Texas

  • February 20, 2026

    Dinsmore Adds IP Partner In Texas From Fish & Richardson

    Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has hired a Fish & Richardson PC intellectual property lawyer who has advanced degrees in mechanical and aerospace engineering and practiced at his previous firm for more than 20 years, the firm announced Wednesday.

  • February 20, 2026

    Texas High Court Stands By Refusing Same-Sex Marriages

    The Texas Supreme Court on Friday denied a request from the state's judicial conduct commission to expand on its finding that judges can refuse to perform same-sex marriages on moral or religious grounds, with the court's chief saying in a concurring opinion that the court's previous "no" answer was clear.

  • February 20, 2026

    Old 'Drunkards' Laws Cited As Support For Disarming Pot Users

    The federal government is urging the Supreme Court to overturn a Fifth Circuit finding that a man couldn't be disarmed for regular cannabis use under federal law, arguing that the law does allow such disarmament — much as founder-era laws authorized taking guns away from "habitual drunkards" to preserve public safety.

  • February 20, 2026

    Deportation Policy Pushes Texas Federal Bench To The Brink

    Texas has suffered through a shortage of judges for its federal courts for a while now, but the recent influx of immigration cases is pushing the system to the brink.

  • February 20, 2026

    Simpson Thacher Plans Dallas Launch, Adds Capital Practice

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is planning to plant a second flag in the Lone Star State with a shop in Dallas after launching a capital structure solutions practice with a New York-based partner who came aboard from Kirkland & Ellis LLP at the helm.

  • February 19, 2026

    Texas AG Launches Latest Suit Over Temu Data, China Ties

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday accused online bargain app Temu of secretly stealing customer data and exposing it to the Chinese Communist Party, calling it "spyware disguised as a shopping app" in a suit filed in federal court.

  • February 19, 2026

    5th Circ. Pauses Order Scrapping FTC Merger Filing Overhaul

    The Fifth Circuit on Thursday granted the Federal Trade Commission's emergency motion to pause a Texas federal judge's ruling that threw out the agency's overhaul of premerger reporting requirements.

  • February 19, 2026

    Texas Suit Says Sanofi Paid Kickbacks For Prescriptions

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Sanofi-Aventis US LLC in state court Thursday, accusing the pharmaceutical company of paying kickbacks to providers so they would prescribe Sanofi's drugs.

  • February 19, 2026

    Lab Seeks Rare Essential Patent Injunction In Wi-Fi Case

    Citing recent encouragement from federal agencies, a Korean research lab is seeking a rare permanent injunction in a case involving standard essential patents, after a unit of Taiwan's Asus stipulated that its routers infringe the lab's essential Wi-Fi patents.

  • February 19, 2026

    Xerox Whistleblower Deal Cut May Hinge On Public Disclosures

    A Texas appellate court wanted to know Thursday whether a trio of whistleblowers is entitled to a $48 million cut of a Medicaid fraud settlement with Xerox, asking whether prior public disclosures of the wrongdoing helped or hurt their case.

  • February 19, 2026

    Texas Tornado Ruling Puts Policy Definitions In Spotlight

    A Texas Supreme Court ruling that classified tornadoes as a type of "windstorm" in a homeowners policy underscored different approaches to interpreting definitions in insurance policies and the increasing importance of deductibles.

  • February 19, 2026

    SEC Accuses Texas Brothers Of $12M Real Estate Fraud

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has accused a pair of brothers in Texas of using two companies they control to defraud approximately 48 investors out of $12 million with a deceptive real estate offering.

  • February 19, 2026

    Judge Affirms Literal Infringement In Ravgen's $57M Jury Win

    A Texas federal judge has upheld a jury's finding that genetic testing company Natera Inc. committed literal infringement of a patent held by Ravgen Inc., but said Ravgen's expert testimony wasn't enough to support the jury's finding of infringement under the doctrine of equivalents.

  • February 19, 2026

    Red State AGs Back La. Bid To Halt Eased Abortion Pill Rules

    A coalition of 21 Republican state attorneys general, led by Nebraska, urged a federal judge to grant Louisiana's bid to block the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's 2023 rules easing access to the abortion drug mifepristone, arguing that the policy undermines states' authority to enforce their own abortion laws and imposes a "pocketbook injury" on states.

  • February 19, 2026

    Contractor, Insurer Must Defend Rubber Co. In Burn Suit

    An industrial services contractor and its insurer must defend a synthetic rubber manufacturer in an underlying personal injury suit accusing the company of negligently maintaining a pipe that broke and severely burned the contractor's employee, a Texas federal court ruled.

  • February 19, 2026

    5th Circ. Judge Impugns NLRB Impartiality In Scathing Dissent

    A Fifth Circuit judge impugned the National Labor Relations Board's fairness and attacked its foundational motive test as "an undertheorized byproduct of Chevron deference" in a dissent to an opinion backing the board's finding that Trader Joe's illegally fired a worker over repeated COVID-19 safety complaints.

  • February 19, 2026

    Squires Accepts 8 PTAB Cases, Walks Back 7 Merits Referrals

    A bulk summary order from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires granted eight petitions for America Invents Act patent challenges while denying 14 others, including seven that he had previously accepted for merits-based review.

  • February 19, 2026

    Texas Panel Unsure Midwife Can Escape Abortion Order

    A Texas appellate court pushed back on a midwife's assertion that a court order blocking her from providing abortions flouted the state's rules of civil procedure, saying Thursday she wasn't facing the lawsuit "for doing appendectomies."

  • February 19, 2026

    Stone Hilton Seeks Sanctions Over 'White Trash' Hostility Claim

    Texas firm Stone Hilton is seeking sanctions in an employment suit by a former office manager over her refusal to withdraw an "implausible" hostile work environment claim brought only to harass the defendants and increase the cost of litigation.

  • February 19, 2026

    FBT Gibbons Adds Shackelford McKinley PE Pro In Texas

    FBT Gibbons LLP has boosted its corporate law practice in Houston and expanded its private equity offerings with a partner in Houston who came aboard from Shackelford McKinley & Norton LLP.

  • February 18, 2026

    5th Circ. Sanctions Atty Over AI-Generated Errors In Brief

    The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday sanctioned a Texas attorney for using generative artificial intelligence to draft a brief that was "riddled with fabricated quotations and assertions," while rebuking the attorney for not being more forthcoming about her use of the technology and her failure to check its accuracy.

  • February 18, 2026

    Government Drops Case Over Referrals-For-Kickback Scheme

    A Texas federal judge tossed an indictment accusing about a dozen physicians and pharmacists of running a sprawling patient referral scheme, ending allegations that the pharmacists gave the doctors kickbacks in exchange for expensive prescriptions fillable at specific pharmacies.

  • February 18, 2026

    Chiefs Player's Ex Alleges He Repeatedly Assaulted Her

    The former girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs player Rashee Rice has accused the wide receiver of repeatedly physically assaulting her over the course of many months while they lived together, with some of the alleged attacks occurring while she was pregnant.

  • February 18, 2026

    Judge Won't Let MediaTek Out Of Bogus Litigation Case

    A California federal judge won't grant Taiwanese semiconductor maker MediaTek Inc. a win in a lawsuit from Taiwanese competitor Realtek accusing the former of colluding with other companies to harass Realtek with bogus patent cases, saying a Texas federal judge's ruling that denied Realtek sanctions in a case there didn't mean the baselessness of the case couldn't be relitigated.

  • February 18, 2026

    Colo. County's Housing Impact Fee Unlawful, Panel Told

    A Texas residential property developer asked a Colorado Court of Appeals panel to find that a Colorado county's employee housing impact fee methodology for new residential construction projects violates state law, arguing Wednesday that the methodology aims to cure existing deficiencies.

Expert Analysis

  • Texas High Court Decision Could Reshape Contract Damages

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    The Texas Supreme Court recently held that an order of specific performance for a real property transaction doesn't preclude a damage award, establishing a damages test for this scenario while placing the onus on lower courts to correctly determine the proper remedies and quantum of damages, say attorneys at Fried Frank.

  • How States Are Regulating Health Insurers' AI Usage

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    The absence of a federal artificial intelligence framework positions states as key regulators of health insurers’ AI use, making it important for payors and service providers to understand the range of state AI legislation being passed in California and elsewhere, and consider implementing an AI-focused compliance infrastructure, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • Location Data And Online Tracking Trends To Watch

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    Regulators and class action plaintiffs are increasingly targeting companies' use of online tracking technologies and geolocation data in both privacy enforcement and litigation, so organizations should view compliance as a dynamic, cross-functional responsibility as scrutiny becomes increasingly aggressive and multifaceted, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

  • A Simple Way Courts Can Help Attys Avoid AI Hallucinations

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    As attorneys increasingly rely on generative artificial intelligence for legal research, courts should consider expanding online quality control programs to flag potential hallucinations — permitting counsel to correct mistakes and sparing judges the burden of imposing sanctions, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl and Connors.

  • Viral Coldplay Incident Shows Why Workplace Policies Matter

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    The viral kiss cam incident at a recent Coldplay concert involving a CEO and a human resources executive raises questions about how employers can use their code of conduct or morality clauses to address off-the-clock behavior that may be detrimental to the company's reputation, says Masood Ali at Segal McCambridge.

  • Cos. Must Tailor Due Diligence As Trafficking Risks Increase

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    As legislators, prosecutors and plaintiffs attorneys increasingly focus on labor and sex trafficking throughout the U.S., companies must tailor their due diligence strategies to protect against forced labor trafficking risks in their supply chains, say attorneys at Steptoe.

  • Series

    Creating Botanical Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Pressing and framing plants that I grow has shown me that pursuing an endeavor that brings you joy can lead to surprising benefits for a legal career, including mental clarity, perspective and even a bit of humility, says Douglas Selph at Morris Manning.

  • Noncompete Forecast Shows Tough Weather For Employers

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    Several new state noncompete laws signal rough conditions for employers, particularly in the healthcare sector, so employers must account for employees' geographic circumstances as they cannot rely solely on choice-of-law clauses, say lawyers at McDermott.

  • Opinion

    The Legal Education Status Quo Is No Longer Tenable

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    As underscored by the fallout from California’s February bar exam, legal education and licensure are tethered to outdated systems, and the industry must implement several key reforms to remain relevant and responsive to 21st century legal needs, says Matthew Nehmer at The Colleges of Law.

  • Previewing State Efforts To Regulate Mental Health Chatbots

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    New York, Nevada and Utah have all recently enacted laws regulating the use of artificial intelligence to deliver mental health services, offering early insights into how other states may regulate this area, say attorneys at Goodwin.

  • Justices' Age Verification Ruling May Lead To More State Laws

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton ruling, permitting a Texas law requiring certain websites to verify users’ ages, significantly expands states' ability to regulate minors’ social media access, further complicating the patchwork of internet privacy laws, say attorneys at Troutman.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Relevance Redactions

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    In recent cases addressing redactions that parties sought to apply based on the relevance of information — as opposed to considerations of privilege — courts have generally limited a party’s ability to withhold nonresponsive or irrelevant material, providing a few lessons for discovery strategy, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Opinion

    Section 1983 Has Promise After End Of Nationwide Injunctions

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down the practice of nationwide injunctions in Trump v. Casa, Section 1983 civil rights suits can provide a better pathway to hold the government accountable — but this will require reforms to qualified immunity, says Marc Levin at the Council on Criminal Justice.

  • Courts Redefining Software As Product Generates New Risks

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    A recent wave of litigation against social media platforms, chatbot developers and ride-hailing companies has some courts straying from the traditional view of software as a service to redefining software as a product, with significant implications for strict liability exposure, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

  • Opinion

    Premerger Settlements Don't Meet Standard For Bribery

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    Claims that Paramount’s decision to settle a lawsuit with President Donald Trump while it was undergoing a premerger regulatory review amounts to a quid pro quo misconstrue bribery law and ignore how modern legal departments operate, says Ediberto Román at the Florida International University College of Law.

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