The crux of the case is whether the Railway Labor Act preempts the claims brought by SWAPA. Boeing says it does because deciding the case requires interpretation of the collective bargaining agreement between Southwest Airlines and its pilots. SWAPA says the RLA does not preempt its suit because the act only applies to claims between airline carriers and employees, and Boeing is not either of those.
Special Master Tells Judge Gilstrap ‘Bad Faith Conduct’ Requires Sanction of Irell & Manella Lawyers
Samsung had asked the court to sanction opposing counsel in a sealed motion filed in October, alleging attorneys representing CogniPower had deposed a Samsung representative using a doctored document. David Folsom of Texarkana was appointed by the court to serve as special master and investigate the issue in October.
NCAA Beats Back Texas’ ‘Sex Screening’ Temporary Injunction Bid
The NCAA had told the court there was no evidence to support Texas’ contention that any men were competing in women’s sports. “As previously represented to this Court, the NCAA is not aware of any transgender female student-athletes in any division of women’s college basketball. Moreover, even if there were, the 2025 policy would prevent them from competing.”
Litigation Roundup: SCOTX Clarifies Jurisdiction of 15th Court of Appeals
In this edition of Litigation Roundup, the Texas Supreme Court answered a burning question about the jurisdiction of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals, and Google moves to arbitrate a negligence lawsuit over an AI chatbot.
EDTX Chief Judge Mazzant Carves Up Sherman Docket, Four More Judges Take a Share
On the first day he became the new Chief Judge of the Eastern District of Texas, Amos Mazzant III issued an order that shook up the caseload assignments for the eight judges who serve in that district.
Here, we share Chief Judge Mazzant’s answers to a handful of questions The Lawbook posed to him regarding the new order.
Judge Awards Cardinal Midstream $51.9M in Pipeline Explosion Suit Against Energy Transfer
A judge in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, has determined that Cardinal Midstream is owed $51.9 million in damages from Energy Transfer in a lawsuit stemming from a 2018 gas pipeline explosion.
Litigation Roundup: Travis County Gets a New Judge
In this edition of Litigation Roundup, a team of Kirkland lawyers gets an early win for a client facing a whistleblower’s False Claims Act suit, a suit stemming from the romance scandal involving former judge David Jones gets trimmed and the Dallas appellate court declines to bring an early end to a barratry lawsuit against a personal injury law firm.
Court Reporting, Deposition Company Lexitas Sued by Longtime Business Partner
A new lawsuit filed in Harris County Thursday evening accuses litigation support services company Lexitas of systematically breaching an agreement with Houston-based legal video and litigation support company SmartDisk by siphoning off work it was entitled to perform to other entities.
A $152M Supersedeas Bond in $30.7M Case? Fifth Court of Appeals Hits Pause
The Fifth Court of Appeals this week granted an emergency motion to stay a trial court’s order that would have required Sun Holdings and affiliated companies to post a more than $150 million supersedeas bond before appealing a $30.7 million jury verdict against it.
Former SDTX USA Lands at Bracewell in Houston
In an interview with The Texas Lawbook Tuesday, Alamdar S. Hamdani said he chose Bracewell in part because of its deep roots in his “adopted hometown” of Houston, its international platform and its “growing and burgeoning enforcement practice.”