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.
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.
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.
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.
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.