New Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act Aims to Protect Innovation
The TUTSA applies to acts of trade secret misappropriation occurring on or after Sept. 1, 2013, and is found in the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter 134A.
Ray Hunt Goes to Trial Against Honeywell for Airplane Engine Defect
The Dallas oilman claims the New Jersey-based conglomerate sold him two defective engines for his corporate Learjet – defects he says that could have led to disastrous results and lives lost. Honeywell says it doesn’t owe Hunt a dime.
McKool Smith’s Ada Brown Secures Dream Job, Returns to Judgeship
Brown joins the Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas as the newest justice.
Insurance Company Sues Former CFO Who Also Plans to Sue It
Summit Alliance claims its CFO caused the company significant financial loss, but he has his own unrest with the company as well.
Gibson Dunn Secures Federal Antitrust Win for Amarillo Horse Breeders
This ruling forbids the AQHA from excluding cloned horses and their offspring from breed registry.
Texas Railroad Commission Sued for Whistleblower Discrimination
The state agency is being accused of retaliating against a former employee after he reported unlawful actions of his supervisor.
Businesses Sue Visa & MasterCard in East Texas for Antitrust Violations and Excessive Fees — Updated
More than 100 large merchants, including more than three dozen prominent Texas-based businesses, filed an anti-trust suit against Visa and MasterCard Tuesday, alleging they have been forced to pay excessive fees amounting to hundreds millions of dollars. The Texas plaintiffs include TXU Energy Retail, La Quinta Inns, Pier 1 Imports, RadioShack, ClubCorp, Reliant Energy, The Men’s Wearhouse, Valero Energy and Travelocity.com.
Eberstein & Witherite Sued for Racial Discrimination
Two former African American employees are accusing the Dallas personal injury firm of three counts of unlawful employment practices.
Winning a $136 Million Verdict is Huge – Keeping it Might Take a Miracle
Pete Marketos won Texas' biggest damages verdict in the state so far this year, but he now faces an appellate court system that has been unfriendly to jury awards for plaintiffs. Legal experts believe the case, which pits a South Texas car dealership against Mercedes-Benz, could make new law regardnig how much is too much under the state constitution when it comes to punitive damages. The litigation could become a showcase demonstrating how power and decision-making in civil disputes has dramatically shifted during the past decade from trial courts and juries to appellate court judges.
Dallas Philanthropist Sued Over Investment Deal
Ted Skokos, a former attorney, is best known in Dallas for a $10 million gift he and his wife donated to the AT&T Performing Arts Center.
Report: Texas AG Abbott Gets Half Million A Year From Lawsuit Settlement
Abbott, a tort reform advocate, receives $14,400 a month from the 1986 a settlement of a premises liability lawsuit, according to Texas Tribune.
Brown Fox Scores $5.2 Million Personal Injury Jury Verdict
Last week, Brad Kizzia of Brown Fox secured perhaps the biggest win in his 32 years as a lawyer.