Meet the Lawyers on the New United Airlines Covid Vaccine Class Action Case — Updated

A federal judge in Fort Worth has deferred until Oct. 8 a temporary injunction hearing in which six United Airlines employees seek to block the airline from terminating or placing them on unpaid leave in light of the employees’ resistance to the airline’s mandatory Covid vaccine policy, which they rejected for religious and medical reasons. A hearing was supposed to take place Friday afternoon, but the parties worked out an agreement instead. The Lawbook has the latest on the case, the names of the lawyers involved and comments from both sides of a case that is attracting national attention.

September 24, 2021 Natalie Posgate

Jury Trials Are Important. Why Are They So Difficult?

There is a severe jury trial backlog that needs to be tackled. Many of us are back to school and back to work. Courts have the ability to manage safety protocols in the courtroom. So why are we having so much trouble?

September 22, 2021 Britta Stanton

Court Awards $12M to Oil Patch Exec in Employment Contract Dispute

Gibbs & Bruns lawyers this week secured a $12 million judgment on behalf of a client who co-founded EnVen Energy Corp. and has been embroiled in a dispute with the company over his contractual severance benefits. In addition to the dollar amount obtained, the case has personal significance for a member of the trial team.

September 16, 2021 Natalie Posgate

Dallas Trial Lawyer William Toles to Join Munsch Hardt

With the addition of Toles and his team, Munsch Hardt counts 25 new hires this year. Toles said he was drawn to Munsch's commitment to Texas and the opportunity to expand his practice in areas he has been growing the last few years.

September 9, 2021 Brooks Igo

‘Un-American from Beginning to End’: Business Lawyers Challenge TX’s New Voting Law

Several corporate law firms are getting involved in the litigation surfacing that challenges Texas' new voting law, which Gov. Abbott signed into law Tuesday. Natalie Posgate has the names and the firms.

September 9, 2021 Natalie Posgate

Legendary Trial Lawyer Walter Umphrey Dies

A philanthropist and founding partner of Provost Umphrey, Umphrey scored a couple billion-dollar judgments asbestos victims in the 1980s 1990s and then led the Texas litigation team that secured a $15.3 billion settlement in 1998 against the cigarette makers. 

September 7, 2021 Natalie Posgate

Experts & Data: Trade Secrets Cases See Steady Growth

While patent litigation tends to steal the headlines, another area of intellectual property law is also gaining traction. Over the last five years, a steady growth in trade secrets cases has been interrupted only during the pandemic. The Lawbook's Natalie Posgate taps the data and the views of a broad range of experts on the forces behind the surge.

September 7, 2021 Natalie Posgate

Virtual Presentations: Please Stand Up

There are lots of helpful suggestions out there to improve virtual presentations, such as how to achieve better lighting or how to make the surrounding room less distracting. One thing in particular has made a huge difference in the professionalism of my Zoom hearings and client meetings: Try standing up.

September 1, 2021 Jamie Alan Aycock