Kirkland has landed what is believed to be its first Dallas litigation partner, who joined from Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst. The move comes two months after the firm announced it was launching a plaintiff-side trial group that tackles commercial litigation matters on a contingency or other alternative fee basis. Natalie Posgate has the scoop.
Updated: Former DOE Lawyer & Sunnova GC Joins Baker Botts
George Fibbe, the ex-deputy general counsel for litigation, regulation and enforcement at the U.S Department of Energy said he joined Baker Botts because the opportunity was “too good to pass up.” Find out more about his background in this Lawbook-conducted Q&A.
Pursley Trial Outtakes: A Court on the Clock; Brio de Janeiro; Closing Arguments
It’s not every trial that features a lawyer involved in a multi-million dollar tax fraud, a mysterious Brazilian who claims NOT to have owned a company whose millions were available to him and a juror who shoots the bird in the courtroom just before deliberations begin. Such was the tax fraud trial of Jack Stephen Pursley, however, and Natalie Posgate was there for all of it. We asked her to empty her notebook, and here’s what she gave us.
Houston Jury: Lawyer Pursley Guilty of Federal Tax Evasion – Updated
HOUSTON – Nine men and three women found Houston attorney Jack Stephen Pursley guilty of three counts of tax evasion and one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States late Friday. He faces up to 20 years in prison.
Judge Boots Bird-Flipping, Profanity-Spewing Juror as Pursley Tax Trial Winds Down
HOUSTON – Closing arguments concluded Friday afternoon in the Jack Stephen Pursley federal tax evasion trial, but the case will proceed without a juror who the judge has dismissed because the juror apparently flashed a middle finger to others in the courtroom and used the F-word in response to testimony.
35 More Displaced Residents File Suit in Dallas Crane Accident Litigation
Nearly three dozen more residents of the Elan City Lights apartments in Dallas have sued Greystar and Bigge Crane and Rigging. They represent a segment of more than 500 displaced residents after a crane crashed into the complex during a severe Dallas storm. Natalie Posgate has the scoop.
Fifth Circuit Puts Pier 1 Shareholder Suit to Bed
Not only is the decision likely to save the Fort Worth retailer millions of dollars in legal fees, Pier 1 Imports’ legal team says; it frees up Pier 1’s in-house team to focus on something essential: running the business. Natalie Posgate elaborates.
Appeals Court Awards $4M to PE Firm in Insurance Dispute
In a 36-page ruling, the Dallas Court of Appeals on Monday ruled for a Southlake-based private equity firm that was in a dispute with its insurer after it denied coverage related to a legal battle with one of its ex-execs. Natalie Posgate explains.
Fifth Circuit Hands Win to TX Billionaire for Due Process Violations by Moroccan Court
In addition to the compelling elements the case brings – royal intrigue, a foreign proceeding, a billionaire, and even a death threat – the case involves novel legal issues that any appellate lawyer would gobble up. Natalie Posgate explains.
Judge Awards $339M in Home Healthcare Fraud Qui Tam Action
A federal judge in Dallas on Wednesday ordered four healthcare professionals to pay the federal government $339.4 million in a whistleblower action tied to one of the largest home healthcare fraud cases in U.S. history.