If anything, the noted Houston plaintiffs’ lawyer claims, jurors should have given Ulysses Cruz, a paralyzed airport service worker, more for the lifetime of pain and anguish he faces after being hit by a van on a tarmac at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. And Sorrels believes the verdict exceeding one-third of a billion dollars will survive appeal.
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It’s Texas Week at SCOTUS
The Supreme Court is hearing five oral arguments this week, and all five of them have a Texas connection. Two of them were scheduled to be argued 10 days after the court agreed to take up the cases – an extraordinarily fast track for the advocates. Lawyers involved in the SCOTUS cases are from Haynes and Boone, Beck Redden and Rogers, Morris & Grover. Texas Lawbook correspondent Tony Mauro has the rundown of Texas lawyers playing a role in each case.
Tarrant County Court Denies Injunction in American-Sabre Courtroom Fight
A Fort Worth state judge this week denied a temporary injunction sought by American Airlines that would have enjoined ticket distribution vendor Sabre Holdings Corp. from utilizing its New Airline Storefront display product and paying travel agents incentives to book higher-priced Delta Airlines tickets over American tickets.
Stinson Picks Up Dallas Real Estate Finance Partner
John Tucker was most recently at Frost Brown Todd. He said he was drawn to Stinson’s “reputable and robust” finance practice.
Talent Wars in Texas Expand to White Collar/Investigations
The rash of hiring of federal prosecutors by corporate law firms clearly indicates that leaders believe the white-collar regulatory practice is about to boom in Texas. The latest is Gibson Dunn hiring of former NDTX acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah.
Shearman & Sterling Snags Litigation Pair from Haynes and Boone
The securities and class action defense experts are notable additions for Shearman, which has focused most of its growth in Texas on the corporate transactional side to date.
Encompass Health Sues DFW-Based Founder for Violating Noncompete & Trade Secrets Theft
A new lawsuit in Dallas County District Court pits Alabama-rooted Bradley Arant and Encompass Health Corp. against former Encompass CEO April Anthony, a Dallas millionaire and large figure in the at-home health world who left the company she founded this summer for a competitor.
EPA Proposes Landmark PFAS Reporting Rule Affecting Article Importers, Small Businesses
The Environmental Protection Agency’s new pending requirement that companies report their use of forever chemicals could impose a tough burden on companies across many industry sectors. This article breaks down the proposed rule and identifies what Texas companies can do to prepare for compliance.
CDT Roundup: 21 Deals, 15 Firms, 222 Lawyers, $18.7B
With oil prices up 40% since spring, it’s not surprising that there is modest optimism among O&G industry watchers that producers will see increases in borrowing strength in both the credit and exchange markets. The 14th edition of Haynes and Boone’s Borrowing Base Redeterminations Survey predicts as much, but with some surprising differences between producers and bankers. The CDT Roundup has those details, as well as last week’s deals.
Crestwood Buys Oasis Midstream in $1.8B Deal
Baker Botts led the deal for Crestwood while V&E represented Oasis. Claire Poole has the nuts and bolts of the deal and names of the lawyers involved.