Texas

  • January 23, 2025

    Texas Atty Ethics Commission Drops Suit Against AG Paxton

    The Texas bar's Commission for Lawyer Discipline has dropped its ethics complaint against Attorney General Ken Paxton over a failed lawsuit challenging the 2020 election results in other states, saying the case should end in light of a recent Texas Supreme Court decision nixing a similar case against his first assistant.

  • January 23, 2025

    O'Melveny Hires Troutman Real Estate Atty, Board Member

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP announced Jan. 23 it added a Dallas-based attorney from Troutman Pepper Locke LLP — who describes herself as a "dirt lawyer" advising property transactions, construction financing and other real estate matters — as a partner in its project development and real estate group.

  • January 23, 2025

    15 States Reach $7.4B Settlement With Sackler Family

    A bipartisan coalition of states on Thursday announced a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma Inc., representing the largest settlement to date with the family accused of contributing significantly to the opioid epidemic.

  • January 22, 2025

    Attorneys Botched Arbitration Win, Texas Property Cos. Claim

    A group of property owners in Texas told a Harris County judge a law firm and five attorneys helped them secure a $1.7 million arbitration award but never took action when the award misidentified their names, making them unable to collect.

  • January 22, 2025

    Former Pioneer CEO Sues FTC Over Exxon Board Block

    The former CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources, Scott Sheffield, accused the Federal Trade Commission of violating his constitutional rights by barring him from serving on Exxon Mobil Corp.'s board when the agency cleared a $60 billion merger between Exxon and Pioneer.

  • January 22, 2025

    Texas Court Asks If $50M Award In Dubai Tower Case Was Fair

    A Texas appeals court worked Wednesday to untangle whether executives who are on the hook for $50 million received a fair shot in the United Arab Emirates' court system after they abandoned ambitious tower projects in Dubai.

  • January 22, 2025

    Justices Urged To Affirm Texas Nuke Waste Site Ruling

    Several states, Texas politicians and landowner groups threw their support behind the Lone Star State's fight against a temporary nuclear waste storage facility, telling the U.S. Supreme Court the federal government doesn't have the power to authorize the site.

  • January 22, 2025

    Prospect Seeks To Move Conn. Hospital Sale Suit To Texas

    National hospital chain Prospect Medical Holdings on Wednesday told a Connecticut federal judge that its recent Texas bankruptcy filing means a suit over a collapsed $435 million deal to sell its Connecticut-based hospitals belongs in Texas bankruptcy court.

  • January 22, 2025

    Judge Won't Toss Bulk Of Chrysler Minivan MDL Claims

    A Michigan federal judge has declined to significantly pare back multidistrict litigation over a risk of spontaneous explosion in certain Chrysler plug-in hybrid minivans, denying Chrysler's bid to toss fraud and other claims.

  • January 22, 2025

    Investor Alleges Utility Put Profits Above Storm Preparation

    CenterPoint Energy Inc.'s board of directors was hit with a lawsuit Wednesday from a shareholder who alleges the company's handling of Hurricane Beryl revealed it engaged in "financial engineering" designed to boost profits over operational efficiency.

  • January 22, 2025

    Justices Skeptical Of 'Moment Of Threat' Rule In Use Of Force

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared inclined to reject a legal doctrine under which courts looking at a police officer's use of deadly force only need to consider the officer's perception of danger at the precise moment force was used.

  • January 22, 2025

    Alex Jones Asks Conn. Justices To Review Sandy Hook Case

    Infowars host Alex Jones has asked Connecticut's highest court to review a $1.44 billion judgment for calling the Sandy Hook school massacre a "hoax," arguing his trial judge violated the state and federal constitutions by skipping causation, jumping straight to a default liability judgment and adding damages without proof.

  • January 22, 2025

    Exxon Says Investors Shared Confidential Info With Ex-Worker

    Exxon Mobil Corp. has urged a Texas federal judge to reject investors' broad reading of what confidential information they're allowed to share and with whom in litigation accusing the oil giant of overvaluing its Permian Basin holdings by billions of dollars.

  • January 22, 2025

    Trump Order Moots DHS Parole Program Case, 5th Circ. Told

    Among President Donald Trump's first-day executive orders is a mandate that likely moots a challenge to a Biden administration parole program set to go before the Fifth Circuit next month, the federal government told the court Tuesday.

  • January 22, 2025

    5th Circ. Sends Beck Redden Malpractice Suit To State Court

    The malpractice suit a disbarred Texas attorney brought against his former counsel belongs in state court, the Fifth Circuit has determined, declining to reconsider a December ruling that remanded a Texas federal judge's order throwing out claims against Beck Redden LLP, finding the Southern District of Texas lacked jurisdiction.

  • January 22, 2025

    Case Removal Rules Aimed At Fairness, Ex-Atty Tells 5th Circ.

    Several Fifth Circuit judges seemed keen Wednesday to clarify what activity in state court would bar litigants from removing their cases to federal court, as the full appeals court reconsidered a remand order for a Houston firm's poaching suit.

  • January 21, 2025

    Union Hits Kinder Morgan With Counterclaim In Firing Fight

    The United Steelworkers hit energy infrastructure giant Kinder Morgan with a counterclaim asking a Texas federal judge to enforce an employee discipline arbitration decision that the company has challenged in court.

  • January 21, 2025

    Jury Finds No Infringement In $2B IP Case Against Samsung

    Wireless communication patent owner Headwater Research could not convince a Texas federal jury that Samsung infringed one of its patents in a suit claiming the South Korea-based company should have to pay $1.95 billion.

  • January 21, 2025

    FDA Says 3 States' Mifepristone Suit Can't Be In Texas

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has renewed its effort to dismiss three states' challenge of the agency's approval of abortion medication mifepristone, arguing that the states have no plausible connection to the Northern District of Texas.

  • January 21, 2025

    Ex-FCC Members Oppose 5th Circ. Universal Service Ruling

    A bipartisan group of eight former members of the Federal Communications Commission is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Fifth Circuit ruling that found the mechanism for funding the FCC's universal service subsidies unconstitutional.

  • January 21, 2025

    Asset Type Immaterial To Crypto Fraud Claims, SEC Says

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has argued that digital assets referenced in its fraud case in Texas against the principals of a purported cryptocurrency mining operation are "immaterial to the economic reality" of the allegedly fraudulent securities transactions at the heart of its action.

  • January 21, 2025

    Texas Sues Biden Administration Over Offshore Drilling Ban

    Texas sued the Biden administration one last time during the administration's final hours, saying in a complaint Monday that orders banning oil and gas leasing in more than 625 million acres of federal waters run "afoul of the Constitution."

  • January 21, 2025

    Justices Doubt Retailers Are 'Bystanders' In FDA Challenge

    Several U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared to agree Tuesday that Texas and Mississippi retailers could join a North Carolina e-cigarette manufacturer in challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's denial of its marketing application, and Justice Clarence Thomas questioned the agency's motivation to argue otherwise.

  • January 21, 2025

    FTC Gives Nod To Chevron's $53B Hess Buy, With Conditions

    The Federal Trade Commission has formally approved a consent order resolving antitrust concerns over Chevron Corp.'s planned $53 billion acquisition of Hess Corp., one that bars CEO John Hess from joining the combined company's board.

  • January 21, 2025

    Justices Won't Review If Codes In Laws Can Be Copyrighted

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday passed on a case that asked the justices whether a Canadian nonprofit's technical standards and codes lose copyright protection once they are incorporated into government laws.

Expert Analysis

  • Opinion

    Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules

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    The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.

  • The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO

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    The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.

  • Fed. Circ. Ruling May Signal Software Patent Landscape Shift

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    The Federal Circuit's recent ruling in Broadband iTV, despite similarities to past decisions, chose to rely on prior cases finding patent-ineligible claims directed to receiving and displaying information, which may undermine one of the few areas of perceived predictability in the patent eligibility landscape, say attorneys at King & Wood.

  • Series

    Beekeeping Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The practice of patent law and beekeeping are not typically associated, but taking care of honeybees has enriched my legal practice by highlighting the importance of hands-on experience, continuous learning, mentorship and more, says David Longo at Oblon McClelland.

  • Opinion

    It's Time To Sound The Alarm About Lost Labor Rights

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    In the Fifth Circuit, recent rulings from judges appointed by former President Donald Trump have dismantled workers’ core labor rights, a troubling trend that we cannot risk extending under another Trump administration, say Sharon Block and Raj Nayak at the Center for Labor and a Just Economy.

  • Election Unlikely To Overhaul Antitrust Enforcers' Labor Focus

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    Although the outcome of the presidential election may alter the course of antitrust enforcement in certain areas of the economy, scrutiny of labor markets by the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice is likely to remain largely unaffected — with one notable exception, say Jared Nagley and Joy Siu at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Unpacking State AG Approaches To Digital Asset Enforcement

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    Attorneys at Cozen O'Connor survey recent digital asset enforcement by attorneys general nationwide driven by concerns over regulatory gaps where technological developments and market changes have outpaced legislation.

  • Opinion

    Legal Institutions Must Warn Against Phony Election Suits

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    With two weeks until the election, bar associations and courts have an urgent responsibility to warn lawyers about the consequences of filing unsubstantiated lawsuits claiming election fraud, says Elise Bean at the Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy.

  • 5th Circ. DOL Tip Decision May Trigger Final 80/20 Rule Fight

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    A recent Fifth Circuit decision concerning a Labor Department rule that limits how often tipped employees can be assigned non-tip-producing duties could be challenged in either historically rule-friendly circuits or the Supreme Court, but either way it could shape the future of tipped work, says Kevin Johnson at Johnson Jackson.

  • How Cos. Can Build A Strong In-House Pro Bono Program

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    During this year’s pro bono celebration week, companies should consider some key pointers to grow and maintain a vibrant in-house program for attorneys to provide free legal services for the public good, says Mary Benton at Alston & Bird.

  • Series

    Home Canning Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Making my own pickles and jams requires seeing a process through from start to finish, as does representing clients from the start of a dispute at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board through any appeals to the Federal Circuit, says attorney Kevin McNish.

  • An Update On Legal Issues In The Drone Market

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    Marialuisa Gallozzi and Alex Slawson at Covington examine recent developments in the legal issues surrounding the growing drone market, including possible First Amendment protections, Fourth Amendment surveillance, and litigation involving criminal and civil penalties, evidentiary pursuits, and insurance.

  • How Project 2025 Could Upend Federal ESG Policies

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    If implemented, Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation's policy playbook for a Republican presidential administration, would likely seek to deploy antitrust law to target ESG initiatives, limit pension fund managers' focus to pecuniary factors and spell doom for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's climate rule, say attorneys at Mintz.

  • Patent Lessons From 7 Federal Circuit Reversals In August

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    The Federal Circuit’s seven vacated or reversed cases from August provide helpful clarity on obviousness-type double patenting, written description and indefiniteness, and suggest improved practices for petitioners and patent owners in inter partes review, say Denise De Mory and Li Guo at Bunsow De Mory.

  • Use The Right Kind Of Feedback To Help Gen Z Attorneys

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    Generation Z associates bring unique perspectives and expectations to the workplace, so it’s imperative that supervising attorneys adapt their feedback approach in order to help young lawyers learn and grow — which is good for law firms, too, says Rachael Bosch at Fringe Professional Development.

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