Scheef & Stone Adds Appellate Partner Byron Henry
Henry joins his new firm from Cowles & Thompson.
Irving Optical Company Ex-CEO Flees U.S. to Avoid Federal Contempt Order
A Dallas federal judge issued contempt charges and an arrest warrant late Thursday night against a Swiss businessman who headed an Irving optical company for violating multiple court orders involving an on-going civil lawsuit.
Baker Botts Appoints Andrew Baker to Second Term as Managing Partner
Baker's second term will end in 2019.
Farney Daniels Promotes Jacqueline Lu to Shareholder
Lu has represented Hewlett-Packard, Xerox Corp., HEC Pharm Co., Nang Kuang Pharmaceutical Co., Creative Labs and Acer Inc.
Delaware Judge Approves Litigation Finance in Complex Business Dispute
A Delaware court ruled Wednesday that a business suing another business did not violate the state’s prohibition against “champerty and maintenance” when it engaged a third-party to finance the litigation. The opinion is believed to be the first such ruling issued by a judge in the U.S.
Updated – SEC Settles Uni-Pixel’s Investment Fraud Case, Charges Two Former Execs
California-based Uni-Pixel agreed Wednesday to pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission $750,000 to resolve allegations that the technology company fraudulently misled investors about its operations. At the same time, the SEC filed charges against two former Uni-Pixel executives for their role in a scheme in which “materially misleading” statements about the production and sales of a touch-screen sensor product were made public.
Gray Reed Elevates Three to Shareholder
Travis Crabtree, Preston Kamin and Gabe Vick are based in Houston.
Bankruptcy Judge in Sabine Energy Upends ‘Running with the Land’ Covenants
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Shelley Chapman in Manhattan ruled Tuesday that Houston-based Sabine Oil & Gas Corp. can reject contracts with two companies that gather, treat and transport oil and natural gas as part of their Chapter 11 restructuring. The decision is a huge blow to midstream energy companies, as these contracts were previously viewed as untouchable in bankruptcy.