EDTX saw Q1 Drop in Patent Compaints
Frequent patent lawsuit filers pulled back their new litigation between January and March, the possible result of bringing hundreds of cases last November to avoid rule changes, according to a report.
Historic Tobacco Case Re-examined: Biggest Litigation Win Ever or Complete Scam?
Two decades ago, Texas AG Dan Morales launched the single largest and most important public health lawsuit in history when he sued Big Tobacco for reimbursement of smoking-related medical costs. He said the case would force cigarette makers to seller safer products, prohibit tobacco companies from marketing to teenagers and require the industry to fund anti-smoking programs. Was the litigation a success? The Texas Lawbook examines the historic $17.6 billion settlement and follows the money. Did Texas politicians piss away billions on booze and cigarettes? How much have the Big Five Texas trial lawyers received? And why Harry Potter may be the most important person in the entire litigation.
Chron: With $3.5B fee, a Halliburton-Baker Hughes Breakup Would be Costly
By Robert Grattan of the Houston Chronicle (April 11) – Halliburton Co. is potentially on the hook to pay one of the largest breakup fees in U.S. corporate history now
The Anatomy of a Patent Case: When a Small Dollar Dispute gets Personal
Andrew Weiss and his employees at BSP Software celebrated in 2011 when the company received patent No. 7,945,589 from the USPTO. Weiss allegedly circulated a photo of himself holding the ‘589 patent while wearing a t-shirt which read, “Muck Fotio.” BSP employees viewed the pic while singing “We Are the Champions.” This is the inside story of a simple patent infringement dispute that started in Chicago four years ago but spread to federal courts in Sherman and Dallas and now includes allegations of patent fraud and the use of a fake identity. The article chronicles a legal battle that has gotten personal and expensive between BSP Software/Avnet and Dallas-based Motio Inc.
DMN: Feds Charge Texas AG Ken Paxton with Fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday charged Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton with civil securities fraud for promoting a North Texas tech firm, adding to the first-term Republican’s growing legal woes.
Forget your Tax Worries and Attend the Rockwall County Bar Association’s Bench Bar Conference
The Rockwall County Bar Association and the Rockwall County Bar Foundation host their Annual Bench Bar Conference next Friday on the shores of beautiful Lake Ray Hubbard, which is sure to take the edge off of tax day. The day-long conference will bring together lawyers and judges from throughout the northeast Texas legal community and offers attendees 6.75 hours of CLE credit, including 2.75 hours of Ethics. Sol Villasana of White & Wiggins highlights the conference's programming - including the Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas' Pro Bono Awards - in this article.
Forget your Tax Worries and Attend the Rockwall County Bar Association's Bench Bar Conference
The Rockwall County Bar Association and the Rockwall County Bar Foundation host their Annual Bench Bar Conference next Friday on the shores of beautiful Lake Ray Hubbard, which is sure to take the edge off of tax day. The day-long conference will bring together lawyers and judges from throughout the northeast Texas legal community and offers attendees 6.75 hours of CLE credit, including 2.75 hours of Ethics. Sol Villasana of White & Wiggins highlights the conference's programming - including the Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas' Pro Bono Awards - in this article.
HayBoo and Kirkland Win Billion-Dollar Defense Ruling in False Claims Trial
A federal jury in Dallas late Thursday rejected claims by an internal pharmaceutical industry whistle-blower that giant Abbott Laboratories wrongly induced physicians and hospitals to submit hundreds of millions in falsely coded claims to Medicare.