Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
In this edition of Litigation Roundup, a Whistleblower who sued Kellogg, Brown and Root sees his $1.1 million recovery wiped out on appeal, another class action lawsuit over a data breach is filed against AT&T and a Uri-related gas delivery fight against Pioneer Natural Resources is revived.
Jennette “Jenny” DePonte joined Brown Fox last week as a partner in the Dallas-based boutique law firm. She was previously a principal at national labor and employment law firm Jackson Lewis.
Doubling down on an argument that was central in its original petition to the court, The Boeing Company told the Texas Supreme Court in a motion for rehearing filed Wednesday that without intervention, Texas will remain “a national outlier on conflict preemption under the federal Railway Labor Act.” The aerospace company is hoping to bring an end to a lawsuit brought by the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association alleging Boeing’s false representations about the airworthiness of the 737 MAX aircraft cost it millions of dollars.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is overstepping its authority and bringing unfair enforcement actions against the cryptocurrency industry, several interested parties have argued in amicus briefs filed in a lawsuit asking Judge Reed C. O'Connor to rule that digital assets are not securities. LEJILEX, a Texas company that intends to launch a digital asset trading platform, filed suit against the SEC in February. Seven states also argue the SEC’s aggressive actions threaten to preempt dozens of state laws.
What will the post-Chevron era look like? The full and future impact of overturning Chevron is unclear, but it is safe to assume that innumerable businesses and industries will be impacted.
In this edition of Litigation Roundup, the Fifth Circuit issues a ruling that affects unnamed members of limited liability companies in a case of first impression, a North Texas software CEO gets 20 years in prison and a 156-year-old ban on distilling liquor at home is struck down.
One little word within the text of the Texas Citizens Participation Act effectively disincentivizes First Amendment lawyers from taking libel and defamation cases on a pro bono basis. Two lawyers who have won dismissal of such lawsuits brought against their pro bono clients spoke to The Lawbook about prospects for a legislative fix this upcoming session.
A key step in recovering from a hurricane involves accessing insurance. Many insureds have questions such as: Are we covered? How do we prepare our claim? What if we suffered because our customers or suppliers were impacted? Are governmental funds available to aid our recovery? These and other issues are crucial to accelerating and maximizing the recovery process.
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