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Houston Trial Underway in Battle Over Lost Construction Bid on $18B Mexican Oil Refinery - A Mexican company, Constructora Hostotipaquillo, sued Kellogg Brown & Root, contending that an ill-fated partnering with the Houston-based construction, engineering and consulting giant cost it more than $186 million in lost revenue. April 25, 2025Bruce Tomaso
House Bill Would Alter Attorney Fee Structure of Anti-SLAPP Law - A defamation lawsuit against Rep. Jeff Leach took center stage during a Texas House committee hearing on the Texas Citizens Participation Act. Lawmakers are struggling to address abuses of the popular law while still maintaining its protections for Texans exercising their First Amendment rights. April 25, 2025Janet Elliott
27 Texas Law Professors Sign Amicus for Susman Godfrey - Susman Godfrey is getting a little help from their friends in the academic community. In an amicus brief filed late Wednesday in Susman Godfrey’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump, 775 law professors — including 27 from Texas law schools — asked a federal judge to rule in favor of the Houston-based litigation firm to help protect “the independence and integrity of the legal profession [and] the rights of clients to seek redress in the courts.” April 24, 2025Mark Curriden
Susman Godfrey Seeks Summary Judgment Against Trump and Executive Orders - Lawyers representing Susman Godfrey asked a federal judge late Wednesday to declare that President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring the Texas-based law firm a threat to national security violates the constitution and asked the judge to award the law firm a complete and immediate victory by granting its motion for summary judgment. Exactly two weeks after President Trump issued his executive order accusing Susman Godfrey of “spearheading efforts to weaponize the American legal system and degrading the quality of American elections” and “undermining the effectiveness of the United States military,” the firm’s lawyers asked U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan to issue a permanent injunctive relief that puts a stop to the president’s "unprecedented abuse of the powers of his office.” April 23, 2025Mark Curriden
Kirkland, V&E Advise on EQT Acquisition of Olympus Energy Assets for $1.8B - EQT Corporation announced late Tuesday that it had entered an agreement with Olympus Energy Holdings, Hyperion Midstream and Bow & Arrow Land Company to acquire Olympus Energy's upstream and midstream assets for $1.8 billion. Lawyers from Vinson & Elkins and Kirkland & Ellis are advising on the deal. April 23, 2025Nick Peck
Kirkland, Bracewell Lead Chemical Company in Billion-dollar Bankruptcy - Houston-based Ascend Performance Material and eight of its affiliated businesses filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday citing $1 billion to $10 billion in liabilities, according to its filing in the Southern District of Texas. April 22, 2025Mark Curriden
Lawyer Says Lack of ‘Independent Verification’ to Blame for Nonexistent Case Cites - A lawyer who filed an appellate brief that included four cases the Fifth Court of Appeals could not locate has explained that the culprit is “relying on third-party research without independent verification.” “This has been a humbling and embarrassing lesson in the importance of verifying every citation at its source,” Heidi Rochon Hafer wrote in a response filed April 20. April 22, 2025Michelle Casady

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Q&A with Trial Lawyer Chris Patton  - Firm partner Chris Patton deserved a “most valuable player” award for zipping back-and-forth between New York and Pennsylvania representing Energy Transfer in two trials around the winter holidays, said name partner Mike Lynn of Dallas-based Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann.  April 25, 2025Krista Torralva
After Virginia Judge Found Google Operates Advertising Tech Monopoly, What Does it Mean for Texas Case?  - Google, which was recently found by a federal judge in Virginia to be operating a monopoly over advertising technology, is trying to convince a federal judge in Texas that it should not have to face a similar trial — albeit one that includes state law claims — in that state. In an interview this week with The Texas Lawbook, lead counsel for the plaintiffs, Mark Lanier of Lanier Law Firm, said the states are “absolutely entitled to a jury trial.”  April 23, 2025Michelle Casady

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AI Addenda — Navigating the Legal Landscape Across the Software Lifecycle - Legal professionals and organizations must adapt to the shifting landscape by addressing AI-related risks across contracting, implementation and operational phases. The growing need for AI addenda, encompassing everything from privacy and cybersecurity to data ownership and hallucinations, underscores the importance of a proactive and comprehensive approach to managing AI risks. April 21, 2025Aly Dossa & Marcus Burnside
Texas Legislature Considers Entity Governance Legislation and Business Court Amendments - The 2025 Texas Legislature is considering a host of bills that relate to the governance of Texas entities. For lawyers who have a taste for entity governance issues, your mouths are probably salivating over the prospects of the Legislature passing several bills. In addition, an important bill that would amend various statutes relating to the Texas business court is also under consideration. April 15, 2025Daryl Robertson

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  • Judge Godbey: Threats Against Judges are a Threat to Judicial Independence - The event was described as a “fireside chat,” intended as a brief, informal Q&A session to kick off the 8th Annual Bench Bar Conference for the Northern District of Texas. The discussion featured NDTX District Clerk Karen Mitchell and NDTX Chief Judge David Godbey. They began by addressing the dynamics of the district and common challenges related to budgeting and policy, including the impact of AI. However, the conversation also took a more serious turn as they talked about the issue of judicial death threats. “Non-elected, active citizens will send me death threats and publish my personal information on the internet and encourage like-minded people to try to kill me,” he said. “That’s a different ballgame.” April 11, 2025Allen Pusey

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