Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
CAM Industrial Solutions failed to convince the jury in its trade secrets lawsuit against Brown & Root. The Chambers County jury trial lasted three weeks with the jury deliberating for nearly two days.
Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker has been ordered to pay sanctions for failing to comply with court orders. While the firm is ordered to pay over $102,000 to compensate the plaintiffs for their attorney fees, the Harris County District Court warned further violations will result in more severe sanctions.
A former federal prosecutor and a Dallas-based criminal defense attorney received misdemeanor probation after pleading guilty to a scheme involving deleting text messages they were ordered to produce to the court.
A Manhattan federal judge’s landmark ruling has direct consequences for Texas lawyers, corporate general counsel and every executive who has ever opened an AI chatbot to think through a legal problem — before calling their lawyer.
Echoing arguments made by opponents of the creation of the Texas Business Court, Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee has filed a motion arguing that the structure of the court is unconstitutional and that his client’s race discrimination case does not belong there. The Texas Supreme Court in August 2024 decided a similar challenge to the constitutionality of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals, finding the law that allowed for its creation was constitutional.
Lawyers for four U.S. technology companies, including Texas Instruments, won a preliminary battle Wednesday to move lawsuits brought by five Ukrainian citizens who claim that microchips, processors and programmable devices made by the four companies are being used by the Russian military in its war against Ukraine. But the victory for the technology companies could be a “be careful for what you ask” moment in the litigation.
Judge Andrea Bouressa granted the defense's motion for directed verdict Wednesday afternoon and dismissed the jury on the second day of trial. This is the first jury trial for the newly established court to reach a conclusion.
The first jury trial for the Texas Business Court in Dallas began Tuesday in a case involving an oral agreement between two businessmen. This is the second jury trial for the Lone Star State’s newest court.
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