Litigation Roundup: Paxton Drops Suit Against Glass Lewis

In this edition of Litigation Roundup, a Houston lawyer nets back-to-back wins in sex trafficking suits against Meta, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice turns to the Northern District of Texas to file Chapter 7 bankruptcy, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit wades into the applicability of “mi casa es su casa” in a trademark dispute between tequila companies. 

The litigation against Meta, led by trial lawyer Annie McAdams of Houston on behalf of Jane Doe plaintiffs, cleared two hurdles Nov. 3 when the Fourteenth Court of Appeals determined (in case number 14-26-00717-CV) the tech company waived its right to enforce a forum selection clause that would ship the case to California, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (in case number 25-2246) revived certain claims against the company for product liability related to reporting requirements, finding Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act’s immunity did not apply to free Meta from that claim.