Litigation

My Orlando Sentinel Article

Posted on June 04, 2009
Below is the June 4, 2009 article I wrote for the Orlando Sentinel in its 'Hispanosphere' section on the growing Hispanic population and the plight of Hispanic workers in this country. Attorney: Why are Hispanics 'last in, first out' of jobs? Guest Writer: Angel Reyes Orlando Sentinel June 4, 2009 Angel Reyes is an attorney, Hispanic immigration expert and author of Hispanic Heresy: What is the Impact of America's Largest Group of Immigrants? (Mead Publishing, January 2009) He is the founder and managing partner of Heygood, Orr, Reyes, Pearson & Bartolomei law firm in Dallas, Texas...

My interview on the Michael Hart Radio Show

Posted on June 01, 2009
On Saturday, May 30th I was interviewed on the Michael Hart Show on 101.1 FM in Birmingham, AL.  The topic of the interview was how Sonia Sotomayor's appointment to the Supreme Court could affect issues like immigration in the U.S., and our perceptions of Hispanics in general...

Obama Nominates Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court

Posted on May 26, 2009
This historic moment in American jurisprudence is long overdue. In nominating a female Hispanic to the nation's highest Court, President Barack Obama made a smart move on all counts. Sonia Sotomayor has exceptional credentials and vast experience as a prosecutor, corporate attorney and judge on the federal trial and appellate courts...

Angel Reyes Recognized as Super Lawyer for 2009

Posted on May 20, 2009
By Luis Bartolomei   I'm proud to say that my partner, Angel Reyes, was voted by his peers through the Texas Monthly magazine survey as one of the 'Super Lawyers' in the State of Texas for 2009. The selection process for this honor is extensive. Peer nominations, evaluations and third party research evaluate each candidate on 12 indicators of peer recognition and personal achievement...

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Legal Broadcasting Network Videos on Immigration

Posted on May 18, 2009
The following videos were posted to the Legal Broadcasting Network.  The first two are interviews with my law firm partner, Luis Bartolomei.  Please take a moment to view this important information on current immigration issues:   Interviews with Luis Bartolomei: English | Spanish   Interview with Kristina Campbell of MALDEF: English

My Houston Chronicle Blog Post

Posted on May 13, 2009
The following is my blog post to the Houston Chronicle published in its featured 'Immigration Chronicles.' Flu, border violence may poison immigration debate May 13, 2009 Houston Chronicle Because of the swine flu scare, an airline passenger is checked by a doctor after arriving in Mexico City recently...

Swine Flu Frenzy

Posted on May 09, 2009
The Mexican government began shutting down schools-not just in Mexico City, but in places like Cancun and Puerto Vallarta too; and then bars, clubs and restaurants followed. I am beyond baffled when airlines from Canada cancelled all incoming flights and all cruise lines were diverted from Mexico...

Justice Souter Departs The Supreme Court

Posted on May 04, 2009
By any measure, Justice David Souter was an anomaly. Appointed by George H. W. Bush to the Supreme Court, ever since, conservative Republicans have cried "No more Souters."   Surprisingly, Justice Souter spent 19 years as a Supreme Court Justice and, to the consternation of right wing Republicans, often voted his conscience...

Fantasy Vs. Reality: Buying Property In Other Countries

Posted on April 30, 2009
Well, well, it seems some countries are making it easier to buy property. Let's look at the reality, since I'm a practical guy and most of my readers are practical as well.   Let's see, Oil Nut Bay, in the BVI, is now willing to take a $2 million dollar deposit up to a $25 million dollar deposit for lots...

Cambria Investment Management & The Ivy Portfolio

Posted on April 29, 2009
On April 15, I posted a blog entry entitled "What You Can Do To Make Money In Any Market."  In that entry, I disclosed that I'm an investor with Cambria Investment Management, and posted a Businessweek review about the book, The Ivy Portfolio...

Free-Trade Agreement With Panama Is Critical

Posted on April 28, 2009
Since 1900, the country of Panama has been a vital part of our country's free trade. We should not let a small band of self-interested activists derail the free trade agreement we need to strike with Panama. I hope my former Mayor, Ron Kirk, can navigate the shoals and ensure that we don't lose the free trade agreement with Panama...

Hispanic Heresy Featured in The Dallas Morning News

Posted on April 27, 2009
Over the weekend, Dallas Morning News contributor, Mercedes Olivera wrote a short piece on my new book, Hispanic Heresy. I've been fortunate to garner national attention regarding the issues put forth in my book and I'm pleased to see local media covering an issue that impacts Dallas as largely as any city in the nation...

Dallas Hispanic PAC's Choice for City Council, District 13 - Ann Margolin

Posted on April 24, 2009
As I mentioned in an entry last week, I recently chaired the Dallas Hispanic PAC meeting where many Dallas City Council candidates explained their positions and asked for our support. You can see the full list of candidates we're supporting on my 4/21 blog entry but I'd like to take a moment to elaborate on the Dallas Hispanic PAC's choice for City Council, District 13 – Ann Margolin...

Check out Cambria Investment Management

Posted on April 23, 2009
The Ivy Portfolio author, Mebane Faber, my money manager, is featured on CNBC today.  Check out Cambria Investment Management, Inc. Terrific money managers, or go with one of the wire houses and lose another 30% next year, your call. CLICK HERE to view the CNBC video.

The Latest On Shoulder Pain Pump Lawsuits

Posted on April 22, 2009
I was quoted in the following article published on Lawsuit.com about PAGCL (Post-arthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis) resulting from the use of shoulder pain pumps: Shoulder Pain Pump Lawsuits: Motion to Consolidate Due to High Volume original article here Lawsuits...

Dallas City Council Candidates Chosen By Hispanic Political Action Committee

Posted on April 21, 2009
I chaired the Hispanic Political Action Committee meeting last Thursday, where several Dallas City Council candidates sat on the hot seat and explained to us why we should support them. The following are the organization's choices for endorsement:   Incumbents: Steve Salazar, District 6 Pauline Medrano, District 2 Dwaine Caraway, District 4 Shefie Kadane, District 9 Jerry R...

What You Can Do To Make Money In Any Market

Posted on April 15, 2009
The markets and economy have whipsawed just about everyone this year. I've written plenty about unemployment, especially Hispanic unemployment. Not much positive news to report today, nor since I reported back in 2007 that no one would miss the various subprime lenders, all of whom have gone kaput...

Reglan Gets A Blackbox Warning

Posted on April 14, 2009
On February 26, 2009, the FDA required the manufacturers of metoclopramide-containing drugs such as Reglan to include a black-boxed warning (the strongest warning available) to their drug labels about the risk of the long-term or high-dose use. Chronic use of metoclopramide has been linked to tardive dyskinesia, which may include involuntary and repetitive movements of the body, even after the drugs are no longer taken...

Op-ed Article on the Plight of Hispanic Workers

Posted on April 13, 2009
Below is an op-ed article I wrote on unemployment and Hispanic workers: Closing the Unemployment Gap: Hispanic Workers Need Help The Hispanic population in the United States has been growing substantially in recent years, providing businesses with burgeoning workforces - but Hispanic workers in America are in trouble...

Another Fentanyl Fatality

Posted on April 09, 2009
At some point Johnson & Johnson, ALZA Corp., Janssen Pharmaceutica, Sandoz, Mylan, and Watson will come to their senses and stop prescribing these death patches. See article below. 2 years after student's death, SMU bans fraternity from holding parties By SAMANTHA URBAN / The Dallas Morning News Tuesday, April 7, 2009 Two years after an SMU student died from an overdose at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house, the university has acknowledged that drug use at the fraternity was not limited to that isolated incident and issued SAE a $5,000 fine...

Authors see Hispanic boom as plus

Posted on March 16, 2009
Please read the following article about my new book, Hispanic Heresy, posted in the Lubbock Avalanche Journal, and in HispanicBusiness.com: Tech authors see Hispanic boom as plus By Marlena Hartz AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Sunday, March 15, 2009 Those who cast the nation's projected Hispanic population boom as a roadblock should take a closer look, according to three Texas Tech scholars...

Bogus Studies on Painkiller Benefits

Posted on March 12, 2009
Well, wouldn't you know it. Another bought and paid for "scientist" has been outed for producing fabricated studies related to several of the bad drugs the FDA, under the Bush administration, approved.  Let's see, Dr. Scott Reuben retracted 21 studies in which he lied about the efficacy of the drugs he was supposed to be evaluating...

Texas Tech University Articles on My New Book

Posted on March 10, 2009
Please read the articles below, featured on March 10, 2009 in Texas Tech Today and Texas Tech University News. Texas Tech Today March 10, 2009 Hispanic Immigration: Facts versus Fallacies, Clarifying America's Opportunity Three Rawls College of Business professionals address the booming Hispanic population in the U...

U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Plaintiff in Seminal Federal Pre-Emption Battle

Posted on March 05, 2009

Angel Reyes featured in Latino Leaders Magazine

Posted on March 03, 2009

Pills & Patches - The American Painkiller Scourge

Posted on February 11, 2009
According to the FDA, in 2007 alone, U.S. pharmacies dealt out 21 million prescriptions for 24 different opioid painkiller meds, which are used by 3.7 million Americans. So 3.7 million Americans are in such excruciating pain, they have to be on opioid medication, one of the most powerful and addictive classes of drugs there is...

Life Settlements Replace Life Savings

Posted on February 09, 2009
With our current economic crisis, many seniors are left with their retirement funds greatly depleted and in some instances, wiped out. And those expensive Universal Life and Whole Life policies they invested in come with some hefty premiums they no longer can afford to make...

The FDA's Newest Spin on Darvon

Posted on February 03, 2009
Here’s how Merriam Webster’s Learning Dictionary defines the cliché, spin your wheels: to stay in the same condition or position without making progress.  Here’s how I define spin your wheels:  Food and Drug Administration...

Thinking about immigration

Posted on January 27, 2009
Posted on TexParte Blog (http://texaslawyer.typepad.com/): Dallas lawyer Angel L. Reyes III says policy makers need to start thinking about how the immigration of Hispanics to the United States impacts socio-economics. So Reyes and two business professors at Texas Tech University wrote a book on that topic published in December 2008...

Obama's Stand On Estate Tax

Posted on January 14, 2009
A few years ago I wrote about the "Death Tax" and how the Republican party framed the issue so adroitly.  Think about it, who wants to pay "death taxes?"  Oddly enough, many Americans, with hardly any net worth at all to worry about, were in favor of repealing the death tax...

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