Texas

  • May 27, 2025

    Split 5th Circ. Tosses NLRB's 12-Year-Old Back Pay Order

    A split Fifth Circuit panel has denied the National Labor Relations Board's request to enforce a 2013 back pay order against a Louisiana plumbing company, with the majority saying it's unfair to make a mom-and-pop shop that's recovering from two floods pay out roughly $100,000 over a decade-old matter.

  • May 27, 2025

    Texas Judge Certifies Class In Alien Enemies Act Case

    A Texas federal judge has certified a class of Venezuelan nationals in custody in the Western District of Texas subject to President Donald Trump's proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act to remove alleged Tren de Aragua gang members from the United States.

  • May 27, 2025

    O'Melveny's Latest Texas Energy Pro Joins From Bradley Arant

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP announced the most recent addition to its energy industry group in Houston on Tuesday, this time a litigator from Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP with more than 15 years of experience advising clients across the sector, from oil and gas to renewables and more.

  • May 23, 2025

    Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar

    This past year, a handful of attorneys secured billions of dollars in settlements and judgments for both classes and individual plaintiffs against massive companies and organizations like Facebook, Dell, the National Association of Realtors, Johnson & Johnson, UFC and Credit Suisse, earning them recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2025.

  • May 23, 2025

    5th Circ. Sides With Texas Library In Book Ban Redo

    The Fifth Circuit gave a green light for a Texas public library to toss several books that deal with topics such as sexuality and racism, labeling the arguments challenging the library's decision to remove the challenged literature as "over-caffeinated" in a Friday en banc opinion.

  • May 23, 2025

    Group Asks 5th Circ. To Clarify Freight Broker Negligence

    Truck safety advocates asked the Fifth Circuit on Friday to preserve state-law personal-injury claims against freight brokers, weighing in on a dispute that alleges Penske Logistics LLC is liable for negligently hiring an unsafe motor carrier that caused a fatal 2018 accident in Texas.

  • May 23, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: Opp Zones, SFR Sector, NYC Casinos

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including how the "Big, Beautiful Bill" would tweak rules for opportunity zones, the prognosis for the single-family rental sector, and a look at the seven remaining bids for casino licenses in New York City.

  • May 23, 2025

    X Says Media Matters Must Pay For 'Unjustified' Transfer Bid

    Social media giant X Corp. wants Media Matters for America sanctioned for waiting more than a year to try to transfer X Corp.'s lawsuit against it, and told a Texas federal judge Wednesday that the left-leaning media watchdog must cover the costs of defending against the unsuccessful motion.

  • May 23, 2025

    Texas Nonprofits Can Be Sued For Doc Med Mal, Justices Rule

    The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that nonprofit health organizations can be sued for the alleged medical malpractice of one of their physician employees, in a dispute over an allegedly botched brain surgery.

  • May 23, 2025

    Trump Says 'It's Time For Nuclear' And Orders New Reactors

    President Donald Trump said Friday that he wants to revive the nation's nuclear power industry to serve defense and artificial intelligence needs, and ordered the U.S. Department of Energy to "eliminate or expedite" environmental reviews so new reactors can come online more quickly.

  • May 23, 2025

    Texas Justices Flip $6M Judgment In Gas Pipeline Row

    The Texas Supreme Court chided a trial court after it "blue-penciled extra words" into a contract dealing with a natural gas pipeline, reversing Friday a $6 million judgment previously in favor of Rainbow Energy Marketing Corporation and what it called a "cascade of errors."

  • May 23, 2025

    DOJ, Boeing Reach Deal To Drop 737 Max Criminal Case

    The U.S. Department of Justice said Friday that it won't criminally prosecute Boeing over the deadly 737 Max crashes after reaching a deal that saves the American aerospace giant from being branded a corporate felon in exchange for approximately $1.1 billion in fines, penalties and victims compensation.

  • May 23, 2025

    X Alleges Vietnamese Group Is Exploiting Engagement Metrics

    X Corp. on Thursday filed suit in Texas federal court against several Vietnamese nationals it alleges run a cybercrime ring that farms money using computer-generated content and manipulating its social media platform's engagement metrics through bots.

  • May 23, 2025

    Texas Justices Answer 5th Circ. Query On State Usury Laws

    The Texas Supreme Court on Friday concurred with a credit card industry firm that sued a lender over its "usurious" interest charges, telling the Fifth Circuit that state law holds that the maximum permissible interest on a loan is based on the declining principal balance, not the initial total principal amount.

  • May 23, 2025

    LG Cleared By Jury In Smart TV Patent Case In East Texas

    A federal jury in Texas on Friday cleared LG Electronics of allegations that it infringed various Multimedia Technologies Pte. Ltd. smart television patents, while also finding that the patents were invalid.

  • May 23, 2025

    IP Notebook: Trump's AI Plan, ChatGPT Logs, Dewberry Cited

    In this round of emerging issues in copyright and trademark law, Law360 takes a closer look at comments submitted to the National Science Foundation and other federal agencies to create an Artificial Intelligence Action Plan as part of an executive order from President Donald Trump.

  • May 23, 2025

    Dallas Jury Enters $9.4M Verdict Against El Rancho Chain

    A Dallas County jury said that a Texas trucking company is owed nearly $10 million from the El Rancho Supermercado grocery chain and its shipping arm over contract breaches that occurred after the chain was acquired by a new company.

  • May 23, 2025

    Alex Jones Says $45.1M Sandy Hook Verdict Unconstitutional

    Infowars host Alex Jones' newest attorneys have asked a Texas appeals court to overturn a $45.1 million defamation verdict awarded to Sandy Hook families, arguing the default judgment was unconstitutionally issued after limited discovery and that the award violates Texas law limiting punitive damages compared to actual harm.

  • May 23, 2025

    Texas Atty Still Disbarred For Failing To Report Client's Death

    A Texas appeals court has upheld the disbarment of an attorney who was found by a jury to have engaged in professional misconduct, in part, by failing to report the death of a client he had represented in an attempt to recover the value of bounced checks.

  • May 23, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Troutman, A&O Shearman

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Blackstone acquires TXNM Energy, OpenAI buys io Products, Lumen Technologies sells its Mass Markets fiber-to-the-home business in 11 states to AT&T, and AMD sells its data center infrastructure manufacturing business to Sanmina.

  • May 23, 2025

    Southwest Flight Attendant Fights To Revive Nixed Sanctions

    A flight attendant urged the Fifth Circuit to reconsider its move to axe a contempt order against Southwest Airlines in her wrongful termination suit, arguing it shouldn't be scrapped just because the panel took issue with court-ordered religious liberty training for Southwest attorneys.

  • May 22, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Ruling Will Spark More Patent Damages Fights

    The full Federal Circuit's decision Wednesday ordering a new trial in a patent case against Google LLC and finding the plaintiff's damages expert unreliable is likely to lead to greater scrutiny of patent damages testimony and more attempts to get it thrown out, attorneys say.

  • May 22, 2025

    What's Next As DOJ Mulls Dropping Boeing Criminal Case

    Boeing might be on the verge of closing a chapter in its 737 Max legal saga as the U.S. Department of Justice contemplates dropping its criminal conspiracy case against the company in what experts described as an unprecedented move just a year after Boeing was preparing to be branded a corporate felon.

  • May 22, 2025

    'Circular Firing Squad' Is Stalling Romance Case, Judge Says

    A Texas federal judge told Jackson Walker LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP that they were stuck in a "circular firing squad" in a debate over whether the former CEO of a defunct barge company could sue the firms over a former bankruptcy judge's secret romance with an attorney.

  • May 22, 2025

    Senators Unveil DNA Privacy Bill Amid 23andMe's Ch. 11 Sale

    A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Thursday introduced a bill designed to safeguard customers' genetic information in bankruptcy cases, saying 23andMe's plan to sell users' DNA data to a pharmaceutical company during its Chapter 11 raises new concerns surrounding consumer privacy.

Expert Analysis

  • State Securities Enforcers May Fill A Federal Enforcement Gap

    Author Photo

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission appears poised to take a lighter touch under the new administration, but state enforcement efforts are likely to continue unabated, and potentially even increase, particularly with regard to digital assets and ESG disclosures, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • Firms Still Have Lateral Market Advantage, But Risks Persist

    Author Photo

    Partner and associate mobility data from the fourth quarter of 2024 shows that we’re in a new, stable era of lateral hiring where firms have the edge, but leaders should proceed cautiously, looking beyond expected revenue and compensation analyses for potential risks, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

  • Opinion

    We Must Allow Judges To Use Their Independent Judgment

    Author Photo

    As two recent cases show, the ability of judges to access their independent judgment crucially enables courts to exercise the discretion needed to reach the right outcome based on the unique facts within the law, says John Siffert at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

  • The Central Issues Facing Fed. Circ. In Patent Damages Case

    Author Photo

    The en banc Federal Circuit's pending review of EcoFactor v. Google could reshape how expert damages opinions are argued, and could have ripple effects that limit jury awards, say attorneys at McAndrews Held.

  • How Calif.'s Wildfire Insurance Crisis Might Affect Texas

    Author Photo

    Attorneys at Munsch Hardt examine the implications of California's wildfire insurance crisis for Texas, including potential shifts in coverage availability, regulatory differences and how the insurers in the second-largest U.S. state may react to a major wildfire event.

  • Series

    Performing Stand-Up Comedy Makes Me A Better Lawyer

    Author Photo

    Whether I’m delivering a punchline on stage or a closing argument in court, balancing stand-up comedy performances and my legal career has demonstrated that the keys to success in both endeavors include reading the room, landing the right timing and making an impact, says attorney Rebecca Palmer.

  • Investor Essentials For Buying Federally Owned Property

    Author Photo

    Investors and developers can take advantage of the Trump administration's plan to sell government-owned real estate by becoming familiar with the process and eligible to bid, and should prepare to move quickly once the U.S. General Services Administration posts the list of properties for sale, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • Series

    Adapting To Private Practice: From SEC To BigLaw

    Author Photo

    As I adjusted to the multifaceted workflow of a BigLaw firm after leaving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, working side by side with new colleagues on complex matters proved the fastest way to build a deep rapport and demonstrate my value, says Jennifer Lee at Jenner & Block.

  • Making The Case For Rest In The Legal Profession

    Author Photo

    For too long, a culture of overwork has plagued the legal profession, but research shows that attorneys need rest to perform optimally and sustainably, so legal organizations and individuals must implement strategies that allow for restoration, says Marissa Alert at MDA Wellness, Carol Ross-Burnett at CRB Global, and Denise Robinson at The Still Center.

  • 4 Ways Women Attorneys Can Build A Legal Legacy

    Author Photo

    This Women’s History Month, women attorneys should consider what small, day-to-day actions they can take to help leave a lasting impact for future generations, even if it means mentoring one person or taking 10 minutes to make a plan, says Jackie Prester, a former shareholder at Baker Donelson.

  • Bid Protest Spotlight: Prejudice, Injunctions, New Regulations

    Author Photo

    In this month's bid protest roundup, Markus Speidel at MoFo looks at three recent decisions that consider whether a past performance evaluation needs to show prejudice to be successfully challenged, the prerequisites for injunctive relief and the application of new regulatory requirements to indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts.

  • A Judge's Pointers For Adding Spice To Dry Legal Writing

    Author Photo

    U.S. District Judge Fred Biery shares a few key lessons about how to go against the grain of the legal writing tradition by adding color to bland judicial opinions, such as by telling a human story and injecting literary devices where possible.

  • Unpacking Liability When AI Makes A Faulty Decision

    Author Photo

    As artificial intelligence systems become more autonomous and influential in decision-making, concerns about AI-related harms and problematic decisions are growing, raising the pressing question of who bears the liability, says Megha Kumar at CyXcel.

  • A Close-Up Look At DOJ's Challenge To HPE-Juniper Deal

    Author Photo

    The outcome of the Justice Department's challenge to Hewlett Packard Enterprise's proposed $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks will likely hinge on several key issues, including market dynamics and shares, internal documents, and questions about innovation and customer harm, say attorneys at McDermott.

  • AG Watch: Texas Is Entering New Privacy Enforcement Era

    Author Photo

    The state of Texas' recent suit against Allstate is the culmination of a long-standing commitment to vigorously enforcing privacy laws in the state, and while still in the early stages, it offers several important insights for companies and privacy practitioners, says Paul Singer at Kelley Drye.

Want to publish in Law360?


Submit an idea

Have a news tip?


Contact us here
Can't find the article you're looking for? Click here to search the Texas archive.
Hello! I'm Law360's automated support bot.

How can I help you today?

For example, you can type:
  • I forgot my password
  • I took a free trial but didn't get a verification email
  • How do I sign up for a newsletter?
Ask a question!