U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay rejected yet another lawsuit by ‘Al Three,’ an embittered descendant of oil magnate H.L. Hunt, and said he’s considering sanctions against the ‘vexatious litigator’ and his lawyers.
AZA’s Name Shortens with Departure of Two Name Partners
Two name partners have departed Houston litigation boutique AZA, The Texas Lawbook has learned. Firm leaders declined to comment on why.
Toyota Settles EDTX Lawsuit with Hybrid Vehicle Owners
Toyota and a proposed class of hybrid-vehicle owners have settled a class action lawsuit in the Eastern District of Texas. The case had originally been set for trial this July before the court ordered mediation for the parties.

New Book is Texas Business Leaders ‘One Stop Shop’ on Departing Employee Litigation
The 2022 edition of The Texas Litigator’s Guide to Departing Employee Cases includes the most recent court decisions, statutory changes and regulatory advisories. The book also marks the debut of Texas Lawbook Publishing.

Jury Awards Port of Houston $22M in Equipment Damage Case
A Houston federal jury found Friday that French agricultural merchant Louis Dreyfus Co. breached a contract with the Port of Houston Authority when it returned a damaged grain elevator and other equipment it had leased to handle its Houston-based exports.
BMC-IBM Trial Closes with a Menu of Damages Options
Lawyers in a showdown between BMC Software and IBM concluded Thursday their cases with hundreds of millions of dollars in potential damages for presiding judge Gray Miller to ponder over whether IBM committed fraud. Natalie Posgate was in the courtroom for closing arguments.
Kirkland Achieves the Uncommon, a Defense Win in a Waco Patent Case
An infringement claim against Epic Games, creator of the wildly popular Fortnite video game, is dismissed for improper venue by U.S. District Judge Alan Albright.
Review: Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, Fifth Edition
The fifth edition has 26 entirely new chapters covering topics on no one’s radar screen four years ago but likely to be the subjects of the highest stakes litigation in the years to come.

Yetter Coleman Nabs Partner from Kirkland
Houston litigation boutique Yetter Coleman announced Tuesday that it has hired a complex commercial litigator from Kirkland. The new partner also has significant restructuring trial experience.

Texas Courts ‘Flooded with Patent Cases’ in 2021
Despite efforts by a handful of federal appellate judges to limit jurisdiction and criticism from tech companies, the Western and Eastern districts of Texas remain two of the hottest courts in the U.S. for patent litigation. New data shows that federal courts in Waco and Marshall have more patent infringement disputes than 40 other states combined. Lawyers for plaintiffs and defendants tell The Texas Lawbook there are explanations behind the numbers.
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