Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
A Dallas-based restaurant group that bears a Seinfeld-inspired company name is the latest to sue its insurer over refusal to cover business interruption and property damage claims tied to the COVID-19 pandemic. Natalie Posgate provides the details.
Her lawsuit says a Collin County real estate firm fired Dallas lawyer Amy Reggio for complying with the county-wide shelter-in-place order.
The lawsuit is representative of the insurance disputes that are arising across the U.S. as the national debate heats up about which claims insurers should and should not be responsible for covering for businesses amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries Inc. agreed to a $60 million settlement of one of the stockholder lawsuits filed in Delaware that emanated from an outbreak of listeriosis traced to its ice cream. Investors have claimed they were blind-sided by the financial fallout that resulted from allegations that the company failed to maintain food production safety standards.
U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison ruled federal courts do have habeas corpus authority to release migrant detainees when the conditions of their detention put their immediate health and life at risk. The decision is a huge pro bono win for Weil Gotshal lawyers in Texas, including Paul Genender (pictured above) who say there are other similar cases they might be pursuing.
Dallas-based Varsity Brands has sealed last year's $3.1 million Alabama jury verdict with a final win at the Supreme Court of Alabama. The court let stand a judgment against Jostens for luring 47 school clients by hiring two salesmen bearing key trade secrets from a Varsity Brands subsidiary.
SDTX District Judge David Hittner Thursday slapped Houston-based Sariel Petroleum and several individuals with a $15.6 million judgment for counterfeiting and infringing on trademarks owned by energy giant Chevron USA. Chevron had filed suit against the company in 2018, alleging the Sariel defendants were duping prospective clients into believing the company was affiliated with Chevron. Natalie Posgate reports.
Kevin Burgess, who also was on the McKool Smith management committee, is the first lateral principal hire at his new firm.
Three weeks after losing the very first IP trial decided by U.S. District Judge Alan Albright, Crowley-based Diamondback Industries filed for bankruptcy protection, citing the $40 million judgment as first among their debts. Natalie Posgate has the details.
One day after Ackerman McQueen sought to disqualify Bill Brewer from representing the National Rifle Association in a dispute, the NRA shot back with allegations of its own against lawyers for the Oklahoma-based advertising agency.
Zion Oil & Gas is controversial for many reasons. After 20 years, the Dallas-based company still has no revenues, and its primary mission is to help gain political independence for Israel through science and the Bible. But it is no longer controversial for the possibility that it committed securities fraud against its investors. Natalie Posgate explains.
Lawyers for Ackerman McQueen, the Oklahoma advertising agency that worked with the National Rifle Association for more than three decades, want the NRA's top lawyer, Bill Brewer, booted from their heated litigation claiming he has ethical conflicts and is paid $100,000 a day. The NRA accuses AMc of fraudulent billing.
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