Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
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.
U.S. District Judge Alan Albright in the Western District of Texas has issued his first patent trial judgment. But it is the tart wording of his earlier 150-page finding of fact that deserves the true spotlight. That, and the team of Locke Lord and Susman Godfrey lawyers who secured the $40 million win.
These aren’t normal times. But something that has continued as normal is the work of responding to cybersecurity incidents and conducting workplace investigations. Cyberattackers are absolutely seeking to take advantage of the uncertainty and fear associated with COVID-19. In this article, John Ansbach discusses ways to avoid the pitfalls and challenges that lie ahead.
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