Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
The ruling in the Southern District of Texas paves the way for a group of qui tam whistleblowers to continue alleging that a Dallas-based defense contractor billed the government more than $100 million for military support in Afghanistan that it did not actually provide.
U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay rejected yet another lawsuit by ‘Al Three,’ an embittered descendant of oil magnate H.L. Hunt, and said he’s considering sanctions against the ‘vexatious litigator’ and his lawyers.
Two name partners have departed Houston litigation boutique AZA, The Texas Lawbook has learned. Firm leaders declined to comment on why.
Toyota and a proposed class of hybrid-vehicle owners have settled a class action lawsuit in the Eastern District of Texas. The case had originally been set for trial this July before the court ordered mediation for the parties.
The 2022 edition of The Texas Litigator’s Guide to Departing Employee Cases includes the most recent court decisions, statutory changes and regulatory advisories. The book also marks the debut of Texas Lawbook Publishing.
A Houston federal jury found Friday that French agricultural merchant Louis Dreyfus Co. breached a contract with the Port of Houston Authority when it returned a damaged grain elevator and other equipment it had leased to handle its Houston-based exports.
Lawyers in a showdown between BMC Software and IBM concluded Thursday their cases with hundreds of millions of dollars in potential damages for presiding judge Gray Miller to ponder over whether IBM committed fraud. Natalie Posgate was in the courtroom for closing arguments.
An infringement claim against Epic Games, creator of the wildly popular Fortnite video game, is dismissed for improper venue by U.S. District Judge Alan Albright.
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