In this edition of Litigation Roundup, we detail a brawl that took place in the sixth-floor library of the Bob Casey Federal Courthouse in Houston, Deloitte agrees to pay $21.5 million to resolve an employment discrimination case in Dallas, and Texas reaches a settlement with Meta that will total about $1 billion.
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Dallas PE Firm Accused of Fraudulent Transfers in $40M Judgment Collection Row
A nine-year fight to recover a judgment that now exceeds $40 million from a Dallas private equity firm entered a new chapter Friday, when SunTx Capital Management was named in a lawsuit and accused of violating the Texas Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act.
Are They Employees? The Question College Sports Can No Longer Avoid.
The NCAA just paid $2.8 billion to settle a dispute about college athletes’ rights to share in revenue generated by their sports, effectively conceding that the relationship between schools and athletes is heavily economic and not purely educational. This appears to be another key step to resolving an increasingly disputed question in college athletics: Are college athletes employees?
This is Part One of a series examining the legal battles that are reshaping college sports.
Kirkland & Ellis Steals Second Gibson Dunn Partner in August
Kirkland & Ellis announced this morning that Prerak “Pre” Shah, a former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, has joined its Houston office as a partner to focus on state attorneys general litigation.
Shah, who worked a year in the Texas attorney general’s office in 2016, told The Texas Lawbook that he lateraled to Kirkland because it “has an unmatched litigation platform, an exceptional client base and a real appetite for investing in areas where clients are facing growing risk.”
Vartabedian Katz Continues to Grow, Gains Three Partners from McKool Smith
After Rob Vartabedian brought on Marc Katz and his labor and employment team from DLA Piper in February, he told The Texas Lawbook he was “a little exhausted by expansion.”
But that was six months ago. On Monday, Vartabedian Katz Hester & Haynes announced it is bolting on an intellectual property litigation practice with the addition of a trio of partners from McKool Smith.
International Trade Compliance as a ‘Competitive Advantage’: Catching Up with Stinson’s Ogbo Ossai
Dallas trade lawyer Ogbo Ossai joined Stinson earlier this summer after operating his own firm for a dozen years. The Lawbook caught up with Ossai about his move and “one of the most dynamic times” to be an international trade lawyer.
nVent Buys Maverick Power to Invent ‘Electrified Future’
Jackson Walker advised Maverick Power in its $1.75 billion acquisition by British power products manufacturer nVent. The deal positions nVent to provide key power products for data center power and backup needs. Foley & Lardner advised nVent.
CDT Roundup: Not the Kind of Cool-off We’re Looking For
While the summer heat continues to scorch the state, the Texas M&A market has certainly cooled. There wasn’t much activity for the week ended Aug. 29, with nary a capital markets transaction. That left the CDT Roundup with seven M&A and funding transactions with a combined disclosed value just over $3 billion.
Data Shows Texas Remains Center of Patent Litigation Universe
Texas’ reputation as the nation’s top venue for patent disputes hasn’t faded, according to a new report from Lex Machina that shows a remarkable 40.4 percent of all patent litigation in the country from 2023 through 2025 was adjudicated in the state.
McKool Smith Adds Veteran Trial Lawyer in Dallas
McKool Smith has added veteran first-chair trial lawyer Mary-Olga “Mo” Lovett as a principal in their Dallas office, where she will focus on complex commercial and intellectual property litigation.