The crux of the case is whether the Railway Labor Act preempts the claims brought by SWAPA. Boeing says it does because deciding the case requires interpretation of the collective bargaining agreement between Southwest Airlines and its pilots. SWAPA says the RLA does not preempt its suit because the act only applies to claims between airline carriers and employees, and Boeing is not either of those.
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Bradley Adds Veteran Trio From Chamberlain Hrdlicka
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings announced Wednesday that it is adding three Texas-based lawyers, David Sheinbein, Jarrod Martin, and Michael Riordan, to its Houston office. The trio joins the firm from Chamberlain Hrdlicka after spending significant time working within the corporate or bankruptcy practices there.
Special Master Tells Judge Gilstrap ‘Bad Faith Conduct’ Requires Sanction of Irell & Manella Lawyers
Samsung had asked the court to sanction opposing counsel in a sealed motion filed in October, alleging attorneys representing CogniPower had deposed a Samsung representative using a doctored document. David Folsom of Texarkana was appointed by the court to serve as special master and investigate the issue in October.
NCAA Beats Back Texas’ ‘Sex Screening’ Temporary Injunction Bid
The NCAA had told the court there was no evidence to support Texas’ contention that any men were competing in women’s sports. “As previously represented to this Court, the NCAA is not aware of any transgender female student-athletes in any division of women’s college basketball. Moreover, even if there were, the 2025 policy would prevent them from competing.”
SCOTX Considers Ownership of ‘Produced Water’
Advances in technologies to treat water produced from oil and gas fracking operations has made what was a worthless by-product into a potentially valuable resource. It’s now worth fighting for, as evidenced by arguments in the closely watched case of Cactus Water Services v. Cog Operating.
Self-Reflection, Growth, and Guiding the Next Generation
Preparation and curiosity will carry you further than perfection. As you grow, you outgrow certain mentors and find new ones who challenge and shape you in different ways. It’s a lifelong process — and that’s one of the greatest lessons I can share with the next generation of women attorneys: mentorship, learning, and growth are never one-and-done. They’re constant companions on your career journey.
Three Trends in Texas Construction Litigation
The amount of construction in Texas has boomed over the past few years, driven by population expansion and the consequent investments in infrastructure, office and retail to support the ever-growing body of residents. Naturally, with more construction comes more construction litigation. This article takes a look at the three issues driving construction litigation: construction defect claims, delay damages due to rising costs and shortages, and first-party insurance claims.
Litigation Roundup: SCOTX Clarifies Jurisdiction of 15th Court of Appeals
In this edition of Litigation Roundup, the Texas Supreme Court answered a burning question about the jurisdiction of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals, and Google moves to arbitrate a negligence lawsuit over an AI chatbot.
EEOC Targets 13 Law Firms Operating in Texas for DEI Initiatives
The new acting chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sent a 10-page letter to 20 different corporate law firms — 13 of them with operations in Texas, though no Texas-based law firms — demanding detailed information about their diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and decision making. The letters, which are addressed to the leaders of each of the law firms, demand that they “fully identify all clients that have diversity preferences or any demographic-related requirements for matters, including but not limited to race or sex requirements for the employees staffed on their matters.”
O’Melveny, SMU Law Clinic Secure Pro Bono Win for Permanent Injunction Over Jail’s Mail Policy
U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant entered a permanent injunction in a First and Fourteenth Amendment lawsuit against Grayson County and its sheriff that requires the jail to allow books, magazines and other correspondence sent to incarcerated people from the nonprofit prison advocacy Human Rights Defense Center. The Florida-based group is represented on a pro bono basis by O’Melveny & Meyers and the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic.