Litigation Boutiques Hitting Third Wave in Houston
Nowhere has the trend been more prevalent than Houston, where many of these lawyers who strike out on their own compare themselves to oil wildcatters.
Obama Nominates Three to Federal Judgeships in Texas
The names of Robert Pitman of San Antonio, Texarkana's Robert Schroeder III, and Sherman Magistrate Amos Mazzant III have been sent to the U.S. Senate for confirmation.
Texas Firms Oppose Bar Disciplinary Counsel’s Ban on “Chief Officers”
More than 50 law firms have asked the Texas Supreme Court Professional Ethics Committee to reconsider an ethics opinion issued last month that prohibits law firms from identifying non-lawyer employees as “officer” in their title. The ethics opinion would ban job titles including chief operating officer, chief marketing officer and chief technology officer.
SCOTUS Says Abstract Ideas Not Patentable, Even with Computer Help
A unanimous Supreme Court ruling Thursday will help courts apply existing patent laws to software inventions, experts say.
Experts: ZeniMax Case Against Oculus Looks Strong
The Richardson video game maker id Software and its parent, ZeniMax Media, have laid out a detailed list of grievances in a trade secret dispute with Oculus VR, outside experts say.
10 Months In, New Trade Secret Law is ‘Important Development’
Some 10 months after a new state trade secret statute became effective, an expected surge in litigation hasn't ensued, experts say.
HayBoo and Reese Gordon Marketos Score a Victory for TGI Fridays
A Dallas jury ruled in favor of the Carrollton-based restaurant chain regarding a bitter joint venture dispute involving restaurants at the DFW Airport.
V&E Prevails in $25 Million Cattle Beefing Brawl – Updated
A federal jury in Victoria awarded $25 million to HeartBrand Beef, Inc. for a Japanese cattle deal that went south with a Colorado cattle ranch.
“Two Greeks and a Sheik:” AZA is Exhibit A for Litigation Boutiques
Joe Ahmad and John Zavitsanos started their law firm in 1993 with no clients, no revenues and no savings. Their office was a rickety old building that leaked every time it rained. Now, in the age of litigation boutiques, AZA is law firm of preference for GCs at Plains All American, National Oilwell Varco and Apache who want to take their business disputes to trial.
Meet Chris Nolland: The Master of Bowties and Litigation Settlements
The Dallas lawyer is handling some of the biggest business lawsuits in Texas, but he never takes depositions, doesn't argue pre-trial motions or pick juries and he never cross-examines witnesses. In fact, Nolland avoids courtrooms all together.Instead, he has pioneered a new practice area and has gained believers including David Beck, John DeGroote and Halliburton GC Robb Voyles.
ZeniMax, id Sue Oculus in Trade Secret Spat
A Richardson video game maker and its corporate parent are going after a California firm that they claim hasn’t compensated them for technical know-how they provided in making a virtual reality system.
Jury Issues $40 Million Verdict Against Baker Botts, Then Poof, The Money was Gone — Updated
A bone-chilling fear swept through lawyers at Baker Botts Thursday when a Dallas jury ruled that the Texas-based law firm acted negligently more than a decade ago when it represented two competing technology companies vying for similar patent protections, but didn’t disclose the potential conflict to its client. The jury placed damages against Baker Botts at $40.5 million. But 30 seconds later, the fear turned to extraordinary relief when the five-woman and one-man panel also found that Addision-based Axcess International waited three years too long to file its lawsuit against Baker Botts and, as a result, the 700-lawyer firm likely will not have to pay a dime.