A Las Vegas judge on Wednesday preserved a majority of the public record in a case between TeamHealth and UnitedHealthcare that recently rendered a $63 million jury verdict for three groups of ER physicians over reimbursement rates. The ruling reflects the vast public interest the case has garnered from doctors in Texas and beyond as they consider their own legal rights against insurers.
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DBJ: Former Director of UDF Fund Says Money Transfer Shouldn’t Have Occurred
On Day 3 of the United Development Funding trial, prosecutors called a former board member to the stand who said shifting money from one investment fund to another is improper. The Dallas Business Journal reviews that testimony the testimony of two other witnesses who took the stand Friday.
Houston Corporate Counsel Awards to Chevron, METRO, EP Energy and Prosperity Bank
The Association of Corporate Counsel’s Houston Chapter and The Texas Lawbook handed out the 2021 Houston Corporate Counsel Awards Thursday night to 14 in-house lawyers who achieved extraordinary success during the past two years.
UDF Auditor: ‘I Had a Number of Questions’ that Went Unanswered
Prosecutors attempting to send four executives of a North Texas-based real estate investment trust to prison called witnesses Thursday to build their case that transfers between the REIT’s funds are illegal. The Dallas Business Journal is providing continuous coverage of the trial.
Updated: Fifth Circuit Judge Gregg Costa Resigns, ‘Returning to My Passion’
Judge Gregg Costa, one of the few moderate to left leaning jurists on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, told The Texas Lawbook Thursday that he is resigning his position on the 17-member appellate court to go back to practice law. Costa, who is only 49, informed his judicial colleagues, law clerks and President Joe Biden this week that he plans to leave the bench in early August. In an interview with The Lawbook, Costa said it “has been a true honor” to serve on the New Orleans-headquartered appeals court and that it was “a difficult decision” to resign.
“I look forward to returning to my passion and getting back into the arena of trying cases,” Costa said. The Texas Lawbook has the inside details.
DBJ: UDF Trial Kicks Off
A “snag” in North Texas-based residential lender United Development Funding’s business model caused the firm to careen off the path of profitability, and the company’s executives then launched an illegal scheme to try to recover and to enrich themselves, a federal prosecutor told jurors in opening statements of a white-collar trial in Fort Worth. The Dallas Business Journal is providing continuous coverage of the trial.
Two Final DFW Corporate Counsel Awards Finalists/Winners
The Association of Corporate Counsel’s DFW Chapter and The Texas Lawbook announce the finalists for the last two 2021 DFW Corporate Counsel Awards categories: GC of the Year for a Midsized Legal Department and Senior Counsel of the Year for a Small Legal Department. In-house counsel at Pizza Hut and City Electric Supply are the winners.
Longtime ERCOT Lawyer Joins Austin Office of Baker Botts
Juliana Morehead Sersen, who spent 12 years with the entity that manages the Texas electric grid, says she’s still sorting out what role, if any, she will play in Baker Bott’s cases stemming from last February’s deadly winter storm.
Desert Peak, Falcon to Combine in $1.9B Merger
Four law firms in Texas advised the various parties on the deal, which is expected to create a top mineral and royalty company with low leverage, an emphasis on shareholder returns and a big footprint in the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford.
Kirkland Adds IP Litigator in Austin
Kat Li now is the seventh Texas-based lawyer in Kirkland’s growing intellectual property practice group. She joins from McKool Smith.