Litigation Roundup: Dallas Panel Says 20-Month Delay by Trial Judge is ‘Abuse of Discretion’

In this edition of Litigation Roundup, we detail a brawl that took place in the sixth-floor library of the Bob Casey Federal Courthouse in Houston, Deloitte agrees to pay $21.5 million to resolve an employment discrimination case in Dallas, and Texas reaches a settlement with Meta that will total about $1 billion. 

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the Meta deal Wednesday, calling it a “historic settlement and a major win for the safety of Texas children.” He also reminded readers he has secured two other huge settlements against “Big Tech” — a $1.4 billion settlement with Meta in July 2024 over the use of biometric data and an October 2025 $1.37 billion settlement with Google over privacy violations.