A Texas Business Court jury in Dallas deliberated for just 90 minutes late Friday night before ordering FiberWave and one of its subcontractors to pay AT&T $8 million for breaching its contractual duty to indemnify the telecom giant. The litigation started when FiberWave, a former sales partner, sued AT&T for $50 million in unpaid commissions.
More Stories
Trial Court’s Post-Verdict Error Triggers Major Reduction in Damages for Alex Jones
A Texas appellate court Friday slashed more than $43 million in exemplary damages awarded against Alex Jones, holding that the trial judge erred by letting the parents of a student murdered in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting to amend their petition post-verdict in order to avoid the state’s cap on exemplary damages.
P.S. — Texas Lawbook Foundation Seeks New Board Members to Guide and Support Pro Bono, Public Service and Diversity Coverage
Do you have a passion for pro bono legal work, community service and nonprofit charities or diversity and inclusion in the Texas legal profession? The Texas Lawbook Foundation has a job for you. A nonprofit 501(c)(3) that funds the reporting and writing efforts of The Texas Lawbook about pro bono, public service and diversity is seeking new board members for the Lawbook Foundation.
Hunton Adds Bankruptcy and Restructuring Partner Ian Roberts in Dallas
Ian Roberts, a bankruptcy and restructuring partner, has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth in Dallas. He will focus his practice on complex restructurings and distressed situations, with an emphasis on the energy and technology sectors.
The Dallas-Based Law Firm Taking on Johnson & Johnson — And Winning
Dallas litigation boutique Dean Omar Branham Shirley — with 39 lawyers and 35 support staff — belongs to a small group of firms nationwide that continue to reject Johnson & Johnson’s offers to resolve all its mesothelioma talc litigation through firm-level settlement agreements. Instead, DOBS has taken J&J to trial one case at a time, across the country, facing a roster of major law firms, including Kirkland & Ellis, King & Spalding and Gibson Dunn. And they’re winning.
Panel: Ecclesiastical Abstention Ends Much of Gateway Church, Robert Morris Litigation
The court concluded that the doctrine — which, in essence, bars civil courts from deciding cases that call into question a church’s doctrine, internal decisions and governance — applied to completely end Cindy Clemishire’s claims against Gateway Church and its elders.
SEC: Execs at Subprime Auto Lender Used Bogus Collateral in $1.9B Fundraising Push
Federal securities regulators have accused three former top executives of Tricolor Holdings of a multiyear scheme to mislead investors about the subprime auto lender’s financial health by double-pledging hundreds of millions of dollars in auto loans and disguising delinquent or worthless loans as legitimate collateral.
Trump to Nominate Coker, Bennett to Federal Bench in Texas
President Donald Trump said he planned to nominate two candidates to federal district court judgeships in Texas, part of a broader slate of judicial picks he announced.
How Growing Up Poor Made Me a Better Expert
Growing up poor helped lay the foundation for my professional life. The real-life lessons I learned to survive my childhood and help support my family and community became the values that now guide my everyday practice as an expert. Here are four lessons that resonate.
Jury Hears Opening Statements in AT&T Biz Court Trial
In a $50 million dispute between AT&T and a former top sales partner, jurors in the Texas Business Court heard opening statements Tuesday morning that told very different stories, framing the breach of contract case as either a display of “corporate greed” or an unraveling scheme of “bribes and cover-ups.”