DBJ: AT&T Hit by Lawsuits Alleging Company Didn’t Pay Workers Overtime
The plaintiffs are seeking unpaid overtime compensation, liquidated damages under the FLSA and the other items, according to the lawsuit.
Feud Between Rival Recruiters Heads for Fifth Circuit
With a filing in Hong Kong, an otherwise routine employment dispute between recruiters Evan Jowers and Robert Kinney gained global dimension. But it always had the one essential element of a feud: they once were friends. Natalie Posgate explains.
Federal Judge Lynn on Jury Trial: ‘We Needed to See if it Could Be Done and How it Could be Done’
The first post COVID-19 federal jury trial in Texas ended yesterday afternoon with the defendant being acquitted and the jurors stating that they felt "very comfortable and safe." Northern District Chief District Judge Barbara Lynn, in an exclusive Texas Lawbook interview, discusses all the preparations that went into making the trial a success.
First Post-COVID-19 Shutdown Jury Trial Underway in Dallas Federal Court
Fourteen North Texans filed into the 15th floor courtroom of Judge Barbara Lynn this morning to begin the first jury trial to be conducted in Texas – and only the third federal jury trial in the entire U.S. – since courts shutdown at the end of March due to the COVID-19 crisis. But it is not like any jury trial Texas has ever seen before.
Chron: ITC Sued by Energy Companies
The three energy companies claim they sustained economic losses from the temporary shutdown of the Houston Ship Channel caused by last year’s chemical fire in Deer Park.
SCOTX Extends COVID-19 Emergency Order, Includes Jury Trial Provisions
Texas judges will be permitted to conduct jury trials remotely and sometimes in-person as long as they develop a plan that follows the social distancing guidelines and other safety provisions established by the Texas Office of Court Administration, according to a new order issued Wednesday by Texas Chief Justice Nathan Hecht.
Two Foreign Corporations, a $165M Dispute, COVID-19 and a Fight with a Judge over a Trial Date
Lawyers at Norton Rose Fulbright representing a Spanish tether chain maker have asked the Fifth Circuit to force a federal judge in Houston to postpone a civil jury trial until early next year. The business, Vicinay Cadenas, argues that the judge's order that the $165 million contract dispute go to trial in July violates their constitutional rights and puts the defense at a tactical disadvantage against the plaintiff, Petrobras.
Chron: Meet the Houston Attorney Pushing to Put More Women in the Courtroom
While the legal industry has made strides in hiring more women, Greenberg Traurig senior vice president Mary-Olga Lovett says more must be done to overcome the industry’s retention problem and put more female lawyers into the hot seat. Gwendolyn Wu of the Houston Chronicle has the story.