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Litigation Roundup: Trade Secret Spat Heads To Trial, Judge Chided For Procedural Misstep

In this edition of Litigation Roundup, a short-lived trademark infringement suit over the name of a Dallas restaurant settles, a trade secrets dispute marches toward a jury trial in Fort Bend County and a judge in Midland gets chided for a procedural misstep in granting a change of venue request.

November 28, 2022 Michelle Casady

Omni Bridgeway’s Texas Team on the Continuing Growth of Litigation Funding in the Lone Star State

The global litigation funder expanded to Dallas this month with the addition of Holland & Knight litigator Natalie Parker. She joined Michael Miles — who joined Omni Bridgeway this summer from Enbridge, where he was associate general counsel of litigation, labor and employment — and Amy Geise for a conversation with The Lawbook about the increasing prevalence of litigation finance in Texas and emerging trends in the industry.

November 28, 2022 Omni Bridgeway

Baker Botts Brings Houston Folklorist’s Extensive Archive to Smithsonian

Last week, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History announced that it has accepted a massive blues and folklore archive gifted by Baker Botts client Susannah Nix, the daughter of the late prominent folklorist Robert “Mack” McCormick. Nix and her lawyers spoke with Natalie Posgate about the donation and the legal work that went into it.

November 22, 2022 Natalie Posgate

Texas Trial Lawyer Wants ‘Unhinged’ Ex-Associate Sanctioned

After being dragged into six fights by a former associate who alleges he’s owed back wages — before the labor commissions in California and Texas, the bar associations in each state and courts there — the Berg & Androphy partner David Berg is asking a Harris County district judge to sanction Justin Carl Pfeiffer. In an answer and counterclaim filed Monday, Berg referred to Pfeiffer as “unhinged” and a “vexatious litigant” who “harasses all whom he claims have wronged him.”

November 22, 2022 Michelle Casady

Litigation Roundup: Fifth Circ. Says Federal Agency Unconstitutional, Oncor Hit with $10.8M Verdict & More

In this edition of Litigation Roundup, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found the insulated power structure of an agency meant to protect racehorses facially unconstitutional, Oncor was found liable for a tree trimmer’s injuries and a closely watched insurance case is teed up before the Texas Supreme Court.

November 21, 2022 Michelle Casady

Houston Chronicle: Federal Judge Prevents League of Women Voters from Naturalization Ceremony

U.S. District Judge Charles Eskridge kept the nonpartisan voting rights group from attending Wednesday’s ceremony at the M.O. Campbell Center, departing from decades of tradition that historically allows new citizens to register to vote right away in a simple and easy manner.

November 18, 2022 Sam Gonzalez Kelly of the Houston Chronicle

Dallas Jury Rules for Defendants in Wrongful Death Suit by Family of Electrocuted Worker

On their second day of deliberation, jurors in the court of state District Judge Monica McCoy Purdy awarded damages of $3.94 million to the family of electrician Gabriel Vela, who was killed in 2019 while working at a West Texas midstream energy plant. However, because the jury found Vela 51 percent responsible for his death, the defendants will not be liable. Bruce Tomaso reports.

November 15, 2022 Bruce Tomaso

Wrongful Death Suit Over Worker’s Electrocution is a Grab for a ‘Champagne and Caviar Lifestyle,’ Defense Lawyer Says

In closing arguments, attorneys for a West Texas midstream gas facility say electrician Gabriel Vela died because of his own negligence. A plaintiff’s attorney counters that the gas plant’s conduct was ‘the grossest of gross negligence’ he’s seen in 34 years of practice.

November 14, 2022 Bruce Tomaso

Federal Judge’s $3.64M Verdict Doesn’t Quell Long, Bitter Litigation Between Legal Recruiters

Since U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman ruled that Evan P. Jowers improperly poached business from his former boss, Robert E. Kinney, Jowers has filed a new lawsuit in Florida and a motion for a protective order, alleging that Kinney threatened his family. Kinney, in turn, is seeking sanctions against Jowers and his current and former lawyers.

November 14, 2022 Bruce Tomaso

Litigation Roundup: Fluor Settles Shareholder Suit, Fifth Circuit Explains What Waiver Means, Amazon Sued & More

In this edition of Litigation Roundup, the University of Texas settles a gender discrimination lawsuit with the law professor Linda Mullinex, Amazon draws a patent infringement lawsuit over robotics used at its fulfillment centers, the Fifth Circuit denies a bid from a fraudster — who waived his right to appeal — to challenge his 14-year sentence and a settlement is reached in a shareholder lawsuit against Fluor Corporation.

November 14, 2022 Michelle Casady