Washington, D.C. – On March 7th, the HNBA joined other national partners in a rally and press conference to launch a bus trip to Selma, Alabama from where the groups participated in a historic recreation of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery, AL march led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “As the National Voice of…
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GlaxoSmithKline has decided to recall 394,230 bottles of its DynaCirc CR from the United States market. DynaCirc CR, a drug used to treat hypertension, is being pulled from the market due to inconsistent packaging practices. Novartis, the drug’s manufacturer, has had issues with the integrity of it packaging out of its Lincoln, Nebraska plant. The…
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On Thursday, February 10, 2011, The First Court of Appeals in Houston handed down a decision that affirmed a previous ruling won by our firm, denying the defendants in a pipeline explosion case the opportunity for a rehearing, and simultaneously providing clear direction in future choice of law debates. The case, Enterprise Products Partners, L.P….
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The Department of Justice rejected a new Texas voter ID law, stating that the state failed to show how its photo-ID requirement would not discriminate against minority voters, particularly Hispanics. The law, which was passed by the Republican-controlled state Legislature last year, would require voters to show a Texas driver’s license or a Department of…
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Los Houston Texans reconocieron a Benny Agosto Jr. con el NFL Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award (Premio al Liderato Hispano de la NFL), por su trabajo en favor de los hispanos. La NFL y la Hispanic Heritage Foundation (Fundación de La Herencia Hispana) reconocieron a las contribuciones de líderes hispanos en cada área metropolitana que cuenta…
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On January 18, 2012, Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) President Benny Agosto Jr. met with Senior White House and Agency Officials along with other Latino leaders from across the nation to discuss several policy areas affecting the Latino population. Agosto was also among a select group of Latino leaders to participate in an intimate question-and-answer…
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The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) recently announced the launch of its new Veterans Legal Initiative Program (“Veterans Initiative”), in an effort to provide free legal services to the men and women of the American armed forces and their families. The Veterans Initiative is part of HNBA National President Benny Agosto, Jr.’s “Year of the…
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Con los grandes avances en la tecnología, no es sorprendente que la ley ha sido lenta en establecer los límites que estas nuevas técnicas y aparatos tienen sobre un individuo. Pero con el caso de Estados Unidos v. Jones pendiente ante la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos, la ley podría estar más cerca de estar…
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