Holland & Knight Grows Dallas Office with Five-Lawyer Real Estate Team
The team is led by partners Jonetta Brooks and Eugene Segrest and includes senior counsel Jennifer Duplissey and Michelle Allen and associate Mark Vandermeulen.
Metal Recycler Hit with Sanction After Long Battle with Oncor
A Texas district judge ordered a waste management service provider to pay $1.5 million, including more than $500,000 in attorney fees and a $20,000 sanction, to electric delivery giant Oncor after a lengthy breach of contract battle between Oncor and metal recycler, GLM DFW Inc.
Jackson Walker Scores $23.5 Million Settlement in DOJ Health Care Fraud Case
Josh Romero, a partner in Jackson Walker’s Austin office, said the case is significant because it is aligned with the national surge in False Claims Act litigation.
UPDATED – Exclusive: David Woodcock Says Now a Good Time to Resign SEC Post
David Woodcock, the director of the SEC’s Fort Worth Regional office, said Tuesday that “now is the right time to leave.” In an exclusive interview with The Texas Lawbook, Woodcock said he has made no career plans regarding his future.
Baker & McKenzie and Akin Gump Advise in $300 Million Utica Shale Assets Deal
Oklahoma City-based Gulfport Energy Corporation has agreed to purchase Paloma Partners, III from Houston-based Paloma Resources for $300 million.
Baker & McKenzie and Akin Gump Advise in $300 Million Utica Shale Assets Deal
Oklahoma City-based Gulfport Energy Corporation has agreed to purchase Paloma Partners, III from Houston-based Paloma Resources for $300 million.
Updated – IRS Hits Wylys with ‘Unprecedented’ $3 Billion Tax Bill
The IRS levied a record-setting $3.2 billion tax bill Wednesday against Dallas entrepreneur and philanthropist Sam Wyly and the estate of his brother, Charles Wyly. The IRS claims Sam Wyly owes $2 billion in back taxes, penalties and interest from income generated from trusts that the brothers established in the Isle of Man more than two decades ago. "The IRS figures are baloney,” Sam Wyly told The Texas Lawbook. “We believe the IRS figures are so absurd as to undermine the credibility of the IRS."
Prescription for Preemption: Texas High Court Strikes Down Hurdles To Arbitration In Care Provider/Patient Agreements
A few weeks ago, the Texas Supreme Court issued a landmark holding for health care providers seeking an easier path to arbitration. The justices essentially overturned a state law that placed onerous requirements on care providers seeking to require potential patients to prospectively submit disputes to arbitration before agreeing to admission at a facility. This article is an analysis of the decision and the impact it will have on health care providers.