Oral arguments on a motion for summary judgment, pitting Kirkland & Ellis against Susman Godfrey, are believed to be a first for the newly created court.
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P.S. — Oncor GC Matt Henry: ‘We Can Do This!’
The Dallas Bar Association’s annual Equal Access to Justice Campaign is hitting crunch time in its efforts to raise $1.25 million for legal aid for the poor and disadvantaged. More than 50 lawyers, law firms and corporate legal departments have already donated between $5,000 and $25,500. The State Bar of Texas has awarded its annual Minority Counsel honors. The personal injury law firm J.D. Silva & Associates is giving away 500 new winter coats.
Judge Isgur Tosses Insurers’ $1.3B Claims Against Zachry, Chiyoda
According to audio of the hearing available on the docket, Judge Isgur told counsel for the insurers about four minutes before he issued an oral ruling from the bench dismissing the subrogation that he wasn’t inclined to adopt his arguments. “I’m not even following a little bit of your argument, just so you know,” he said. “It seems obvious that you’re wrong.”
Hecht, Yes! Longest-serving SCOTX Member Had Unparalleled Impact on Business Litigation, Legal Aid
Not since the frontier days when Texas jurisprudence was being developed from Spanish law has there been a Supreme Court justice as influential as Nathan Hecht. While serving on the court for 35 years as a justice and chief justice, Hecht was a leader in the court’s transition from a plaintiffs-oriented body to one that pleased the business community with skepticism about large jury verdicts in tort cases. He played key roles in writing procedural rules that make litigation more efficient and vigorously advocated for civil legal services funding. As the longest-serving judge in Texas history hangs up his judicial robe due to state-mandated retirement, he recalls elections past and decisions that helped shaped the current court.
Judge Cuts $2.17M Jury Award in SkyWest Airlines Sexual-Harassment Case to $300K, as Prescribed by Law
In accordance with federal damages caps, U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater on Thursday reduced a jury’s $2.17 million verdict against SkyWest Airlines to $300,000.
Skadden, Weil Advise on $1.2B Sale of Pipelines by ONEOK
Tulsa-based ONEOK is selling three pipelines connecting Appalachian basins with midwestern gas and power markets.
Dallas County Judge Ordered to Rule on Motion for Arbitration Pending Since July 2022
In an opinion dated Nov. 12 but not published to the court’s website until Monday, the panel found that “the trial judge has abused her discretion by failing to perform her ministerial duty to rule on Megatel’s motion to compel arbitration despite Megatel’s numerous attempts to set a hearing and request a ruling.”
Evil Robots and Data Privacy
This article contemplates an artificial intelligence hypothetical given to a dozen Silicon Valley attorneys at an annual meeting of in-house lawyers and general counsel. The takeaway: as AI expands, it will increasingly become necessary for attorneys and their clients to understand exactly what tools are available to them to improve their models and avoid an increasing number of ethical and legal pitfalls.
Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of ‘Anti-Woke’ Hiring Bias Suit
The case implicated issues at the forefront of the American social, political and legal consciousness. Practically speaking, the decision has implications and reminders for employers in the education sector and beyond.
Litigation Roundup: SCOTX Will Hear Anadarko Lease Dispute
In this edition of Litigation Roundup, Kroger strikes an $83 million deal to bring an end to opioid epidemic claims in Texas, the state is given a deadline to reply to a rehearing request in the longrunning litigation over the safety of the foster care system and a fried chicken trademark spat lands in the Eastern District of Texas.