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Houston Chronicle: An act of God or criminal recklessness? Houston jury hears opening arguments in Arkema case (houstonchronicle.com)

Benzinga: Doyle Dennis Avery LLP: Reckless, Racist Houston Police Chases Led to Deaths of Innocent Bystanders – Benzinga

Click2Houston: Attorney for Harding Street raid victims says family wants ‘answers, transparency and true accountability’ (click2houston.com)

PRNews: Doyle Dennis Avery LLP: Canada’s Largest Drilling Rig Contractor Hit with More Racism Allegations (prnewswire.com)

ABC13: City of Houston facing civil rights lawsuit in connection to deadly police chases in Black neighborhoods – ABC13 Houston

Yahoo: Houston Faces Lawsuit over the Killings of Innocent Bystanders During Police Chases (yahoo.com)

Kera News: The Widow Vs. The Insurer: A Wife’s Fight For Her Family’s Future | KERA News

ABC13: 3 families sue City of Houston over deadly police chases in Black neighborhoods – ABC13 Houston

Reason.com https://reason.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Nicholas-family-lawyer-press-release-7-25-19.pdf

MyTwinTiers: Doyle Dennis Avery LLP: Canada’s Largest Drilling Rig Contractor Hit with More Racism Allegations(mytwintiers.com)

FOX8: Doyle Dennis Avery LLP: Canada’s Largest Drilling Rig Contractor Hit with More Racism Allegations (fox8live.com) 

Law360: Texas Judge Stops Port Of Houston’s Firing of Union Leaders (law360.com)

PRNews: Doyle Dennis Avery LLP: Canada’s Largest Drilling Rig Contractor Hit with More Racism Allegations (prnewswire.com) 

Law: Big law funnels money into GOP campaigns in Texas (law.com)  

Valley Central: Mike Collier asks Texas broadcasters to remove Dan Patrick’s recent ad (valleycentral.com)

CW39: Mike Collier asks Texas broadcasters to remove Dan Patrick’s recent ad (cw39.com)

The New York Times: 2 Former Houston Police Officers Charged in Connection with Fatal Raid (nytimes.com) 

APNews: Attorney: Murder charge after deadly drug raid ‘political’ (apnews.com) 

Texas Tribune: “It was an execution”: Nicolas Chavez was on his knees when Houston police killed him. His father wants answers. (texastribune.org)

Thew New York Times: 6 More Houston Police Officers Charged After Fatal 2019 Raid (nytimes.com)

Houston Public Media: Harding Street mural unveiled as local advocates continue to push for answers (houstonpublicmedia.org) 

ABC News:  Former Houston officers arrested on federal charges to botched drug that killed 2 (abcnews.go.com) 

Courthouse News: Texas Doctor Keeps $6M Award in Bitter Feud with Hospital (courthousenews.com) 

Texas Monthly: Why Offshore Oil Workers Should Reflect on December 10 (texasmonthly.com)  

Khou11: ‘Finding the truth’ | Two former police officers, 911 caller arrested by FBI in botched Harding Street raid 

Miscellaneous

Download CNET: Maritime International Injury Lawyer Doyle Raizner for IOS (download.cnet.com) 

PRWeb: RICO Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Phoenix Firefighters for Workers Comp Bad Faith (prweb.com) 

Newswire: Doyle Dennis Avery LLP Houston Location (newswire.net) 

Courthouse News: Contractors’ Shoddy Work Killed|Their Son In Iraq, Parents Say (courthousenews.com) 

Top Verdict: Top 100 Verdicts in the United States in 2012 (topverdict.com) 

Houston Public Media: Burst Water Main Interrupts Arkema Trial (houstonpublicmedia.org) 

Newswire: Doyle Dennis Avery LLP Announcement (newswire.net)

Harding Street

Houston Chronicle: Harding Street families want cops dismissed from raid lawsuit (houstonchronicle.com) 

Local Today: Harding Street families want cops fired from raid lawsuit (localtoday.news) 

Click2Houston: Harris County DA’s Office intervenes in Harding Street civil case to deny information to victim’s families (click2houston.com) 

Houston Press: Families of Harding Street Raid Victims Sue City and HPD Officers for Civil Rights Violations (houstonpress.com)

Houston Press: Federal Judge Rules Against City of Houston in Harding Street Raid Case (houstonpress.com)

ABC13: Feds meet with DA and HPD as botched raid findings arrive (abc13.com) 

Chron.: Court filing raises more questions about official narrative of Harding Street raid, seeks to depose police (chron.com) 

CT Insider: Planned hearing on fatal HPD Harding Street raid is delayed (ctinsider.com) 

Khou11: Family of Harding Street raid victim plans to file motion in federal court (khou.com) 

ABC13:  New deadly raid evidence sheds doubt on HPD investigation: attorneys (abc13.com) 

Houston Press: New Findings From Harding Street Raid Case Set To Be Unveiled in Hearing Fridays (houstonpress.com) 

Click2Houston: Family attorney to present new findings from investigation 2 years after Harding Street botched raid involving HPD (click2houston.com) 

Houston Press: City of Houston Forces Delay In Harding Street Raid Hearing (houstonpress.com) 

Click2Houston: Federal judge rules against Houston in latest Harding Street chapter (click2houston.com) 

Houston Public Media.org: Family Of Harding Street Raid Victims File Lawsuits Against The City (houstonpublicmedia.org) 

Houston Press: Attorney for HPD Cop Charged With Harding Street Murder Says DA Ogg Is Just Playing Politics (houstonpress.com) 

Houston Press: Federal Judge Rules Against City of Houston in Harding Street Raid Case (houstonpress.com) 

Houston Press: Families of Harding Street Raid Victims Sue City and HPD Officers for Civil Rights Violation (houstonpress.com) 

AP News: Attorneys: Review raises doubts about fatal Texas drug raid (apnews.com) 

Washington Post: Two people were killed in a botched drug raid. Investigators say official story was a lie (washingpost.com)

NY Times: 2 Former Houston Police Officers Charged in Connection With Fatal Raid (nytimes.com) 

Seattle Times: Families of Texas couple killed in drug raid sue city, cops (seattletimes.com) 

Fox 26: Neighbors, activists react to officers charged in Harding Street raid (fox26houston.com) 

Reason: Nearly 2 Years After Houston Drug Warriors Killed Rhogena Nicholas, Her Family May Get a Chance To Find Out What Happened (reason.com) 

CBS 58: Families of couple killed in botched Houston police raid file lawsuit against city and police department (cbs58.com) 

CNN: Families of couple killed in botched Houston police raid file lawsuit against city and police department (cnn.com) 

The Republic: DA: Probe into deadly drug raid ends with 2 more indictments (therepublic.com) 

CBS News: Attorney For Houston Officer Charged With Murder In Botched Raid Claims Indictment Is ‘Political’ (cbsnews.com) 

WTNH: Former Houston police officer charged with murder over raid (wtnh.com) 

CBS Austin: Ex-Houston officers face federal charges in deadly drug raid (cbsaustin.com) 

NBC Washington: More Houston Officers Indicted in Wake of Deadly Drug Raid (nbcwashington.com) 

New York Post: A false tip, fraudulent warrant, no-knock raid — and two innocents dead (nypost.com) 

Local Today: Harding Street families want cops fired from raid lawsuit (localtoday.news) 

San Antonio Express News: Attorney for family addresses questions about botched Pecan Park drug raid (expressnews.com) 

Good Morning America: Former Houston police officer Gerald Goines charged with 2 counts of murder in botched raid (goodmorningamerica.com) 

ABC11: Ex-cop charged with murder in botched drug raid suspected of framing 69 people: DA (abc11.com) 

Forward Times: We the People Organize Hosts Community Police Oversight Meeting to Discuss “The Making of a ‘Rogue’ Cop” (forwardtimes.com) 

World Socialist Website: Six additional Houston, Texas police officers charged in connection with killing of husband and wife during no-knock raids (wsws.org) 

Pressreader: Effort to bar Harding raid lawyers from deposing police nixed (pressreader.com) 

KTLO: Former Houston officers arrested on federal charges connected to botched drug raid that killed 2 (ktlo.com) 

Chron.: No heroin: Autopsies show couple killed in botched drug raid had traces of marijuana, cocaine (chron.com) 

Natchitoches Times: ‘I want them to clear her name’s (natchitochestimes.com) 

Legal Reader: The city of Houston was recently hit with two lawsuits over a botched police raid. (legalreader.com) 

Item Online: Houston police forming narcotics squad after fatal drug raid (itemonline.com) 

The Marshall Project: “It Was An Execution”: Nicolas Chavez Was On His Knees When Police Killed Him. His Father Wants Answers. (themarshallproject.org) 

Wane: Ex-Houston officers face federal charges in deadly drug raid (wane.com) 

MidUtahRadio: Former Houston officers arrested on federal charges connected to botched drug raid that killed 2 (midutahradio.com) 

The Daily Beast: Two Former Houston Police Officers Arrested by Feds for Deadly Drug Raid (thedailybeast.com) 

Criminal legal News: Houston Police Cover up Crime Scene With Poor Investigation Techniques (criminallegalnews.org) 

The Epoch Times: 2 Former Police Officers and 1 Civilian arrested over deadly Houston raid (theepochtimes.com) 

NBC News: ‘It was an execution’: Nicolas Chavez was on his knees when police killed him. His father wants answers. (nbcnews.com)  

KYFO: Autopsy: Woman killed in drug raid had 4 gunshot wounds (kyfo.com) 

Fox 21: Former Houston police officer charged with murder over raid (fox21news.com) 

News 9: 2ND HOUSTON OFFICER CHARGED WITH MURDER, OTHERS INDICTED IN WAKE OF DRUG RAID THAT LEFT COUPLE DEAD (news9.com) 

Techdirt: Independent Forensic Investigation Undermines Houston Cops’ Narrative About Fatal Drug Raid (techdirt.com) 

The Free Thought Project: Cop Convicted for Role in Raid that Left Innocent Couple & Dog Slaughtered in Their Home (thefreethoughtproject.com) 

San Francisco Gate: Attorney for family addresses questions about botched Pecan Park drug raid (sfgate.com)

WBTW: Former Houston police officer charged with murder over raid (wbtw.com) 

The Washington Times: The Latest: Houston police chief supports drug raid charges (washingtontimes.com) 

Fox News: Ex-Houston police officer charged with felony murder in deadly drug raid (foxnews.com) 

Investigative Reporting Workshop: OVERLOOKED: WOMEN KILLED BY POLICE (investigative reporting) 

Stripers Online: Another Houston Cop Is Indicted for Murder Because of a 2019 Drug Raid That Killed a Middle-Aged Couple (stripersonline.com) 

San Francisco Chronicle: Attorney: Gerald Goines, the HPD officer at the center of a botched drug raid, retires (sfchronicle.com) 

Independent: Families of Texas couple killed in drug raid sue city, cops (independent.co.uk) 

Chicago Sun Times: Anatomy of a drug war crime (Chicago.suntimes.com) 

Courthouse News: Families of Slain Couple Sue Houston Drug Squad (courthousenews.com) 

Houston Public Media: Former HPD Chief Art Acevedo, 13 current and former officers will be removed from Harding Street lawsuit (houstonpublicmedia.org) 

KBR Litigation: Chemical Exposure Lawsuit (kbrlitigation.com) 

PR Newswire: Jury Awards $85 Million to Iraq Vets, KBR Negligent in Toxic Exposure Trial, According to Doyle Raizner LLP and Co-Counsel (prnewswire.com) 

The Oregonian: Taxpayers must shoulder $30 million in KBR legal fees for Iraq War toxic chemical case, judge rules (oregonlive.com) 

Law 360: In Re: KBR, Inc., Burn Pit Litigation (law360.com) 

Reuters: Oregon magistrate: KBR Inc cannot recoup legal fees from soldiers (reuters.com) 

Law: British airman joins W.Va. lawsuit against KBR (law.com) 

The Lancet: KBR appeals $85 million sodium dichromate verdict (thelancet.com) 

Irwin Mitchell: Military Contractor KBR Ordered To Pay $85m Damages To 12 American Soldiers (irwinmitchell.com) 

Chron.: KBR denies exposing group to cancer-causing chemicals (chron.com) 

Thomson Reuters Westlaw: Oregon magistrate: KBR Inc. cannot recoup legal fees from soldiers (content.next.westlaw.com) 

Sugerman Law Office: NATIONAL ARBITRATION FORUM DECISION KBR, Inc. v. Jeffrey L. Raizner / Jeffrey Raizner (sugermanlawoffice.com)  

Workers’ Comp Insider: Contractors vs employees: KBR and Blackwater shell games (workerscompinsider.com) 

International Military Forums: Topic: Iraq Contractor Fights Suit Over Toxic Exposure (military-quotes.com) 

Trial Guides: $85 million KBR verdict using Eric Oliver’s methods (trialguides.com) 

Sugerman Dahab: KBR gets slapped down by National Arbitration Forum over domain name dispute (sugermandahab.com) 

PR Web: Doyle Raizner Announces New Partner Patrick Dennis (prweb.com) 

The Oregonian: Judge denies KBR’s request for sanctions against soldiers’ lawyers (oregonlive.com) 

The Oregonian: KBR case keeps percolating with charges of gag order violations (oregonlive.com) 

Law 360: Sen. Seeks Keen Eye On KBR’s Use Of Indemnity In Iraq Suits (law360.com) 

Court Listener: Bixby v. KBR INC. (courtlistener.com) 

The Lancet: KBR appeals $85 million sodium dichromate verdict (thelancet.com) 

Leagle: IN RE KBR, INC., BURN PIT LITIGATION (leagle.com)  

Chron.: KBR denies exposing group to cancer-causing chemicals (chron.com) 

HuffPost: KBR: Private Military Cancer (PMC) Provider? (huffpost.com) 

Defense Base Act Compensation Blog: What KBR really knew about the chemicals at Qarmat Ali (defensebaseactcomp.wordpress.com) 

Lexis Nexis: Jury Awards Oregon Veterans $85 Million At Restore Iraqi Oil Site (lexisnexis.com)

Democracy Now: Indiana Guardsmen Sue KBR Over Chemical Exposure in Iraq (democracynow.org)  

The Oregonian: Setting up the case of Bixby, et al. vs. KBR (oregonlive.com) 

Reuters: Texas prosecutors accuse Arkema, executives of failures over chemical fire (reuters.com) 

Concho Valley Homepage: Prosecutor: Arkema jeopardized public safety during Harvey (conchovalleyhomepage.com) 

Houston Chronicle: An act of God or criminal recklessness? Houston jury hears opening arguments in Arkema case (houstonchronicle.com) 

Houston Public Media: Burst Water Main Interrupts Arkema Trial (houstonpublicmedia.org) 

Manufacturing.Net: Arkema Accused of Jeopardizing Public Safety During Harvey (manufacturing.net) 

Fox 44: Prosecutor: Arkema jeopardized public safety during Harvey (fox44news.com) 

Law 360: Prosecutor Says He ‘Messed Up’ At Start Of Arkema Trial (law360.com) 

ABC13: Executives on trial after allegedly putting employees at risk during Hurricane Harvey (abc13.com) 

CBS News: Houston Area Chemical Plant Accused Of Releasing Toxic Pollutants During Harvey: ‘They Left Hazardous Chemical Deliberately Unprotected’ (cbsnews.com) 

Courthouse News Service: Texas Judge Throws Out Charges Over Chemical Plant Fire (courthousenews.com) 

Laws in Texas: Arkema Accuse Prosecutors of Withholding Evidence in Texas Criminal Court (lawsintexas.com) 

Toronto Star: Arkema jeopardized public safety during Harvey, prosecutor says (thestar.com)