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  • April 04, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: 'Gold Card,' ESG, Tokenization

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including insights into the latest EB-5 investment rush, the tightrope real estate companies are walking with environmental, social and governance factors, and how tokenization can apply to the real estate sector.

  • April 04, 2025

    Nokia Reaches Deal Before EDTX Patent Trial, T-Mobile Still On

    Nokia has settled out of a lawsuit accusing its equipment customer, T-Mobile, of infringing a Dallas-based patent business' wireless communications patents, according to a settlement notice filed Friday in Texas federal court, leaving T-Mobile and its other network equipment supplier, Ericsson, to face trial April 5.

  • April 04, 2025

    Toyota Wins Patent Case Against UNM In Texas Court

    A Texas federal court has shot down a lawsuit against Toyota Motor North America Inc. over a University of New Mexico wireless communications patent after finding that the Federal Circuit already invalidated "the sole claim ever asserted in this case."

  • April 04, 2025

    Justices Told To Keep 'Century-Old Status Quo' On Birthright

    States, immigrant advocacy groups and expectant mothers urged the U.S. Supreme Court Friday to reject President Donald Trump's bid to restrict nationwide court orders prohibiting implementation of his executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship, arguing that maintaining the long-held understanding of the right won't cause any harm.

  • April 04, 2025

    Defamation Litigation Roundup: Jay-Z, Blake Lively, Drake

    In this month's review of ongoing defamation fights, Law360 looks back on an escalation in Jay-Z's case against personal injury lawyer Tony Buzbee, who he accuses of pursuing a "false" and "malicious" rape suit, as well as on the war of words between actors Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively.

  • April 04, 2025

    Airport Staffing Co. Hit With Colo. Holiday Overtime Pay Suit

    Two Colorado residents who worked at the Denver International Airport have sued the staffing company that employed them, accusing it in state court of shorting them on overtime by failing to factor in their holiday incentive pay.

  • April 04, 2025

    Houston Atty Says Unethical Funding Deal Means No Fee Split

    A Houston attorney has asked a Texas state court to rule that his partner is not entitled to an equal share of his case fees, accusing his colleague of mismanaging millions in funds and entering into an unethical agreement with a hedge fund.

  • April 04, 2025

    Texas Says San Antonio Is Funding Out-Of-State Abortions

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused the city of San Antonio of appropriating taxpayer funds to pay for pregnant women to travel out of state to seek abortions, in a lawsuit filed in state court Friday.

  • April 04, 2025

    Texas Goodwill Inks $75K Deal In EEOC Disability Bias Suit

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a Texas federal court Friday that a Goodwill operation has agreed to pay $75,000 to end the agency's suit alleging the organization illegally declined to hire a deaf applicant for a retail role because "hearing and speaking" were job requirements.

  • April 04, 2025

    Houston Housing Authority Hit With Sex Harassment Suit

    A female former Houston Housing Authority Corp. employee has alleged in Texas federal court that she was sexually harassed, dealt with sexist remarks, got demoted and was retaliated against by her supervisor when she worked there.

  • April 04, 2025

    Texas Justices Deny UnitedHealthcare, Humana Records Row

    The Texas Supreme Court declined Friday to take up a dispute between United HealthCare Services Inc. and Humana Insurance Co. over whether UnitedHealthcare should have to turn over Medicare documents connected to a state retirement plan.

  • April 04, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Says AMS' $48M Trade Secrets Win Needs More Math

    The Federal Circuit ruled Friday that a Texas federal court will need to take yet another look at the prejudgment interest calculation in a $48 million-plus judgment in a trade secrets case between chipmakers AMS and Renesas over stolen light sensor technology that has been in the courts for nearly two decades.

  • April 04, 2025

    Texas Justices Eye Nixing ABA Approval In Bar Admissions

    The Texas Supreme Court indicated Friday that the justices are considering whether to alter or end a rule requiring graduation from a law school approved by the American Bar Association for admittance to the Lone Star State bar.

  • April 04, 2025

    Blank Rome Expands Dallas Bench With Solo Real Estate Atty

    Blank Rome LLP has added an attorney in Dallas from a solo practice, further expanding the firm's national real estate group.

  • April 04, 2025

    Off The Bench: City Sues Sportsbooks, Ex-NFLer Battles TMZ

    In this week's Off The Bench, Baltimore joins the fight against promotional tactics by DraftKings and FanDuel, Terrell Owens tries to protect a catchphrase in a trademark suit, and a trial over a child's injuries at a golf facility draws closer.

  • April 03, 2025

    Optum, Express Scripts Want Judge Ousted From Opioid MDL

    Pharmacy benefit managers Optum and Express Scripts say the Ohio federal judge overseeing multidistrict opioid litigation should recuse himself because he "regularly communicates" with plaintiffs' attorneys in the litigation and is biased in favor of plaintiffs, according to a motion filed Wednesday.

  • April 03, 2025

    5th Circ. Asks If Honor Society Jabs At Rival Are Free Speech

    A Fifth Circuit panel seemed incredulous as it tried to make sense of a bitter fight between the two biggest community college honor societies in the nation, weighing during oral arguments Thursday whether allegedly malicious Wikipedia editing and accusations of embezzlement and sexual harassment count as commercial speech.

  • April 03, 2025

    Texas Appeals Court Reverses Exxon's $25M Insurance Win

    A Texas state appeals court reversed a $25 million judgment for Exxon Mobil on Thursday, finding that because of a policy exclusion, the company's excess insurer did not have to cover it in connection with a $35 million settlement following a deadly 2013 explosion at one of its facilities.

  • April 03, 2025

    Compounders Say Shortage Of Weight Loss Drug Continues

    A group of compounding pharmacies looking to keep producing copycat doses of Eli Lilly & Co's lucrative weight loss drug tirzepatide are telling a Texas federal judge that demand for the drug has "far outpaced" supply despite the Food and Drug Administration declaring the medication's shortage over last year, a move that removed their right to make compounded versions.

  • April 03, 2025

    Colo. Orthodontist Says Dentist Group Owes $400K In Wages

    A dentist group owes a Colorado orthodontist more than $400,000 in wages and fired him for participating in a Texas arbitration involving the company, according to a lawsuit filed in Colorado state court.

  • April 03, 2025

    US Trustee Wants Jackson Walker Cases In District Court

    The U.S. Trustee's Office has renewed its call for a district court trial over whether Jackson Walker LLP should return millions in fees for failing to disclose an ex-partner's romance with a bankruptcy judge, saying all the questions in the case should be tried in one venue.

  • April 03, 2025

    Southwest Gets Second Shot At Tossing Investors' Outages Suit

    A Texas judge said Thursday he plans to rewrite his decision on Southwest Airlines' request to dismiss a shareholder class action over a disastrous 2022 holiday travel season because the Fifth Circuit may require a more thorough record of the extent of the airline's knowledge about the risks of its outdated technology.

  • April 03, 2025

    Texas Appeals Court Backs UT Royalty Award In Pet Co. Suit

    A Texas appellate court on Thursday refused to undo a lower court's ruling over the amount a pet healthcare company owes in unpaid royalties to the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System for veterinary testing products.

  • April 03, 2025

    5th Circ. Upholds Shriners' Firing Of Unvaxxed Workers

    The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday refused to revive a lawsuit accusing Shriners Hospitals for Children of wrongfully firing employees who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19, shooting down terminated workers' contention that the hospital, acting for the government, violated their right to refuse a vaccine through a mandatory vaccination policy.

  • April 03, 2025

    Echoing EEOC, Red State AGs Target Law Firms Over DEI

    A dozen Republican state attorneys general on Thursday urged 20 law firms to fork over information the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission requested last month about their workplace diversity practices, doubling down on the acting EEOC chair's claim that those practices may be unlawful.

Expert Analysis

  • Marketing Messages Matter In State AG Consumer Protection

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    Attorneys general interpret marketing claims far more broadly than many companies may realize, so to mitigate potential risk, businesses should be vigilant about all consumer messaging, including communications that may not traditionally be considered advertising in the colloquial sense, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Opinion

    6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School

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    Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner identifies several key issues plaguing law schools and discusses potential solutions, such as opting out of the rankings game and mandating courses in basic writing skills.

  • The Current State Of Play Around Corporate Transparency Act

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    Although a Texas court preliminarily enjoined enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act and paused an impending Dec. 31 reporting deadline, multiple states have similar requirements, so companies should continue to monitor compliance obligations regardless of the CTA's constitutionality, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware

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    Partner mobility data suggests that the third quarter of this year continued to be a buyer’s market, with the average candidate demanding less compensation for a larger book of business — but moving into the fourth quarter, firms should slow down their hiring process to minimize risks, say officers at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

  • Reviewing 2024's State Consumer Privacy Law Enforcement

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    While we are still in the infancy of state consumer privacy laws, a review of enforcement activity this year suggests substantial overlaps in regulatory priorities across the most active states and gives insight into the likely paths of future enforcement, says Thomas Nolan at Quinn Emanuel.

  • 5th Circ. Crypto Ruling Shows Limits On OFAC Authority

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    The Fifth Circuit's recent decision that immutable smart contracts on the Tornado Cash crypto-transaction software protocol are not "property" subject to Office of Foreign Assets Control jurisdiction may signal that courts can construe OFAC's authority more restrictively after Loper Bright, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • AV Compliance Is Still A State-By-State Slog — For Now

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    While the incoming Trump administration has hinted at new federal regulations governing autonomous vehicles, for now, AV manufacturers must take a state-by-state approach to compliance with safety requirements — paying particular attention to states that require express authorization for AV operation, say attorneys at Frost Brown.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out

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    In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a “sliding scale” approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • How Litigation, Supply Chains Buffeted Offshore Wind In 2024

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    U.S. offshore wind developers continue to face a range of challenges — including litigation brought by local communities and interest groups, ongoing supply chain issues, and a lack of interconnection and transmission infrastructure — in addition to uncertainty surrounding federal energy policy under the second Trump administration, say attorneys at Liskow & Lewis.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity

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    Cases can appear complex for several reasons — due to the number of issues, the volume of factual and evidentiary sources, and the sophistication of those sources — but the same basic technique can help lawyers tame their arguments into a simple and persuasive message, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Permitting, Offtake Among Offshore Wind Challenges In 2024

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    Although federal offshore wind development started to pick up this year, many challenges to the industry became apparent as well — including slow federal permitting, the pitfalls of restarting permits after changes in project status, and the difficulties of negotiating economically viable offtake agreements, say attorneys at Liskow & Lewis.

  • Series

    Gardening Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Beyond its practical and therapeutic benefits, gardening has bolstered important attributes that also apply to my litigation practice, including persistence, patience, grit and authenticity, says Christopher Viceconte at Gibbons.

  • How Trump's 2nd Term May Alter The Immigration Landscape

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    Rhetoric from Donald Trump's campaign and his choice of hardline appointees indicate that a more restrictive and punitive approach to immigration is in our immediate future, especially in areas like humanitarian relief, nonimmigrant visa processing, and travel and green card eligibility, says John Quill at Mintz.

  • Equitable Mootness Insights From Greenlit Ch. 11 Plan Appeal

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    A Texas federal court recently allowed a challenge to ConvergeOne's Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan to proceed because it wouldn't disrupt the IT company's confirmed plan or harm creditors, reinforcing the importance of judicial restraint in applying equitable mootness where limited relief is possible, say attorneys at Parkins & Rubio.

  • Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review

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    For attorneys — new ones especially — there is much fulfillment to find in document review by reflecting on how important, interesting and pleasant it can be, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

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