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Houston Lawyer Sentenced to Two Years for Tax Evasion - A federal judge has ended the federal tax evasion case of Jack Stephen Pursley with a two-year sentence. He also ordered Pursley to pay nearly $2 million in restitution — an amount close to the current-day value of the Vail, Colo. vacation home the government said Pursley bought with repatriated funds during a trial last year. Natalie Posgate has the details of the sentencing and links to previous courtroom coverage. August 7, 2020Natalie Posgate
Amici to Fifth Circuit: Mandatory Bar Crucial to Diversity, Justice in the Law - Eighteen prominent lawyers and corporate in-house counsel filed an amicus brief late Thursday stating that those seeking to have mandatory membership and dues in the Texas Bar declared unconstitutional fundamentally misunderstand the importance of diversity to the practice of law. August 7, 2020Mark Curriden
Fieldwood Energy Files for Bankruptcy, Again - Houston-based Fieldwood Energy filed for bankruptcy for the second time in two years in SDTX. Fieldwood GC Thomas Lamme turned to Weil Gotshal, Thompson & Knight and Jones Walker as its legal advisors. August 5, 2020Mark Curriden
NY Judge Dismisses $130M Lawsuit Against Trinity Industries Spinoff - A New York federal judge has dismissed a $130 million brought by an electrical components maker against Dallas-based Arcosa and its Meyer Utility Structures subsidiary in a complex breach of contract dispute. Arcosa CLO Bryan Stevenson and lawyers from the Dallas office of Gibson Dunn scored the big courtroom victory. August 5, 2020Natalie Posgate
Feds: Houston Entrepreneur Used PPP Money for Strippers, Lamborghini, Rolex - A Houston businessman fraudulently obtained $1.6 million from the Paycheck Protection Program on several luxury items, including a 2020 Ford F-350, and a few expensive nights at Houston area strip clubs, according to federal prosecutors in Houston. August 4, 2020Mark Curriden

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Texas Regains Title as the Land of Patent Litigation - New patent infringement complaints filed in Texas doubled during the first six months of 2020 compared to a year earlier. All focus is on the federal court in Waco, which had a 1,127% jump in patent disputes over the same six months in 2018, according to new data provided exclusively to The Texas Lawbook by Androvett Legal Media Research. August 6, 2020Mark Curriden

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Direction for Directors Post-Marchand: An Overview of Director Liability and Exposure - The triangulation of recent successful Caremark claims, the pandemic and the economic downturn potentially increase directors’ liability and exposure and should further motivate directors to strengthen their oversight systems. This article provides guidance for directors post-Marchand. August 6, 2020Mackenzie S. Wallace & Catherine C. Rowsey

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