Larry Friedman has been advocating for service businesses for a long time. So it wasn’t unusual when he sued Gov. Abbott on behalf of eight bars that had to close their doors under new pandemic restrictions. What is unusual is the extent to which his advocacy has become a family affair. Natalie Posgate has the story.
In First Patent Trial Since Pandemic, Jury Hits Apple with $506M Verdict
Clad in face shields, an East Texas jury sat through six days of socially-distanced evidence put on by 10 plexiglass-guarded witnesses before returning a half-billion-dollar verdict in the Marshall courthouse.
The Missing Link in Commercial Contracts: Customized Arbitration Procedures
While the American Arbitration Association is a competent organization with reasonable rules, relying on a standard, short-form arbitration agreement will not guarantee a process that will meet your clients’ goals. This article offers guidance for customized arbitration procedures.
Texas Jury Trials on Hold: 3,800 and Counting
Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit at the end of March, the number of jury trials in Texas can be counted on one hand. More than 3,800 civil and criminal jury trials scheduled in courtrooms across Texas have been postponed indefinitely during the past five months.
Why a Texas Law Firm is Fighting the Dark Web and Adult Content Pirating — Updated
A Texas model and her lawyers at Dallas litigation boutique Reese Marketos are taking on an online pirating site, a tech giant in Silicon Valley and two adult content websites in a new copyright infringement and RICO lawsuit. But the lawyers say the case is much more than that — it also advocates for human rights and labor rights of a growing number of women content creators.
Q&A with Dallas County Trial Judge Maricela Moore
Nothing has slowed down for Judge Maricela Moore during these lazy days of summer. She presides over the 162nd Dallas County District Court, chairs the Christus Health Systems’ board of directors and works on plans to reopen the courthouse. In an exclusive interview, Judge Moore discusses her background, why she became a lawyer and judge, her favorite cases and – the question we’re all asking right now – when things might get back to normal in Dallas County courts.
Direction for Directors Post-Marchand: An Overview of Director Liability and Exposure
The triangulation of recent successful Caremark claims, the pandemic and the economic downturn potentially increase directors’ liability and exposure and should further motivate directors to strengthen their oversight systems. This article provides guidance for directors post-Marchand.
Texas Regains Title as the Land of Patent Litigation
New patent infringement complaints filed in Texas doubled during the first six months of 2020 compared to a year earlier. All focus is on the federal court in Waco, which had a 1,127% jump in patent disputes over the same six months in 2018, according to new data provided exclusively to The Texas Lawbook by Androvett Legal Media Research.
NY Judge Dismisses $130M Lawsuit Against Trinity Industries Spinoff
A New York federal judge has dismissed a $130 million brought by an electrical components maker against Dallas-based Arcosa and its Meyer Utility Structures subsidiary in a complex breach of contract dispute. Arcosa CLO Bryan Stevenson and lawyers from the Dallas office of Gibson Dunn scored the big courtroom victory.
Dallas Entrepreneur & New Healthcare Venture Sued in Trade Secrets Dispute — Updated
A serial entrepreneur known for building one of the largest minority woman-owned construction companies in the country was sued Wednesday by a competitor of her latest venture.