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State Securities Class Action Suit Heads to Montgomery Co. with Less Defendants - In a unanimous ruling, a three-judge panel ruled that a Dallas trial court did not have personal jurisdiction over British chemicals company Venator Materials, four of its executives and four underwriters of Venator’s 2017 IPO, who are all nonresident defendants in the litigation. January 22, 2020Natalie Posgate
2019 Texas M&A: Bad Mood Rising - The total value of deals among companies in the Lone Star State dropped to the lowest level since 2013 and deal count slid as well, a phenomenon many blame on the sinking fortunes of the oil and gas industry. January 22, 2020Claire Poole
UPDATED: At Least Six Firms in Texas Advise Parties on McDermott Bankruptcy - Kirkland, Jackson Walker, Baker Botts, Bracewell, Weil and Porter Hedges all have a hand in the reorganization, which the oil and gas engineering and construction company hopes will erase more than $4.6 billion in debt. January 21, 2020Claire Poole
CDT Roundup: 23 Deals, 15 Firms, 120 Lawyers, $9.58B - The money continued to roll into private equity firms last year while Austin companies raised the most venture capital since 2000. Claire Poole delves into the data and discusses dealmaking last week among Texas attorneys. January 21, 2020Claire Poole
SCOTX Reconsiders Case On Jurisdiction - Having once rejected this case involving an out-of-state insulation company, the Texas Supreme Court heard arguments last week reconsidering the threshold of Texas products liability jurisdiction. Janet Elliott reports. January 17, 2020Janet Elliott

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Pier 1, Bracewell Weather Massive Shareholder Class Action Storm - Pier 1 endured changes in style, changes in market, changes in judges and changes in its legal leadership to beat back stockholder charges of securities fraud in epic fashion. And as a result they are finalists for Litigation of the Year in the 2019 DFW Outstanding Corporate Counsel Awards.

But in addition to those challenges, the company is now also coping with the untimely death of its general counsel. January 24, 2020Natalie Posgate

Expert Voices

Voices: The NDTX Bench Bar - The annual Bench Bar Conference for the Northern District of Texas last week was a non-stop crush of candid judicial observations and advice litigators ignore at their risk. Here's a sampling of what attendees heard. January 13, 2020Allen Pusey

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