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.
Carrington Coleman Pro Bono Efforts Garner Award, Top $3.5 Million in Advice
Lawyers from Carrington weren’t looking for an award when they assumed the pro bono representation of a death row inmate. "I didn't even know that award existed," Lyndon Bittle said.
Cities, Power Companies and Farmers Await Texas Water Access Decision
Texas’ environmental watchdog is expected to reveal Friday whether it will continue allowing municipalities and power generators to jump to the front of the line over the right to use increasingly scarce water in the Brazos River region. A state judge ordered the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to stop that practice, ruling that it should follow a more than 100-year-old system for allocating water, called the priority doctrine. Read more for the details.
Meet Kathryn Koorenny: The In-House Lawyer Who Quietly Saved American Airlines
Last week, a federal judge dismissed the $3 billion World Trade Center attack lawsuit against American Airlines. “The horrible attacks on September 11 were terrible for our country and, truthfully, could have been disastrous for our airline,” says Koorenny, an associate GC at American. “Those were my colleagues we lost that day and the lawsuits against us only added insult to our injuries by trying to blame us for the attacks." For a dozen years, the WTC cases have been Koorenny's life, but 10,000 hours or so later, the end of the litigation may be in sight.
Tyler Jury Shoots Down Plaintiff in Telecom Patent Case
Jury ruled that Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson and other technology vendors did not infringe on a Canadian licensing firm's patents.