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Texas Landowners Win $2.1 M Judgment Against Pipeline Company Over Lower Property Value
After a one-week trial, a North Texas family won a $2.1 million verdict against a pipeline company after their parcel of land lost value because of an easement taken for a gas line. The dispute began in 2007 when Midland-based Peregrine Pipeline Co. sued family-owned...
HSFG Attorneys Voted “Best S.A. Lawyers”
In the most recent edition of the S.A. Scene Publication, six HSFG attorneys were named in the published results of the city magazine's annual peer survey to find the top attorneys in San Antonio. Charles M. Hornberger and Eduardo L. Morales were both honored as...
Jury Awards Texas Family $2.9M For Fracking Nuisance Claim
A Texas jury awarded $2.9 million to the Parr family who alleged they suffered health problems because of the natural gas wells drilled in the Barnett Shale by Aruba Petroleum Inc. The Parr family alleged that the 22 wells operated by Aruba Petroleum Inc, located...
Can a Saltwater Waste Disposal Well Cause Subsurface Trespass?
The Texas Supreme Court will again review this issue in a case between a waste injection well operator, Environmental Systems, L.C., (“EPS”) and the adjacent landowner, FPL Farming Ltd., (“FPL”). FPL alleges that EPS’s waste water from its injection well migrated into...
Attorneys Voted “Best S.A. Lawyers”
In the most recent edition of the S.A. Scene Publication, five of the firm's attorneys were named in the published results of the city magazine's annual peer survey to find the top attorneys in San Antonio. Charles M. Hornberger and Eduardo L. Morales were both...
Tarrillion Named a Firm Shareholder
Mr. Tarrillion has been practicing law in San Antonio for the past 15 years and has been with the firm for the past 12 years. Mr. Tarrillion's practice is devoted to estate planning, estate and trust administration, and corporate partnerships and business planning...
Texas Becomes 47th State to Enact the Uniform Trade Secrets Act
Following the passage of the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act, which will take effect on September 1, 2013, businesses in Texas will now have a clearer definition of what can be classified as a “trade secret.” The Federal Act of the same name (Uniform Trade Secrets...
Curette Joins the Firm
Stephanie Curette has joined Hornberger Fuller Wittenberg & Garza Incorporated as an Associate in the trial section. Her practice emphasizes general civil litigation including will and trust contests, breach of fiduciary duty disputes, oil and gas cases, contested...
Task Force Report on Eagle Ford Shale
Texas Railroad Commissioner, David Porter, released the latest report from the Eagle Ford Shale Task Force outlining their assessment of how the oil field has affected eight issues, including area employment, infrastructure, water quality and economic benefits. The...
Errors in Completing Legal Form Result in Appellate Court Reversal
Texas law allows a husband and wife to convert any or all separate property owned by one spouse into community property owned by both. This is often used to provide a right of survivorship after one spouse dies. However, a recent case shows that converting property is...