Winstead Moves to New Digs in Fort Worth
The firm left 777 Main Street in downtown for its new office on the 17th floor of One City Place at 300 Throckmorton Street.
Andrews Kurth Elects 2014-2015 Policy Committee
Twenty-five of the 29 lawyers on the committee practice are listed as practicing out of at least one of the firm’s Texas offices.
Former GC Joins DLA Piper as Director of Start-Up Program
Majorie Winters, who will be based in Austin, will counsel start-ups and mid-stage companies in matters related to formation, structuring, human resources, IP protection, financing and M&A.
TX Supreme Court Hears BP, Transocean $500 million Dispute
BP and Transocean take their bitter, protracted half-billion-dollar battle over who pays for pollution-related liabilities arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster to the Texas Supreme Court this week. The federal court in New Orleans overseeing the Deepwater Horizon case asked the Texas high court to decide a simple but critical issue: Is BP covered by Transocean’s insurance policy?
Decker Jones Shareholder to Lead TCBA’s Construction Law Section
Matthew Motes assumes his leadership role after completing a term as vice chair of the section.
Ajinomoto Buys José Olé’s Manufacturer for $800 Million
Jones Day represented Ajinomoto and Baker Botts represented Windsor, a private Houston-based manufacturer of ethnic frozen foods in the U.S. that owns brands including José Olé, Ling Ling and Tai Pei.
Jury Awards $18.6 Million Against Goodyear
The jury found the tire company negligent for allowing continued exposure of asbestos fibers to its former employee, Carl Rogers, who passed away in 2009 from mesothelioma as a result.
Waco Judge Awards EFH/Luminant $6.4 Million, Calls Sierra Club ‘Frivolous’
The fees award follows two years of litigation in which Sierra Club claimed Luminant's Big Brown power plant violated the Clean Air Act.
SEC Brings Fraud Charges on Houston Investment Firm – Updated
The SEC claims Robare Group Ltd. failed to disclose a conflict of interest to its clients when it recommended they invest in particular mutual funds and in turn received compensation from the broker that was selling the funds.
TX Supremes Side with Contractors over Local Gov’t
A deeply divided Texas Supreme Court ruled that Zachry Construction Corp. can seek damages from the Port of Houston Authority for project delays despite a “no-damages-for-delay” contract provision.
Hamm Divorce Largest in U.S. History, Raises Securities Law Issues
The divorce trial of Continental Resources CEO Harold Hamm and his wife, Sue Ann, may be the largest divorce case in U.S. history. At stake is nearly $17 billion. She's asking for up to $6 billion. “The question is, will Mrs. Hamm come out of this trial filthy rich or filthy, filthy, filthy rich?” says Dallas family lawyer Charlie Hodges. But the Hamm divorce raises the issue of when should a company such as Continental should publicly disclose when its top executive and majority shareholder is getting a divorce.
TX Supreme Court Issues ‘Groundbreaking’ Opinion on Prior Restraint
Texas' high court ruled that removing speech from the Internet that has been legally determined defamatory does not enjoin future speech, thus is not an unconstitutional prior restraint.