Texas’ highest court has reversed two lower court rulings that a minority shareholder was entitled to “fair market value” for his or her shares, including “discounts for lack of marketability and for the stock’s minority position.”
Tom Melsheimer Named TEX-ABOTA Trial Lawyer of the Year
The Texas chapters of the American Board of Trial Advocates named Fish & Richardson’s Tom Melsheimer its 2014 Trial Lawyer of the Year.
DLA Piper Adds Litigator Karl Dial
Dial, who joins DLA Piper after more than 20 years at Norton Rose Fulbright, says he hopes to help his new firm become a major player in securities and professional malpractice litigation.
SCOTUS says abstract ideas not patentable, even with computer help
A unanimous Supreme Court ruling Thursday will help courts apply existing patent laws to software inventions, experts say.
Easier Removals from State to Federal Court?
Plaintiffs often try to avoid invoking federal law to prevent removal, while defendants argue that substantial federal issues remain that justify jurisdiction in federal court. The Fifth Circuit may have just shifted the applicable test for federal jurisdiction in a way that encourages future removals.
Experts: ZeniMax Case Against Oculus Looks Strong
The Richardson video game maker id Software and its parent, ZeniMax Media, have laid out a detailed list of grievances in a trade secret dispute with Oculus VR, outside experts say.
10 Months In, New Trade Secret Law is ‘Important Development’
Some 10 months after a new state trade secret statute became effective, an expected surge in litigation hasn’t ensued, experts say.
Baylor Wins State Bar Pro Bono Award
Baylor Law School recently announced it was named the winner of the State Bar of Texas’ 2014 W. Frank Newton Award.