This week’s edition of P.S. features a federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas who was honored with Baylor’s Lawyer of the Year award, Hurricane Beryl disaster relief information from the State Bar of Texas and a Nacogdoches lawyer committed to the civil justice gap who has joined forces with Legal Service Corporation.
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Lawyers, Guns and Money: An occasional series on movies, TV and other stories about lawyers and the law —The Verdict (1982, Dir. Sidney Lumet)
Frank Galvin is a mess. A drunken has-been of a lawyer, disillusioned by past failures and the corruption that plagues the justice system, he whiles away his time drinking whiskey and playing pinball at his favorite Boston bar. When Frank takes a case all but guaranteed to yield a fat settlement — a Catholic hospital gave a pregnant woman the wrong anesthetic, rendering her a vegetative state, and the diocese wants the whole thing to go away — he sees dollar signs spinning before his eyes. But then something happens.
SDTX Swears in New Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Chief Bankruptcy Judge Eduardo Rodriguez officially administered the oath Tuesday to former Weil, Gotshal & Manges partner Alfredo Perez to become the newest bankruptcy judge in the Southern District of Texas. In an order signed July 16 by Chief Judge Rodriguez, Judge Perez will immediately join the Southern District’s complex case panel, which handles larger corporate Chapter 11 bankruptcies. Judge Perez, who will have chambers in Galveston, replaces former Houston Bankruptcy Judge David Jones.
Boeing Asks Texas Supreme Court for Rehearing in SWAPA Case
Doubling down on an argument that was central in its original petition to the court, The Boeing Company told the Texas Supreme Court in a motion for rehearing filed Wednesday that without intervention, Texas will remain “a national outlier on conflict preemption under the federal Railway Labor Act.” The aerospace company is hoping to bring an end to a lawsuit brought by the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association alleging Boeing’s false representations about the airworthiness of the 737 MAX aircraft cost it millions of dollars.
Tehum Care Reaches $75M Settlement in Bankruptcy Dispute
Creditors and debtors in a Texas Two-Step bankruptcy case in Houston reached an agreement Wednesday that both sides believe will resolve more than 200 medical malpractice claims brought by inmates against prison healthcare provider Tehum Care Services, a subsidiary of Corizon Health. Tehum, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2023, agreed to pay $75 million to creditors, including the plaintiffs who accuse Corizon and Tehum of providing inadequate medical care that led to injuries and deaths at about 50 prisons in more than two-dozen states.
Blank Rome Expands Energy Offerings with Reed Smith Trio
A three-partner team specializing in energy finance transactions including Ryan Purpura and Matt Lea in Houston have departed Reed Smith to join Blank Rome.
Crypto Groups, 7 States File Amicus Briefs in Fort Worth SEC Case
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is overstepping its authority and bringing unfair enforcement actions against the cryptocurrency industry, several interested parties have argued in amicus briefs filed in a lawsuit asking Judge Reed C. O’Connor to rule that digital assets are not securities. LEJILEX, a Texas company that intends to launch a digital asset trading platform, filed suit against the SEC in February. Seven states also argue the SEC’s aggressive actions threaten to preempt dozens of state laws.
Darden Buys Chuy’s in $605M Deal
Out-of-state lawyers led the Hunton Andrews Kurth team that counseled the buyer and a Dallas group from Winston assisted the seller on the transaction, which comes with a 30-day “go-shop” period.
Sorrels Bolsters Firm with Trial and Appellate Lawyer from Hoover Slovacek
Becoming a lawyer was about the furthest thing from a young Dylan B. Russell’s mind when he was a budding saxophone player at the University of Texas in the 1990s.
Texas Lawbook 50: 11 Firms Rise to Elite Status
Eleven corporate law firms operating in Texas reached elite financial status in 2023.
Texas Lawbook 50 data shows that three Texas-based law firms and eight national law firms reported at least $3 million in profits per partner and $1.4 million or more in revenue per lawyer in their Texas operations last year.