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Fight Involving Texas Legal Recruiter to Proceed in Hong Kong (Maybe)

A new Fifth Circuit ruling involves an Austin legal recruiter and a competitor who are sparring in litigation that has stretched from Texas to Asia and involves accusations of defamation and theft of trade secrets.

November 10, 2020 Natalie Posgate

Democrats Hold Grip on Dallas, Harris County District Courts

With results still trickling in, Democrats seemed certain to maintain their lock on the civil District Court benches in the state’s two most populous counties.

November 4, 2020 Bruce Tomaso

Texas Judicial Election Results

The Texas Lawbook has five journalists tonight – election night – covering the judicial appellate and trial court races and will provide details as the election results are provided.

November 3, 2020 Allen Pusey

Sidley Fortifies IP Litigation Practice in Dallas with McKool Smith Duo

Yvette Ostolaza said the firm had opportunities to go into the lateral market because of recent retirements in its IP practice and one attorney who moved in-house.

November 2, 2020 Brooks Igo

Ex-US Attorney for WDTX Joins Quinn Emanuel

John Bash’s resume also includes five years in the U.S. Solicitor General’s office; a brief stint as associate counsel to President Donald Trump; and clerkships with Justices Antonin Scalia and Brett Kavanaugh.

November 2, 2020 Brooks Igo

Caldwell Cassady Scores $502.8M Jury Win Against Apple

For the second time in three months, a Texas jury has slapped Apple with a half-billion dollar verdict for patent infringement. This time, the verdict is against Apple for violating VPN on Demand technology patents owned by VirnetX on 598 million iPhones, iPads and other products sold after Sept. 2013. The Texas Lawbook has the details.

November 1, 2020 Mark Curriden

The Lowdown on Straight-Ticket Voting in Texas

Straight-ticket voting is no more in Texas, but what are the implications? This article explains the history of the voting method and both parties’ attitudes toward it.

October 30, 2020 Bruce Tomaso

Quantum Materials Lawyer Gets Good News from SCOTX During Kansas Trial

Michael Minns was on the last day of a virtual bench trial before a Kansas judge when he found out he prevailed in the Texas Supreme Court against global law firm K&L Gates. Now the Kansas proceeding will prove to be invaluable as the Texas case returns to a Hays County trial court. This article explains the connections.

October 26, 2020 Natalie Posgate

Vitol Scores $147M Verdict in Marathon Zoom Bench Trial

Houston state District Judge Larry Weiman, in what may be his final major corporate trial before he leaves the bench, has awarded Vitol Americas $147 million in a contract dispute with Targa Channelview. The five-week trial, which pitted two elite litigation boutiques against each other, is believed to be the longest bench trial conducted via Zoom in Texas legal history.

October 20, 2020 Natalie Posgate

Takeaways from a First Jury Trial in Waco

A trial in Waco pitting a Florida inventor against the streaming service Roku may not have been spectacular, but it was notable, as much for points in style as for points of law. Allen Pusey explains.

October 20, 2020 Allen Pusey