Meet the Lawyers in the John Wiley Price Case – Updated
Meet Billy Ravkind, Cheryl Wattley and Tom Mills.
Norton Rose Fulbright Duo Secures Two Class Action Securities Lawsuit Dismissals
Gerry Pecht and Peter Stokes successfully secured two dismissals in the Southern District of New York for both LINN Energy/LinnCo and Magnum Hunter Resources.
Dallas Judge Awards ETP $500 Million in Enterprise Partnership Dispute
Legal experts say it is the largest civil judgment ever awarded by a Dallas state court judge.
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.