Former president Donald Trump has hired Amarillo lawyer Christopher D. Parker, a shareholder at Farris, Parker & Hubbard, as one of three attorneys to file a lawsuit against CBS Broadcasting claiming that the TV network committed “unlawful acts of election and voter interference through malicious, deceptive and substantial news distortion” by editing interviews with Vice President Kamala Harris that were broadcast in early October.
Trial Begins in $30M Patent Infringement Case Against Nokia
Lawyers for a Dallas-area company that holds the patents told an East Texas jury tech giant Nokia of America Corporation used its technology to improve Nokia routers without paying royalties as trial began Wednesday. Nokia denies it uses the patented technology and alleges the marketplace wasn’t interested in the technology.
15th COA Hears First Arguments in Cases Involving State Entities
Justices on the newly created court engaged in spirited questioning over appeals involving DPS’ Uvalde school shooting records, the AG’s biometric data case against Google, and the firing of a Crowley ISD teacher who pinned down a student. Lawmakers gave the court broad authority over appeals involving the state and cases from the new business courts.
Fifth Circuit Sides with Southwest Pilots Union in Fight with Airline
The Monday ruling from a three-judge panel undoes a September 2023 order from U.S. District Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn dismissing the complaint and effectively kicking the case to arbitration. Judge Lynn had concluded that the union failed to show there was “anti-union animus” that would have created an exception and allowed the case to proceed in district court.
Nokia Routers at Issue in Patent Infringement Trial Set to Start in Marshall
Dallas-area company Correct Transmission will try to persuade a federal East Texas jury that Finland-based tech giant Nokia infringed on five of its patents during a trial set to begin Wednesday in Marshall. Correct Transmission has sued other companies over the patents it inherited from a bankrupt Israel-based company.
Litigation Roundup: Rehearing at Fifth Circuit Goes Tesla’s Way in NLRB Dispute
In this edition of Litigation Roundup, we detail a 9-8 ruling from the Fifth Circuit that wiped out a National Labor Relations Board ruling against Tesla, offer new details on who is defending SpaceX in a fight with a neighboring South Texas landowner, and highlight a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that hits pause on a Fifth Circuit ruling in a case centered on the regulation of horseracing.
Gibson Dunn Leads Industry Challenge to FTC ‘Click to Cancel’ Rule
The Fifth Circuit has shown a willingness to invalidate agency actions like the FTC rule being challenged here. In recent years, the court has struck down a variety of rules after finding their implementation ran afoul of either the enacting agency’s authority or the federal Administrative Procedure Act.
Litigation Roundup: Phillips 66 Faces Potential $1.8B in Damages for ‘Willful’ Misappropriation
In this edition of Litigation Roundup, the Fifth Circuit wades into a discovery dispute between X. Corp. and Media Matters, Beck Redden secures a complete defense win for HP in New York, and a jury in California wallops Phillips 66 in a trade secret misappropriation trial.
Rapper Travis Scott, Live Nation Settle Scores of Personal Injury Suits with Astroworld Plaintiffs
Three bellwether plaintiffs were set to have their day in court Tuesday. But late last week, two bellwether plaintiffs were among nearly 100 parties who settled their claims with the performer and venue operator. The trial for a third bellwether plaintiff will be rescheduled.
‘Full Speed Ahead’: Business Courts, Fifteenth Court of Appeals Hold First Hearing, Oral Arguments
Texas’ new Fifteenth Court of Appeals is set to hear its first oral arguments at the end of the month, but it will borrow space from the Court of Criminal Appeals to do so. Earlier this month, the first-ever business court hearing took place — a video conference in the Houston-based Eleventh Division.
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