Texas Lawbook Expands Civil Litigation Coverage, Adds Reporter from The Indiana Lawyer

A former reporter with The Indiana Lawyer in Indianapolis, Alexa Shrake joins The Lawbook team as the publication expands its efforts to cover complex commercial litigation and the trial lawyer community in Texas. “Alexa was hired after a nationwide search that yielded more than 200 applicants,” said Texas Lawbook senior litigation reporter and editor Michelle Casady, who leads a team of five journalists who cover litigation full- or part-time. “She was clearly the best reporter for the job."

June 12, 2025 Mark Curriden

Big Data, Big Impact: Texas Trial Lawyers Talk ‘JuryBall’ 

Imagine knowing what a jury is going to do — whether they will find liability, how they will apportion it and how much they will award in damages — before voir dire even begins. “The last five trials I’ve gone to I’ve been armed with the answer to those questions before the trial even starts,” Brent Walker of Brent Walker Law told The Texas Lawbook in a recent interview. “It’s sort of like playing poker and knowing what the cards are going to be.”

June 10, 2025 Michelle Casady

Litigation Roundup: SCOTX Clarifies Limitations Period in Attorney Discipline Case

In this edition of Litigation Roundup, a lawsuit is filed against the organizers of a cheer competition that took place at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center and ended in what plaintiffs call a chaotic stampede, and the Texas Supreme Court issued a ruling that rescinded punishment doled out by the Commission for Lawyer Discipline. 

June 10, 2025 Michelle Casady

Injured Man Gets $9.45M Jury Verdict Against Dallas Hotel

While walking his dog at a hotel in Uptown Dallas, a man fell and suffered serious injuries. A Dallas County jury has awarded him more than $9 million for the incident.

June 6, 2025 Alexa Shrake

Bracewell Partner Becomes Shareholder in Greenberg Traurig’s Houston, New York Offices

A former Bracewell labor and employment partner joins global law firm Greenberg Traurig as a shareholder in the firm’s Houston and New York offices. The firm’s leaders say the addition is part of its strategic growth.

June 5, 2025 Alexa Shrake

Legislation Aims to Boost Texas as a Friendly Place to Incorporate and Settle Disputes

A new law makes it more difficult for shareholders to challenge corporate decisions through litigation. A second bill headed to the governor’s desk would enhance the fledgling Texas Business Court’s authority, although lawmakers decided for now against expanding the system to rural Texas. (Photo by Ricardo Garza)

June 4, 2025 Janet Elliott

Dell Technologies In-house Counsel Joins Yetter Coleman IP Group

Houston based Yetter Coleman LLP adds former Dell Technologies in-house counsel to its intellectual property litigation group. The addition strengthens the firm’s IP litigation group to a total of six attorneys.

June 4, 2025 Alexa Shrake

Report: Judge Gilstrap Again the King of Patent Litigation

Patent infringement litigation has mostly been on the decline across the U.S. for the past three years, but not in the Eastern District of Texas, which has re-established its courts as the preferred destination for disputes regarding patent infringement. A new report by legal analytics firm Lex Machina shows that U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap of Marshall was assigned 795 new patent lawsuits in 2024 — six times more than any other federal judge in the U.S. 

June 3, 2025 Mark Curriden