Dallas litigator Barrett Howell came to Blank Rome from Katten. Howell says the most significant trend he’s seeing in his white collar practice is the Department of Justice’s criminal health care fraud investigations and prosecutions.
Yetter Coleman Nets $58.5 Million Settlement in Business Civil Rights Case
The settlement between a gravel mining company and Sacramento County, California, is one of the largest ever in a business civil rights case nationwide, the Houston-based firm said.
Litigation Boutique Burns Charest Nabs Longtime Assistant U.S. Attorney
Clay Mahaffey joined the Dallas-based firm after a 22-year run with the U.S. Department of Justice. He recently discussed his career, including a case that changed his perspective on attorney-client relationships, and why he made the move from DOJ with The Lawbook.
Administrative Patent Judge Joins Bracewell’s IP Practice in Austin
Christopher L. “Kit” Crumbley navigated unprecedented trials as an administrative judge on the U.S. Patent and Trial Appeal Board beginning in 2012, as the America Invents Act went into effect. He said he left the bench in pursuit of his “next challenge.”
SCOTX to Decide if Thousands of Plaintiffs Can Sue Their Former Fen-Phen Lawyer
Houston lawyer George Fleming says Texas law should bring an end to the claims of thousands of his former clients by analyzing “privity,” or the existence of a legally binding relationship between them, under standards articulated both in the U.S. Supreme Court’s Taylor v. Sturgell and Section 40 of the Restatement of Judgments. SCOTX justices heard arguments Tuesday and had plenty of questions.
Big Day for the Ho Family at SCOTUS
Allyson Ho called her husband, Fifth Circuit Judge James Ho, with exciting news: She’ll get to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court, her fifth time before the high court. He looked up the case and discovered SCOTUS was also taking on a case he’d drawn attention to.
DLA Piper L&E Lawyers Outline New Employment Laws, Federal Agency Priorities to Watch
Recent laws are creating a more worker-friendly environment, panelists said at a CLE program for the DFW chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel.
Sorrels Law Expands Footprint in Austin, Hires Veteran Lawyer Judy Kostura
Kostura, a leading expert on subrogation and liens, calls herself “a plaintiff’s lawyer through and through.” She was instrumental in creating a 2013 Texas health insurance reform law.
Former Federal Prosecutor Charles Fowler Returns to McKool Smith
Fowler’s experience raising unprecedented constitutional issues in federal courts will enhance McKool Smith’s growing appellate practice, the firm says.
Energy Transfer Claims Fraud in $93M Contract Over Sale of West Texas Gas Gathering Company
The sellers of a gas gathering company in far West Texas seek more than $100 million from Energy Transfer for a breach of contract. Energy Transfer says the agreement was a scheme to collect a $93 million check and should be nullified.