Lawyers for Dallas-based Baron & Budd and Austin-based Slack Davis worked with federal prosecutors to force Sanofi-Aventis U.S. to pay $11.85 million to settle charges that the pharmaceutical company violated the federal False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to Medicare patients though a nonprofit patient assistance program.
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‘Call of Duty’ Copyright Infringement Suit Will Continue in Eastern District
A federal judge in East Texas is allowing a Houston wrestler’s copyright infringement lawsuit against the publisher of the “Call of Duty” video game to move forward after declining Wednesday to dismiss it. Natalie Posgate has the details.
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Sale of ‘Strong Arm’ Firm Ends Loncar Estate Battle
Two plaintiffs’ attorneys have completed a $13 million purchase of Loncar & Associates from the estate of the celebrity attorney once known as “The Strong Arm.” The deal closed in January and Natalie Posgate has the details.
ExxonMobil & Canada Enter Landmark Settlement in NAFTA Arbitration
The unprecedented settlement between an affiliate of ExxonMobil and the Canadian government ends a 16-year dispute. The winning team included Houston lawyers from Norton Rose Fulbright.
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Gibson Dunn—Dallas Plays Pivotal Role in T-Mobile Antitrust Victory
Brian Robison and two associates in the Dallas office of Gibson Dunn played significant roles representing Deutsche Telekom, the German parent company of T-Mobile, in its defeat of antitrust charges. The suit, brought by 13 states and the District of Columbia, is related to the telecom giant’s $27 billion merger with Sprint. In an exclusive interview, Robison talked with The Texas Lawbook about his team’s intense role in the litigation.
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Slack Davis Scores $5M Settlement against Superior Air Parts
Dallas trial lawyer Ladd Sanger represented the families of two men who died in an “experimental” single-engine aircraft that the pilot had built from a kit that can be ordered online. Coppell-based Superior Air Parts agreed to pay $5 million and recall the defective product.
East TX Jury Renders Take-Nothing Verdict in Domain Address Battle
A federal jury in Sherman has delivered a take-nothing defense verdict for domain name company Sea Wasp LLC, which had been sued by one of its customers.
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Carrollton Baseball Pitcher Sues Astros over Cheating
Mike Bolsinger, a former McKinney High School baseball star, is suing the Houston Astros claiming that the team’s sign stealing scheme destroyed his career as a major league pitcher. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Bolsinger, a resident of Carrollton, to the minor leagues after he gave up four runs in a single inning in 2017 against the Astros.
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Chris Panatier – The $750 Million Man
Dallas-based Simon Greenstone Panatier and partner Chris Panatier are taking on Johnson & Johnson claiming that the pharmaceutical giant has asbestos in its baby powder that has caused some users to develop a rare and deadly type of cancer. On Thursday, Panatier scored a $750 million verdict against J&J. It was the firm’s third jury win against J&J in two years. They have 14 more trials set for this year.
DBJ: Judge Denies Southwest Executive’s Attempt to Dismiss Defamation Suit
The issue stems from a public statement Southwest Chief Operating Officer Mike Van de Ven made last February.
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