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Nelson Wolff: Phipps law firm screwed up expert opinion in county s opioid lawsuit
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County Judge Nelson Wolff is shown with Dr. Bryan Alsip, University Health’s chief medical officer.Billy Calzada / Staff file photoShow MoreShow Less
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Martin Phipps announces Bexar County’s suit against opioid manufacturers in May 2018 at the Bexar County Courthouse.Staff file photoShow MoreShow Less
Months before embattled lawyer Martin Phipps came under public scrutiny over allegations that he harassed his former wife and created a hostile work environment at his firm, his actions as lead attorney in Bexar County’s opioid litigation angered county officials and led to the resignation of a law partner, T.J. Mayes, from both the firm and University Health’s board of managers.
Sources: Martin Phipps, a prominent local attorney and businessman, arrested by San Antonio police
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Attorney Martin Phipps (at lectern) announces May 16, 2018, that Bexar County filed a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, promoters, and distributors it alleged are responsible for Bexar County’s opioid epidemic. He was arrested Monday on suspicion of harassment involving a woman he was in a relationship with, sources familiar with the matter said.San Antonio Express-News file photo
Martin Phipps, a prominent San Antonio attorney and owner of Paramour, was arrested Monday by the San Antonio Police Department, as reported by Emilie Eaton for the Express-News.
Posted By Sanford Nowlin on Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 9:54 AM click to enlarge Facebook / Phipps Mayes PLLC Martin Phipps (center) shown in a holiday photo released by his law firm. High-profile attorney Martin Phipps, who was arrested Monday, is accused of harassing his then-wife to the point that she fled the country in fear for her life, KSAT reports, citing police documents. Phipps, 51, whose firm represents Bexar County in its billion-dollar opioid suit, faces misdemeanor charges for telephone harassment of a woman to whom he was briefly married, according to arrest documents obtained by the TV station. On Monday, a San Antonio Police Department spokeswoman confirmed the arrest to the
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Martin Phipps, second from right, and his firm are leading Bexar County s Opioid Litigation. MG Marketing Says it is owed $344,000 by the firm for past work.
The San Antonio law firm representing Bexar County and more than a dozen other Texas counties in lawsuits against drug manufacturers is being sued for breach of contract and fraud.
MG marketing says Martin Phipps’ firms which at various times since 2017 have been known as Phipps Anderson Deacon; Phipps Deacon Purnell; and Phipps Mayes owe more than $344,000 in work done and costs incurred.
The suit was filed Friday in state district court in Tarrant County.