patient education materials for the diabetes drug Byetta. In the appellate... read more
AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Supreme Court recently concluded that Rice University’s police officers are “officers of the state” for purposes of reviewing whether the officers are entitled to official immunity. In a straightforward opinion, the Court reasoned that private university peace officers are authorized to enforce state laws within... read more
A Texas Lawyer story on the jury victory of Houston-based Enterprise Products Pipeline LP over rival Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners LP began : "A group of Houston jurors recently doled out stern justice to a natural gas pipeline operator they determined to be shirking its contractual duties." The story noted... read more
