After 12 years of litigation, a federal judge rules Susman’s client, the Dutch energy company Vitol, is entitled to keep the money it received for supplying fuel oil to Puerto Rico’s state-run electric utility between 2005 and 2009.
Reese Marketos Wins Rare, Multimillion-Dollar False Claims Jury Verdict
Two former top federal prosecutors in Texas landed a $36 million jury verdict in a False Claims Act case in Alabama Friday. Treble damages in the qui tam case, which involved the sale of helicopters to the U.S. Army, could reach more than $100 million. Litigation Writer Natalie Posgate has the names and details.
ERCOT to Brazos Electric: ‘I Just Do What I’m Told. Now Pay Me My $2 Billion.’
ERCOT, operator of the Texas electric grid, says it was just following orders when it charged Brazos Electric Power Coop roughly $2 billion for power and related services provided during the deadly storm in February – a staggering bill that drove Brazos, the state’s largest and oldest electric cooperative, into bankruptcy. The Texas Lawbook has the story.
Meet the Lawyers on the New United Airlines Covid Vaccine Class Action Case — Updated
A federal judge in Fort Worth has deferred until Oct. 8 a temporary injunction hearing in which six United Airlines employees seek to block the airline from terminating or placing them on unpaid leave in light of the employees’ resistance to the airline’s mandatory Covid vaccine policy, which they rejected for religious and medical reasons. A hearing was supposed to take place Friday afternoon, but the parties worked out an agreement instead. The Lawbook has the latest on the case, the names of the lawyers involved and comments from both sides of a case that is attracting national attention.
Jury Trials Are Important. Why Are They So Difficult?
There is a severe jury trial backlog that needs to be tackled. Many of us are back to school and back to work. Courts have the ability to manage safety protocols in the courtroom. So why are we having so much trouble?
Court Awards $12M to Oil Patch Exec in Employment Contract Dispute
Gibbs & Bruns lawyers this week secured a $12 million judgment on behalf of a client who co-founded EnVen Energy Corp. and has been embroiled in a dispute with the company over his contractual severance benefits. In addition to the dollar amount obtained, the case has personal significance for a member of the trial team.
Dallas Trial Lawyer William Toles to Join Munsch Hardt
With the addition of Toles and his team, Munsch Hardt counts 25 new hires this year. Toles said he was drawn to Munsch’s commitment to Texas and the opportunity to expand his practice in areas he has been growing the last few years.
‘Un-American from Beginning to End’: Business Lawyers Challenge TX’s New Voting Law
Several corporate law firms are getting involved in the litigation surfacing that challenges Texas’ new voting law, which Gov. Abbott signed into law Tuesday. Natalie Posgate has the names and the firms.
Legendary Trial Lawyer Walter Umphrey Dies
A philanthropist and founding partner of Provost Umphrey, Umphrey scored a couple billion-dollar judgments asbestos victims in the 1980s 1990s and then led the Texas litigation team that secured a $15.3 billion settlement in 1998 against the cigarette makers.
Experts & Data: Trade Secrets Cases See Steady Growth
While patent litigation tends to steal the headlines, another area of intellectual property law is also gaining traction. Over the last five years, a steady growth in trade secrets cases has been interrupted only during the pandemic. The Lawbook’s Natalie Posgate taps the data and the views of a broad range of experts on the forces behind the surge.
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