Top Texas Court Halts Execution In Shaken Baby Case

By Marco Poggio

Texas' top criminal court on Thursday paused the execution of a man convicted of killing his daughter under the discredited "shaken baby syndrome" theory, ordering a trial court to consider whether a recent ruling in another capital case involving the same theory could justify granting a new trial.

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Paxton Can Move To Close Houston Nonprofit, Panel Says

By Gina Kim

Texas appellate court justices on Thursday said Attorney General Ken Paxton can initiate legal proceedings to take away an immigrant-led nonprofit's corporate charter and tax-exempt status, noting his allegations claiming it failed to comply with its purpose by engaging in political activities show there's probable ground to proceed. 

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Feds Probe Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' Over Traffic Violations

By Linda Chiem

The U.S. auto safety regulator is investigating Tesla's advanced driver-assistance system known as Full Self-Driving after reports of accidents involving vehicles operating with FSD that have run red lights or crossed into opposing lanes of traffic.

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Texas Justices Weigh $26M Fracking Water Pipeline Verdict

By Spencer Brewer

The Texas Supreme Court pushed Equinor Energy LP on Thursday to explain how language in a contract gave it the right to seek water for fracking from other sources, asking why the company should get out of a $26 million verdict.

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7th Circ. Nominee Taibleson Advances To Full Senate

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced on party lines the nomination of Rebecca Taibleson, a federal prosecutor in Wisconsin, to serve on the Seventh Circuit, as well as four district judicial nominees and five U.S. attorney nominees.

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Alex Jones Wants Justices To Pause $1.4B Sandy Hook Award

By Hailey Konnath

Infowars host Alex Jones has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay enforcement of a Connecticut court judgment awarding more than $1 billion to the families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims, arguing that he has faith in the high court overturning the judgment against him.

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X, XAI Say Texas Best, Fastest Court For OpenAI-Apple Suit

By Bryan Koenig

X Corp. and xAI urged a Texas federal judge not to transfer from the Northern District of Texas' Fort Worth Division their suit accusing Apple and OpenAI of anticompetitively edging out other artificial intelligence companies through a deal integrating ChatGPT into iPhones, stressing the speed of their chosen forum.

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Teamsters Want Court To Reconsider Maverick Gaming Sale

By Emlyn Cameron

A Teamsters local asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to rethink his order permitting RunItOneTime LLC to sell assets to a company managed by one of its founders, saying the bankruptcy court lacked jurisdiction to decide that the two weren't essentially the same business.

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Nissan, Drivers Reach Deal To End Faulty Brake Claims

By Emily Field

Nissan North America Inc. and drivers on Thursday reached a settlement in principle in Tennessee federal court that would end multistate claims alleging the automatic braking systems in certain Nissan vehicles would sometimes trigger and cause the cars to stop suddenly, creating an unpredictable hazard.

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Brief

San Antonio Abandons Out-Of-State Abortion Travel Appeal

By Spencer Brewer

The city of San Antonio on Thursday conceded defeat in its request for court approval to go forward with a program that included funding for out-of-state travel for abortions, handing a victory to the state's attorney general.

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Tort Report: Nuked 'Nuclear Verdict' Stays, Texas Justices Say

By Y. Peter Kang

The fate of a "nuclear verdict" that was used to jump-start tort reform campaigns across the country and a settlement of a suit over a Kiss guitar technician's death 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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5th Circ. Says Army Corps Didn't Harm Dolphins In Miss.

By Spencer Brewer

A Fifth Circuit panel found the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' operation of a spillway likely did not cause harm to bottlenose dolphins in the Mississippi Sound, saying Thursday that local governments failed to demonstrate how continued use would harm the marine mammals.

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Fed. Circ. Backs PTAB Wins For Samsung In Earpiece Cases

By Adam Lidgett

The Federal Circuit on Thursday shot down appeals of a series of Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions that found claims across three patents covering earpieces and attached microphone technology invalid.

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Investment Adviser Firm Sues Over Fraud Protection Patent

By Elliot Weld

Investment adviser firm FinTegrity LLC has sued Deutsche Bank and a Czech cybersecurity company in Texas federal court with claims they are infringing a patent that covers fraud protection technology.

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Munck Wilson Taps Texas Atty To Lead Life Sciences Practice

By Lynn LaRowe

Munck Wilson Mandala LLP has chosen a Lone Star State lawyer who joined the firm earlier this year to lead the technology-focused firm's life sciences practice group.

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Hilgers Graben Adds Bradley Arant Corporate Pro In Dallas

By Christine DeRosa

Hilgers Graben PLLC has grown its Dallas, Texas, office, with the addition of a corporate attorney from Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP.

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Series

Painting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Painting trains me to see both the fine detail and the whole composition at once, enabling me to identify friction points while keeping sight of a client's bigger vision, but the most significant lesson I've brought to my legal work has been the value of originality, says Jana Gouchev at Gouchev Law.

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Sullivan & Cromwell Impersonators Hit With NY Fraud Claims

By Emily Sawicki

New York Attorney General Letitia James is attempting to take down a slew of businesses whose names are variants of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, accusing them of attempting a scheme to fraudulently redirect checks meant for the global corporate law firm.

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Analysis

False-Statement Case Puts Comey In Rare Company

By Phillip Bantz

Former FBI director James Comey is the latest addition to the relatively short list of government officials who have been criminally charged over the past several decades with making false statements to Congress.

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NY Atty General Indicted Following Pressure From Trump

By Lauren Berg

New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted in Virginia federal court Thursday on charges related to mortgage fraud, three weeks after President Donald Trump wrote a social media post encouraging U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to take action because James and two other political opponents were "guilty as hell."

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Jenn Mascott Of WH Counsel's Office Confirmed To 3rd Circ.

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 50-47 on Thursday to confirm Jenn Mascott, currently serving in the White House Counsel's Office, to the Delaware seat on the Third Circuit.

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Baldoni Atty Faces LA Malpractice Suit Over Client 'Betrayal'

By Emily Sawicki

Entertainment attorney Bryan Freedman has been accused in Los Angeles County Superior Court of turning his back on a former client, allegedly convincing him to sign an unfavorable settlement on trademark claims against "It Ends With Us" star Justin Baldoni, only to later begin representing the actor and director.

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Calif. Supreme Court Justice Martin Jenkins To Retire

By James Mills

California Supreme Court Justice Martin J. Jenkins, the first openly gay man and the third African American man to sit on the bench, will retire at the end of October, the court announced Thursday.

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Weinstein Says Jurors Traded Threats, Tainting Verdict

By Cara Salvatore

Harvey Weinstein's legal team said his June sexual assault convictions were tainted by juror misconduct, including physical threats and an unfounded bribery claim, arguing in a motion for a new trial that a judge refused to properly investigate.

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