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May 28, 2025
Insurance Atty Talks FEMA Cuts As Storm, Fire Seasons Near
As hurricane and wildfire seasons approach, Anthony Lopez, founder of the law firm Your Insurance Attorney, told Law360 Real Estate Authority that with natural disasters intensifying, the Trump administration's cuts to FEMA are likely to put more pressure on states and property owners in an already challenging insurance environment.
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May 27, 2025
Fortress' Power On VLSI Board Takes Spotlight At Trial's Start
Fortress Investment Group's head of intellectual property told a Texas federal jury Tuesday that his company's overlap with investment funds that run VLSI Technology and Finjan Holdings highlights its dedication to overseeing investors' best interests, not that Fortress controls the funds.
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May 27, 2025
Bill To Curb Public Info Misuse Clears Texas Legislature
A bill aimed at curbing so-called bid-rigging by imposing significantly harsher penalties for misuse of official information unanimously passed both branches of the Texas Legislature and was sent to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk Monday.
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May 27, 2025
Texas Legislature Sends THC Ban To Governor's Desk
Texas lawmakers on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill banning products with hemp-derived THC and sent the legislation to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk, advancing one of the goals of his administration.
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May 27, 2025
Trader Seeks OK Of $4.7M Award Against Mexican Co.
A commodities trading company has asked a Texas federal judge to enforce a $4.7 million arbitral award against a Mexican petroleum product distributor in a dispute over the distributor's failure to satisfy its obligations as a debt guarantor for its sister company.
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May 27, 2025
Fed. Circ. Backs Engineering Co. Win In Patent Fight
The Federal Circuit on Tuesday refused to revive allegations that a Texas-based engineering services company infringed a half dozen patents related to oil and gas industry pipeline integrity testing, finding a lower court judge's interpretation of key patent terms was correct.
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May 27, 2025
Abbott, Paxton Escape Texas Vision Insurance Bill Dispute
The Fifth Circuit has freed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton from a First Amendment challenge to a bill governing certain disclosures between vision insurers and optometrists.
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May 27, 2025
AMS Nets $52M As 17-Year-Old Trade Secrets Case Wraps
Light sensor maker AMS has been granted a $51.7 million judgment against a rival in Texas federal court, ending a 17-year-old trade secrets case that has gone through multiple appeals and two trials.
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May 27, 2025
Tort Report: 'High-Low' Deal Nets Plaintiff Extra $10M
A last-minute "high-low" agreement that turned out to be a stroke of genius by lawyers for an injured motorcyclist and a $26 million verdict for a crash caused by a postal worker lead Law360's Tort Report, which compiles recent personal injury and medical malpractice news that may have flown under the radar.
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May 27, 2025
Motorola Loses Fights In PTAB Patent Challenges
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's acting leader has decided not to rethink her decision for the Patent Trial and Appeal Board not to review Motorola's challenges to a series of Stellar Inc. patents on glasses equipped with cameras, while also throwing out challenges to other patents.
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May 27, 2025
Mobile App Infringement Suit Against Bridgestone Dropped
A New Jersey company and tire maker Bridgestone Americas Inc. on Tuesday jointly asked a Texas federal judge to dismiss a case in which Bridgestone was accused of using patented mobile device communication technology in its mobile app.
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May 27, 2025
5th Circ. Passes On Arbitration Appeal In Fire Damage Dispute
A Louisiana property owner cannot appeal a lower court's decision ordering it to arbitrate its fire damage claims with various insurers, both foreign and domestic, the Fifth Circuit ruled, finding it lacks jurisdiction to hear the case.
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May 27, 2025
Crypto Exec's IRS Privacy Appeal Tossed By 5th Circ.
A cryptocurrency executive who sought to quash IRS summonses for his bank records must wait at least until the U.S. government decides whether to bring legal proceedings against him before he can appeal a ruling denying his request to block the agency's demands, the Fifth Circuit said Tuesday.
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May 27, 2025
Card Game Maker Sues Competitor Over Alleged Knockoff
The maker of the Never Have I Ever card game has sued a rival game company in California federal court, claiming the board game Tipsy Land is a knockoff seeking to capitalize on the success of its product.
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May 27, 2025
US Trustee Wants Steward Health Switched To Ch. 7
The U.S. Trustee's Office is asking a Texas bankruptcy judge to convert Steward Health Care's Chapter 11 case to a court-supervised Chapter 7 liquidation, saying the hospital chain cannot pay the bills it has run up during its bankruptcy.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Adapting To Private Practice: From Fed. Prosecutor To BigLaw
Making the jump from government to private practice is no small feat, but, based on my experience transitioning to a business-driven environment after 15 years as an assistant U.S. attorney, it can be incredibly rewarding and help you become a more versatile lawyer, says Michael Beckwith at Dickinson Wright.
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Executive Orders Paving Way For New Era Of Crypto Banking
Recent executive orders have already significantly affected the day-to-day operations of financial institutions that have an interest in engaging with digital assets, and creating informed strategies now can support institutions as the crypto gates continue to open to the banking industry, say attorneys at Spencer Fane.
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State Securities Enforcers May Fill A Federal Enforcement Gap
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.
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Firms Still Have Lateral Market Advantage, But Risks Persist
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.
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Opinion
We Must Allow Judges To Use Their Independent Judgment
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.
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The Central Issues Facing Fed. Circ. In Patent Damages Case
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.
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How Calif.'s Wildfire Insurance Crisis Might Affect Texas
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.
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Series
Performing Stand-Up Comedy Makes Me A Better Lawyer
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.
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Investor Essentials For Buying Federally Owned Property
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.
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Series
Adapting To Private Practice: From SEC To BigLaw
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.
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Making The Case For Rest In The Legal Profession
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.
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4 Ways Women Attorneys Can Build A Legal Legacy
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.
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Bid Protest Spotlight: Prejudice, Injunctions, New Regulations
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.
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A Judge's Pointers For Adding Spice To Dry Legal Writing
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.
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Unpacking Liability When AI Makes A Faulty Decision
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.