Q&A with Dallas County Trial Judge Maricela Moore

Nothing has slowed down for Judge Maricela Moore during these lazy days of summer. She presides over the 162nd Dallas County District Court, chairs the Christus Health Systems' board of directors and works on plans to reopen the courthouse. In an exclusive interview, Judge Moore discusses her background, why she became a lawyer and judge, her favorite cases and – the question we’re all asking right now – when things might get back to normal in Dallas County courts.

August 6, 2020 Anne Johnson, Ben Mesches & Alicia Pitts

Direction for Directors Post-Marchand: An Overview of Director Liability and Exposure

The triangulation of recent successful Caremark claims, the pandemic and the economic downturn potentially increase directors’ liability and exposure and should further motivate directors to strengthen their oversight systems. This article provides guidance for directors post-Marchand.

August 6, 2020 Mackenzie S. Wallace & Catherine C. Rowsey

Texas Regains Title as the Land of Patent Litigation

New patent infringement complaints filed in Texas doubled during the first six months of 2020 compared to a year earlier. All focus is on the federal court in Waco, which had a 1,127% jump in patent disputes over the same six months in 2018, according to new data provided exclusively to The Texas Lawbook by Androvett Legal Media Research.

August 6, 2020 Mark Curriden

NY Judge Dismisses $130M Lawsuit Against Trinity Industries Spinoff

A New York federal judge has dismissed a $130 million brought by an electrical components maker against Dallas-based Arcosa and its Meyer Utility Structures subsidiary in a complex breach of contract dispute. Arcosa CLO Bryan Stevenson and lawyers from the Dallas office of Gibson Dunn scored the big courtroom victory.

August 5, 2020 Natalie Posgate

Dallas Entrepreneur & New Healthcare Venture Sued in Trade Secrets Dispute — Updated

A serial entrepreneur known for building one of the largest minority woman-owned construction companies in the country was sued Wednesday by a competitor of her latest venture.

July 31, 2020 Natalie Posgate

Legal Experts: COVID-19 Litigation So Far a Ripple, Not a Wave

Lawyers who were hoping for a wave of litigation to emerge from COVID-19 should perhaps grab a cold one before changing into their wetsuits. Legal experts and recent data suggest that pandemic-related lawsuits are yet to generate the amount of work that some had predicted. Natalie Posgate explains.

July 28, 2020 Natalie Posgate

Ryan, EY Agree on Temporary Injunction in Energy Tax Trade Secrets Suit

The injunction is tied to a lawsuit Ryan filed last month against Ernst & Young that claims EY stole Ryan’s trade secrets in order to benefit a competing practice group that EY built out.

July 27, 2020 Natalie Posgate

Dallas Judge Keeps Bar Owner-Abbott Suit, Orders Depos of Two TX Moguls — Updated

A Dallas state court has denied Gov. Greg Abbott’s request to dismiss a lawsuit brought earlier this month by eight Texas bar owners who claim Abbott violated their constitutional rights with an executive order that shuttered bars across Texas in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.

July 21, 2020 Natalie Posgate

Steve Susman, Pioneering Trial Attorney (1941-2020)

Steve Susman, 79, a fearless and possibly peerless trial attorney, died Tuesday from injuries suffered in an April bicycle accident.

He is remembered, not only as a pioneer, but as a bold character in a stodgy profession — and an inveterate prankster.

July 15, 2020 Terry Carter

North Texas Bar Owners Sue Abbott for Closing TX Bars

A lawsuit filed Wednesday against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott by eight bar owners alleges that the governor prioritized politics over science when he issued an order that shut down standalone bars statewide but not “affiliated” bars — bars within restaurants, hotels and other businesses.

July 9, 2020 Natalie Posgate

North Dakota Supreme Court Hands Win to Bakken, Permian Refiner

The ruling paves the way for North Dakota-based Meridian Energy Group to move forward with its Davis Refinery project, which will impact the company's growing Houston operations and legal work by some Texas lawyers handling the financing.

July 6, 2020 Natalie Posgate

Dallas Distributor Sues Red Bull for $31M

The lawsuit claims Red Bull committed fraud, breached its fiduciary duty and breached a contract when it ended its two-decade business relationship with KC Distributing despite promises that KC would not be terminated and despite significant investments KC had made.

July 1, 2020 Natalie Posgate