When the biggest corporations in the world – Toyota, Walmart, Phillip Morris, Boeing and Huawei – needed a lawyer in East Texas, they called Sherman’s Clyde Siebman. So did single moms, the elderly and veterans. Siebman, a zealous advocate for the right to trial by jury, died Friday. He was 62.
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‘God of the Earth Realm’ Loses Intergalactic Trade Dispute, Again
Lawyer Edward Moses, Jr., self-described monarch and deity of the “Atakapa Indian de Creole Nation” and “Christian Emperor of New Orleans,” tried for a second time to get the judges of the Fifth Circuit to take up his case. For some reason, the appellate court felt that Moses’ lawsuit against 150 world leaders wasn’t supported by law or facts.
Houston Appeals Court Affirms $3M Judgment in Drilling Contract Dispute
A state appeals court this week upheld a $3 million-plus trial court judgment in an oil and gas contract case. The appeal involved a debate over the correct language for standard of care in joint operating agreements, and the non-prevailing side says the debate isn’t over. Litigation writer Natalie Posgate has the details.
Chevron To Take Noble Midstream Private for $1.3B
California-headquartered Chevron Corporation announced Friday that it is acquiring all the stock it doesn’t already own in Noble Midstream Partners. Latham & Watkins and Baker Botts advised on the deal. The Texas Lawbook has the names of the lawyers involved.
Texas Bar Members Approve Law Firm Trade Names
Vinson & Elkins and Baker Botts are highly unlikely to change their firm names to “Bad Ass Lawyers” or “Energy M&A Deals are Us,” but four out of five Texas lawyers who voted in a State Bar of Texas referendum over the past few weeks think they should be able to do so if they want.
CDT Roundup: 19 Deals; 12 Firms; 139 Lawyers; $8.1B
Exhibition baseball began this past week. For those who pay attention to such things, it’s a sign of life and hope. Not only did deal makers continue to show signs of both, the deals included at least one that involved…baseball. Or at least someone once involved with baseball. The CDT Roundup has that and last week’s transactions.
Judge Albright Adjourns from Trial to Chat Courtroom Practices, IP Trends
Even as U.S. District Judge Alan Albright was in the middle of one of the most closely-watched patent infringement trials of the year, he gave The Texas Lawbook and the IP community some of his time to sit in the hot seat and discuss patterns and trends unfolding in and out of his courtroom.
Dykema Taps Dallas Leader for National Recruiting Role
Chris Kratovil dishes about Dykema’s growth plans, his favorite interview question and a decision he made in a “fit of clinical insanity.”
Michaels Acquired by Apollo Global in $5B Take-Private Deal
New York-based firms counseled The Michaels Companies in the transaction, which features a 47% premium for stockholders for the 1,275 store chain.
Alamo Drafthouse Files for Bankruptcy
The Austin-based movie theater chain — known as a pioneer for the dine-in-theater experience — is the latest indoor, consumer-oriented business to fall prey to the financial woes of the Covid-19 pandemic. Natalie Posgate details where the company filed and who from Texas has appeared in the case.