Posts Tagged ‘Kyle A. Poelker’
AZA Wins Take-Nothing Judgment from Jury for Ex-Directors of Chinatown Plaza
HOUSTON – AZA lawyers convinced a Harris County jury to award nothing on a million-dollar claim against former board directors of the largest shopping plaza in Houston’s Chinatown. The former directors of Dun Huang Plaza Association Inc. were sued by their largest tenant Lily He and her company Sun9028 Inc. The claim was for fraud […]
AZA Names Bai, Poelker and Turkevich as New Partners
HOUSTON – Weining Bai, Kyle Poelker and Paul Turkevich have been named new partners at AZA. All three have been named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch by The Best Lawyers in America, as Texas Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers, or were named to both lists. “This is a talented trio of new […]
AZA Wins $25.6 Million Jury Verdict for Healthcare Client
HOUSTON – AZA won a $25.6 million breach of contract jury verdict in Harris County court today in a case pitting AZA client doctors’ group Fondren Orthopedic Ltd. against healthcare giant HCA Healthcare. Fondren and HCA (which took over for Columbia Hospital Corporation) were in a limited partnership that owns and operates Texas Orthopedic Hospital, […]
Thirteen AZA Attorneys Earn Texas Rising Stars Honor
HOUSTON – Thirteen AZA lawyers were selected to the 2024 Texas Rising Stars list of leading young attorneys in the state, an honor based on peer nominations and independent research. Partners Cameron Byrd, Nathan Campbell, Taylor Freeman, Edward “Ward” Goolsby, Shahmeer Halepota, Jason McManis, Jordan Warshauer and Kelsi Stayart White were named to the […]
AZA Wins Three Trials in Just Two Weeks in May
HOUSTON – In just two weeks in May, AZA lawyers won three trials. They won for a fuel company in a take-nothing judgment, the Port of Houston in an employment dispute and a medical group quelling a fraud claim. These were the ninth, 10th and 11th cases AZA lawyers have already tried to verdict or […]
AZA Wins Take-Nothing Judgment for Fuel Company
HOUSTON – AZA defeated a $5 million breach of contract claim for a Houston-based fuel company that was sued by an international fuel trader. A Harris County district judge ruled in May for AZA’s client following a one-week trial in April that ended with both sides submitting proposed findings, conclusions, and judgments. This was the […]
Thirteen AZA Attorneys Earn Texas Rising Stars Honor
HOUSTON – Thirteen AZA lawyers were selected to the 2023 Texas Rising Stars list of leading young attorneys, an honor based on independent research and peer nominations. Partners Taylor Freeman, Edward “Ward” Goolsby, Shahmeer Halepota and Jason McManis were named to the list, which is a part of Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers. Associates Weining Bai, […]
Ten AZA Lawyers on Texas Rising Stars List for 2022
HOUSTON – Ten AZA partners and associates were selected to this year’s Texas Rising Stars list of leading young attorneys, an honor based on peer nominations and independent research. Earning recognition for business litigation were firm partners Taylor Freeman and Jason McManis, both on the list for five consecutive years, and associates Cameron Byrd, […]
AZA Health Care Client Sees Administrative Judge’s Order Overturned
HOUSTON – A federal district judge reversed an administrative law judge’s ruling that could have excluded an AZA health care client from participating in federal health care programs, including Medicare or Medicaid, for 15 years. U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew Edison granted the summary judgment motion AZA filed on its client’s behalf. He reversed the administrative judge’s exclusion order requested by the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health […]
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