Smartflash Scores $533 Million from Apple in Patent Infringement Case
An East Texas federal jury ruled late Tuesday that Apple infringed three patents created by a Tyler-based data storage technology company and must pay $532.9 million for doing so.
Robert Hart has the Coolest Lawyer Job on Earth – Meet Mark Cuban’s General Counsel
For nearly three decades, Hart has been Cuban's friend and chief legal adviser. “Mark goes at a very fast pace,” he says. “He’s out there everywhere. My job is to be his backstop... fill in the holes behind him. I’m here to help Mark do what he does best, but to make sure that he avoids legal pitfalls." In this in-depth profile, Hart discusses the challenges of being Mark Cuban's top lawyer, the complexity of the deals he's handled and the millions of dollars he spends annually on outside legal fees. Cuban, of course, also weighs in. “[Robert's] job is to be super conservative and to piss me off... but also to protect me,” Cuban says. "Here’s the thing: When I don’t follow Robert’s advice, it usually bites me in the ass.”
Akin Gump Scores Appellate Win in Discrimination Lawsuit
A federal appeals court in Virginia has affirmed a lower court’s opinion that rejected discrimination claims that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought against Freeman, a Dallas-based marketing solutions firm.
V&E, Latham and Andrews Kurth Advise in $1 Billion Pipeline Deal
Houston-based Phillips 66 has agreed to sell interests in three of its pipeline systems to its master limited partnership, Phillips 66 Partners LP for $1.01 billion.
V&E, Latham and Andrews Kurth Advise in $1 Billion Pipeline Deal
Houston-based Phillips 66 has agreed to sell interests in three of its pipeline systems to its master limited partnership, Phillips 66 Partners LP for $1.01 billion.
Texas Chief Justice to Legislature: Legal Aid Needs More Funding
In his annual State of the Judiciary Address, Chief Justice Nathan Hecht said state lawmakers need to increase the money being spent on legal services for the poor and to help military veterans. He pointed out that the judiciary accounts for only one-third of one percent of the state's budget. Here is the full text of the chief justice's speech:
Jackson Walker Adds Houston Labor and Employment Expert
Nick Spiliotis, who began his career at a full-service firm in New York, said he wanted to work at a firm with a bigger footprint in Texas.
Sayles Werbner Successfully Defends $8 Million Fracking Equipment Case
Texas Trailer Corporation did nothing wrong when it tested and flunked a prototype sand container created by two Central Texas businesses for use in the hydraulic fracturing industry, a Cooke County jury ruled last week.