Texas

  • March 13, 2024

    Atty Sanctioned Over Challenge To $60B Exxon-Pioneer Deal

    A Texas judge has sanctioned a New York lawyer with a long history of filing frivolous lawsuits almost $60,000 for litigation brought over ExxonMobil's proposed $59.5 billion merger with Pioneer Natural Resources, the largest merger announced in 2023.

  • March 13, 2024

    Environmental Groups Seek To Defend EPA Methane Rule

    Environmental groups on Tuesday told the D.C. Circuit they want to help the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency defend its new regulations for methane emissions at oil and gas facilities from Texas' legal challenge.

  • March 13, 2024

    Texas Firm Sues Filevine Over Software Contract

    A personal injury law firm in Texas is seeking $300,000 in damages and court fees from Filevine Inc., alleging in a federal complaint that the company took too long in implementing a case management software platform for the sole practitioner.

  • March 13, 2024

    Beckett Collectibles Says Steph Curry Suit Filed Too Late

    Beckett Collectibles has asked a Texas federal court to toss a complaint by Alt Platform over the alleged alteration of a rookie Steph Curry trading card, arguing the statute of limitations has run on the lawsuit's sole claim of negligent misrepresentation.

  • March 12, 2024

    Harris Co. Atty Made To 'Fix' Colleague's Racism, Suit Alleges

    A former Houston-area county staff attorney claims she was buried in work, targeted with racist harassment and finally fired following her request to work remotely to manage disabling pain after coronavirus precautions were lifted at the courthouse, according to a lawsuit filed in Texas court.

  • March 12, 2024

    Manufacturer Spars With Ex-Officers Over Case Dismissal

    A polyethylene foam manufacturer says showing professional courtesy shouldn't mean it doesn't have its day in court, asking during oral arguments Tuesday for a Texas state appeals court to reverse a decision to end its case against two of its former executives for want of prosecution.

  • March 12, 2024

    Judiciary Touts New Policy To Rein In Judge Shopping

    The Judicial Conference of the United States on Tuesday said it has updated a policy on random case assignments to ensure litigants can't shop for the judge of their choice by going to a one-judge district court.

  • March 12, 2024

    Texas' Migrant Arrest Law Faces New Suit, Now By Individuals

    Texas residents and a local nonprofit on Tuesday challenged the constitutionality of a new Texas law allowing state officers to arrest and deport migrants, the same day the U.S. Supreme Court imposed a second temporary pause on the law.

  • March 12, 2024

    Patent Case Against Samsung Paused For PTAB Proceedings

    A Texas federal judge said he is staying a suit accusing Samsung's phones of infringing a technology company's patent, noting that there were challenges to the patent going forward before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

  • March 12, 2024

    Sorrento Ch. 11 Will Stay In Texas

    A Texas bankruptcy judge Tuesday denied requests to transfer the Chapter 11 case of drug developer Sorrento Therapeutics Inc. out of the Lone Star State for having insufficient ties to the venue.

  • March 12, 2024

    Judge OKs Ch. 7 Liquidation For Reverse Mortgage Co.

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday converted Reverse Mortgage Investment Trust Inc.'s Chapter 11 case to a Chapter 7 liquidation, saying the debtor's plan administrator's request for conversion has "good and sufficient cause" under the Bankruptcy Code.

  • March 12, 2024

    5th Circ. Backs Insurer's Win In Widow's Benefits Suit

    The Fifth Circuit declined to reinstate a widow's lawsuit seeking nearly $1 million from an insurer after she said her husband died during a business trip, saying the carrier showed it provided a full review before denying her request because she didn't qualify for the payment.

  • March 12, 2024

    Sluggish Policy Could Chill Geothermal Boom, Advocates Say

    Geothermal energy development is having a moment as advances in drilling technologies are attracting more government and private investment, but industry experts say the policy and regulatory landscape isn't keeping pace and needs to catch up to the market.

  • March 12, 2024

    Arlington Charity Box Rules 'Suffocate' Speech, 5th Circ. Told

    The city of Arlington, Texas, told the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday that a trial court got it wrong when it said the city was not allowed to restrict donation boxes to certain zoning districts in a case two north Texas charities said "suffocates" free speech.

  • March 12, 2024

    Ex-Bankruptcy Judge Cites Judicial Immunity To Escape Suit

    Former Texas bankruptcy judge David R. Jones — whose failure to disclose a romantic relationship with an ex-Jackson Walker LLP attorney ignited a major judicial ethics scandal — has moved to dismiss a disgruntled investor's suit that claims Jones gave a Jackson Walker client preferential treatment during its Chapter 11 case, citing judicial immunity.

  • March 12, 2024

    Alito Again Delays Effective Date Of Texas' Migrant Arrest Law

    U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Tuesday again barred Texas from immediately arresting and deporting migrants under a new state law, ordering a five-day pause of a Fifth Circuit order allowing the law to take effect.

  • March 11, 2024

    Texas Fights Bid To Block Migrant Arrest Law At High Court

    Texas on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to deny the Biden administration's bid to vacate an administrative stay issued by the Fifth Circuit and allow the Lone Star State's immigration law to take effect, saying it's the first line of defense "against transnational violence" caused by the federal government's inaction.

  • March 11, 2024

    NFL QB Dak Prescott Sues Over Alleged $100M Extortion Plot

    Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott filed a lawsuit Monday in Texas state court accusing a woman of trying to extort $100 million by falsely claiming the football player sexually assaulted her.

  • March 11, 2024

    Fed, Others Tell Judge New Community Lending Rule Is Legal

    The Federal Reserve Board and other banking agencies say that the American Bankers Association and other groups only sued to rewrite the Community Investment Act for their own ends, asking Friday for a Texas federal judge to reject the plaintiffs' call for a preliminary injunction.

  • March 11, 2024

    Fired Lithium Co. Co-Founder Sues To Recoup 3.25M Shares

    The former co-CEO and co-founder of a lithium fracking company sued the company in Delaware's Court of Chancery, seeking a court order that the company return 3.25 million shares of stock it allegedly repurchased from him after firing him in "bad faith."

  • March 11, 2024

    States Want Info On Google-Facebook Pact In Ad Tech Case

    State-level enforcers accusing Google of monopolizing key digital ad technology are asking a Texas federal court to lift a stay on discovery for documents related to an agreement between Google and Facebook that allegedly tipped the scales of auctions in Facebook's favor to discourage use of other ad exchanges.

  • March 11, 2024

    Judge OKs Eye Care Tech Co.'s $8M DIP Request

    A Texas bankruptcy judge on Monday approved optometry software company Eye Care Leaders Portfolio Holdings LLC's request to draw on the remainder of its $8 million in debtor-in-possession funds for its Chapter 11 case, saying the company had given good reason to believe it was poised for a rewarding auction.

  • March 11, 2024

    Atty For Alex Jones' Infowars Gets OK To Bow Out Of Case

    A Texas bankruptcy judge on Monday approved a request by the lead attorney for Alex Jones' media company to step away from work on its Chapter 11 case following disputes with the debtor's chief restructuring officer, who the lawyer said withheld pay in retaliation for the conflict.

  • March 11, 2024

    Drake Asks For Pretrial Win In Houston Astroworld MDL

    The rapper Drake has asked a Harris County court to free him from the multidistrict litigation created to handle claims arising from the 2021 Astroworld festival, writing that he has "no recognized legal duty" to the victims and other plaintiffs.

  • March 11, 2024

    5th Circ. Revives Dish's Bid To Take Down Arabic TV Site

    The Fifth Circuit has revived Dish Network's suit against a German resident for sharing Arabic-language programming pirated from Dish after finding the defendant purposefully advertises to viewers in the United States.

Expert Analysis

  • The Case For Post-Bar Clerk Training Programs At Law Firms

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    In today's competitive legal hiring market, an intentionally designed training program for law school graduates awaiting bar admission can be an effective way of creating a pipeline of qualified candidates, says Brent Daub at Gilson Daub.

  • CFPB, DOJ Signal Focus On Fair Lending To Immigrants

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    New joint guidance from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the U.S. Department of Justice effectively broadens the scope of protected classes under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to include immigration status, indicating a significant shift in regulatory scrutiny, say Alex McFall and Leslie Sowers at Husch Blackwell.

  • Attorneys Have An Ethical Duty To Protect The Judiciary

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    The tenor of public disagreement and debate has become increasingly hostile against judges, and though the legislative branch is trying to ameliorate this safety gap, lawyers have a moral imperative and professional requirement to stand with judges in defusing attacks against them and their rulings, says Deborah Winokur at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Questions Linger Over Texas Business Court's Jurisdiction

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    If parties to a case in Texas' new business court do not agree on whether the court has supplemental jurisdiction over their claims, then those claims may proceed concurrently in another court — creating significant challenges for litigants, and raising questions that have yet to be answered, says Ryan Sullivan at Reichman Jorgensen.

  • Cross-Market Implications In FTC's Anesthesia Complaint

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    The Federal Trade Commission's recent complaint against a private equity firm's acquisition of anesthesiology practices highlights the controversial issue of cross-market harm in health care provider mergers, and could provide important insights into how a court may view such theories of harm, say Christopher Lau and Dina Older Aguilar at Cornerstone Research.

  • AI Can Help Lawyers Overcome The Programming Barrier

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    Legal professionals without programming expertise can use generative artificial intelligence to harness the power of automation and other technology solutions to streamline their work, without the steep learning curve traditionally associated with coding, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.

  • 10 Essential Bankruptcy Litigation Tips For In-House Counsel

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    Bankruptcy litigation is a complex and multifaceted area of law that poses unique challenges for in-house counsel, and there are several tools at legal professionals' disposal, like appraisals and understanding jurisdictions, to stay well-informed and protect their companies' interests, says Alison Ashmore at Dykema.

  • Total Stay Of CFPB Small Biz Data Rule Is Boon To Lenders

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    The Southern District of Texas’ nationwide halt of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Small Business Lending Rule would end if the CFPB wins a pending U.S. Supreme Court case, but the interim pause allows valuable extra time for financial institutions to plan their compliance strategies, say attorneys at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Why The Effect Of Vivint Has Been Minimal

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    A survey of recent ex parte reexamination decisions since the Federal Circuit’s 2021 In re: Vivint decision appears to support the court’s conclusion that the ruling was limited in scope and would have limited impact, says Yao Wang at Fish & Richardson.

  • Opinion

    What 5th Circ. Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Ruling Got Wrong

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    The Fifth Circuit’s recent ruling in National Press Photographers Association v. McGraw threatens to dilute the First Amendment rights of photographers using uncrewed aircraft systems and undermine federal control of the airspace, and is indicative of how other courts may misinterpret the Federal Aviation Administration's new fact sheet down the line, say attorneys at Wiley Rein.

  • What Texas Business Court Could Mean For Oil, Gas Cases

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    While the new business court in Texas might seem an ideal venue for the numerous oil and gas disputes litigated in that state, many of these cases may remain outside its reach under the rules governing the court's jurisdiction — at least for now, say Conrad Hester and Emily Fitzgerald at Alston & Bird.

  • Preparing Law Students For A New, AI-Assisted Legal World

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    As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms the legal landscape, law schools must integrate technology and curricula that address AI’s innate challenges — from ethics to data security — to help students stay ahead of the curve, say Daniel Garrie at Law & Forensics, Ryan Abbott at JAMS and Karen Silverman at Cantellus Group.

  • SEC Fines Mean Cos. Should Review Anti-Whistleblower Docs

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    The Securities and Exchange Commission’s expanding focus on violations of whistleblower protection laws — as seen in recent settlements where company contracts forbade workers from reporting securities misconduct — means companies should review their employment and separation agreements for language that may discourage reporting, says Caroline Henry at Maynard Nexsen.

  • SolarWinds Ushers In New Era Of SEC Cyber Enforcement

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent lawsuit against software company SolarWinds Corp. and its chief information security officer is the first time the SEC has ever filed suit over scienter-based fraud involving cybersecurity failures, illustrating that both companies and CISOs need to be extra cautious in how they describe their cybersecurity practices, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.

  • General Counsel Need Data Literacy To Keep Up With AI

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    With the rise of accessible and powerful generative artificial intelligence solutions, it is imperative for general counsel to understand the use and application of data for myriad important activities, from evaluating the e-discovery process to monitoring compliance analytics and more, says Colin Levy at Malbek.

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