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June 06, 2025
Expert Witness Biz Says Ex-Worker Stole Trade Secrets
Litili, a company that connects expert witnesses to attorneys working on civil cases, has brought a lawsuit in California state court against its former account representative, alleging she took the firm's confidential proprietary business information and used it in her new role at a competing business.
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June 06, 2025
Litigation Funder Can't Stop Attys' Texas Fee Fight Remand
A divided Texas First Court of Appeals won't disturb a split decision that revived a dispute between an attorney and a former attorney over a fee-sharing agreement in tobacco litigation, rejecting a litigation finance company's en banc request to keep its trial court victory and prevent the case from being remanded.
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June 06, 2025
Honeywell Says 'Patent Troll' Trying To Extort Settlement
Honeywell is taking aim at a Canadian company that has allegedly pursued nearly 200 infringement lawsuits against various businesses based on the same five patents, saying in a federal complaint that the company is trying to scheme its way into a settlement.
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June 06, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Winston, Stibbe, Weil, Goodwin
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Chart Industries Inc. and Flowserve Corp. merge, Aedifica NV and Cofinimmo NV unite, Sanofi buys Blueprint Medicines Corp., and Kimberly-Clark Corp. sells a majority stake in its international tissue business to Suzano.
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June 05, 2025
Crypto Co. Bitmain Seeks Court OK Of $11.3M Miner Award
The Georgia unit of Chinese cryptocurrency mining business Bitmain Technologies Ltd. has asked a Texas federal judge to enforce an approximately $11.3 million arbitral award in a breach of contract dispute against a company that failed to appear at the arbitration hearing.
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June 05, 2025
Texas Plastics Co. Challenges IRS Over Microcaptive Rules
A Texas plastics company sued the IRS over regulations flagging microcaptive insurance plans as potentially abusive tax avoidance schemes, telling a Texas federal court that the agency exceeded its authority by imposing broad disclosure requirements that could penalize even legitimate arrangements.
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June 05, 2025
DOJ Says Cross-Border Monopoly Member Deserves 11 Years
The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking 11 years in prison and a $2 million fine for a man who pled guilty to charges tied to the running of a cross-border used-car transport business, which prosecutors say used violence to keep competition at bay.
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June 05, 2025
Fed. Circ. Backs Apple Loss In PTAB Gesture Patent Fight
The Federal Circuit on Thursday backed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's finding that Apple failed to show that a Gesture Technology patent on using cameras to recognize human gestures is invalid, with the majority panel saying the "case should serve as a warning."
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June 05, 2025
Hooters Closes Locations As It Pursues Ch. 11 Franchise Shift
Bankrupt casual dining chain Hooters of America began shuttering dozens of restaurant locations throughout the United States Wednesday as it pursues a Chapter 11 restructuring that will see its plan disclosure statement up for approval next week.
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June 05, 2025
Paralegal Gets Firm's Extortion Counterclaim Nixed
A law firm's counterclaim accusing a paralegal of launching an unpaid overtime wages lawsuit against it in order to try to extort it for money cannot proceed, a Texas federal judge ruled Thursday, saying the claim isn't sufficiently linked to the underlying dispute.
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June 05, 2025
Bradley Arant Expands With Texas Regional Bank's CLO
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has hired the former chief legal officer of Texas Regional Bank to bolster its banking and financial services practice group.
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June 05, 2025
Greenberg Traurig Lands Bracewell Employment Pro In Texas
Greenberg Traurig LLP has strengthened its labor and employment practice with the addition of a Bracewell LLP attorney in Houston, boosting the firm's ability to serve clients in the growing Texas market and beyond.
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June 05, 2025
3 Firms Advise On $1.7B Sale Of Kleenex Maker Majority Stake
Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Baker McKenzie LLP are guiding Kimberly-Clark Corp. on a deal to sell a majority stake in its international tissue business to Freshfields LLP-advised Brazilian paper producer Suzano, in a deal announced Thursday that values the business at about $3.4 billion.
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June 05, 2025
Justices Nix Mexico's Cartel Violence Suit In Win For Gun Cos.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a suit by the government of Mexico against Smith & Wesson and other major gun companies, finding in a unanimous opinion that the alleged ties between the firearms makers and cartel violence south of the border are too speculative to stand up in court.
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June 04, 2025
Judge Wants To Know Why Auctioneer Sued Atlanta Braves
A Texas federal judge asked auctioneer Heritage Vintage Sports why it had sued the Atlanta Braves after the team leaked a cease and desist letter to the press in Georgia, saying during a hearing Wednesday in the auctioneer's defamation suit that other parties had certainly challenged the validity of auctioned items before.
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June 04, 2025
Texas Unauthorized Student Tuition Law Axed Hours After Suit
A Texas federal judge on Wednesday scrapped a decades-old Texas law that allowed college students without legal residency to pay in-state tuition, hours after the Trump administration filed suit to challenge the law as unconstitutional and after the state agreed the law conflicted with federal immigration law.
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June 04, 2025
Property Manager Fired For Complaint About Meme, Suit Says
A Texas-based property management company has been sued by a former employee in Georgia who alleged she was fired after reporting a "racially insensitive" meme sent to her by the company's acting vice president.
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June 04, 2025
High Court Told 'Categorical' Right To Counsel Must Persist
A criminal defendant's right to consult with counsel during an overnight trial recess is "clear and categorical," a man who didn't receive that right has told the U.S. Supreme Court in preparation for his Sixth Amendment case to be heard before the justices.
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June 04, 2025
Hospitality Law Leaders Parse Trade War Fallout
In this weekly Q&A series from Law360 Real Estate Authority, law firm hospitality leaders assess the issues the hotel space is facing amid market uncertainty and the ongoing trade war.
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June 04, 2025
Albright Ends Traxcell's Patent Cases Targeting Grubhub, Lyft
U.S. District Judge Alan Albright has tossed a pair of lawsuits accusing Grubhub and Lyft of infringing a Traxcell Technologies wireless network system patent, saying the patent owner failed to show that either the food ordering service or ride-hailing company actually uses the system.
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June 04, 2025
Public Remarks Limited In Megan Thee Stallion's Trial Lies Suit
A Texas social media personality defending herself against Megan Thee Stallion's cyberstalking lawsuit agreed to stop posting about the case after the rapper told a Florida federal judge on Wednesday that public statements could incite violence, weeks after fellow recording artist Tory Lanez was stabbed in a California prison.
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June 04, 2025
Vape Cos. Urge 5th Circ. To Toss FDA Vape Marketing Rule
A group of small e-cigarette companies is asking the Fifth Circuit to revive their suit challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's rule for premarket authorization of new tobacco products, saying the FDA failed to account for how the rule would affect small businesses.
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June 04, 2025
Fish & Richardson Brings Back IP Veteran In Houston
Fish & Richardson PC announced Wednesday that an experienced intellectual property lawyer with a doctorate in chemistry has rejoined the firm as of counsel in the Houston office after retiring last year.
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June 04, 2025
Winston & Strawn, Cravath Guide $19B Industrial Tech Merger
Chart Industries Inc. and Flowserve Corp. said Wednesday they have agreed to merge in an all-stock deal that values the combined entity at $19 billion, giving it the "scale and resilience" needed to compete, with Winston & Strawn LLP and Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP providing legal guidance.
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June 03, 2025
5th Circ. Weighs Constitutionality Of Banking In-House Courts
A Fifth Circuit panel Tuesday heard a trio of cases contesting federal banking regulators' use of in-house proceedings to impose penalties, signaling interest in potential jurisdictional bars to such challenges but offering few clear clues about how it might rule.
Expert Analysis
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A Reminder On Avoiding Improper Venues In Patent Cases
A Texas federal court's recent decision in the Symbology and Quantum cases shows that baseless patent venue allegations may be subject to serious Rule 11 sanctions, providing venue-vetting takeaways for plaintiffs and defendants, say attorneys at Bond Schoeneck.
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A Look At The Student Loan Case Pending At Supreme Court
The Trump administration is likely to drop the U.S. Supreme Court case of U.S. Department of Education v. Career Colleges and Schools of Texas after its review of the 2022 borrower defense to repayment rule, but any outcome will be significant for institutions participating in programs covered by Title IV of the Higher Education Act, say attorneys at Duane Morris.
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Recent Cases Suggest ESG Means 'Ever-Shifting Guidelines'
U.S. courts have recently handed down a number of contradictory decisions on important environmental, social and governance issues, adding to an already complex mix of conflicting political priorities, new laws and changing regulatory guidance — but there are steps that companies can take to minimize risk, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.
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When Reincorporation Out Of Del. Isn't A Good Idea
While recent high-profile corporate moves out of Delaware have prompted discussion about the benefits of incorporation elsewhere, for many, remaining in the First State may be the right decision due to its deep body of business law, tradition of nonjury trials and other factors, say attorneys at Goodwin.
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7 Tips For Associates To Thrive In Hybrid Work Environments
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
As the vast majority of law firms have embraced some type of hybrid work policy, associates should consider a few strategies to get the most out of both their in-person and remote workdays, says James Argionis at Cozen O’Connor.
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Series
Playing Beach Volleyball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My commitment to beach volleyball has become integral to my performance as an attorney, with the sport continually reminding me that teamwork, perseverance, professionalism and stress management are essential to both undertakings, says Amy Drushal at Trenam.
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Opinion
IRS Should Revise Overbroad Microcaptive Regs
Rather than seeking to curtail use of congressionally sanctioned microcaptive insurance programs by imposing burdensome disclosure obligations, the Internal Revenue Service should revisit its recently finalized regulations and implement rules tailored to address areas of specific abuse, say attorneys at Zerbe Miller.
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Considering The Future Of AI Regulation On Health Sector
As Texas looks to become the next state to pass a comprehensive law regulating artificial intelligence, the healthcare industry should consider how AI regulation will continue to evolve in the U.S. and how industry members can keep up with compliance considerations, say attorneys at Kirkland & Ellis.
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Texas Banking Dept. Memo Demystifies Crypto Classifications
A recent memorandum from the Texas Department of Banking provides clarity with respect to the classification of both stablecoins and nonstablecoin virtual currencies under the state's Money Services Modernization Act, flagging for firms that stablecoins may be scrutinized more closely as money transmission, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
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How Law Firms Can Counteract The Loneliness Epidemic
The legal industry is facing an urgent epidemic of loneliness, affecting lawyer well-being, productivity, retention and profitability, and law firm leaders should take concrete steps to encourage the development of genuine workplace connections, says Michelle Gomez at Littler and Gwen Mellor Romans at Herald Talent.
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What Remedies Under New Admin's SEC Could Look Like
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is likely to substantially narrow the remedies it pursues over the next few years, driven by the mounting challenges it faces in court, as well as the views of its incoming chair and fellow Republican commissioners on injunctions, penalties and disgorgement, say attorneys at Milbank.
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Opinion
DOJ's HPE-Juniper Challenge Is Not Rooted In Law
Legal precedents that date back as far as 1990 demonstrate that the U.S. Department of Justice's recent challenge to the proposed $14 billion merger between Hewlett Packard and Juniper is misplaced because no evidence of collusion or coordinated conduct exists, says Thomas Stratmann at George Mason University.
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5 Keys To Building Stronger Attorney-Client Relationships
Attorneys are often focused on being seen as the expert, but bonding with clients and prospects by sharing a few key personal details provides the basis for a caring, trusted and profoundly deeper business relationship, says Deb Feder at Feder Development.
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BlackRock Suit Highlights Antitrust Risks Of ESG
In Texas v. BlackRock, pending in Texas federal court, 13 state attorneys general are suing large institutional investors in the coal business, underscoring key reasons companies may want to alter their approach to developing and implementing policies related to environmental, social, and governance factors, especially if coordination with competitors is involved, say attorneys at Manatt.
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Notable Q4 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
In a continuation of trends in property and casualty insurance class actions, last quarter insurers struggled with defending the merits and class certification of sales tax and fee suits, and labor depreciation cases, but succeeded in dismissing privacy class actions at the pleading stages, says Mathew Drocton at BakerHostetler.