In the second quarter of 2026, the Texas Business Court continued to build on the progress of its first two years of operation, issuing both jurisdictional and procedural rulings and a growing body of substantive decisions. The larger story of the quarter, however, was the Court’s merits opinions, particularly in cases dealing with contract interpretation. The quarter also produced several high-profile disputes and significant awards.
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Litigation Roundup: Former Lawyer Gets Prison, Buc-ee’s Goes After Ohio Cartoon Beaver
In this edition of Litigation Roundup, we highlight one plaintiff lawyer’s thoughts on Johnson & Johnson’s proposed $5.5 billion settlement of ovarian cancer cases, and detail Buc-ee’s latest court battle to protect its brand.
AI Boom Meets Grid Limits as Texas Pauses New Power Requests
On Monday, in apparent response to concerns about potential disruption to the Texas electrical grid, Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the state’s top two energy agencies to pause any new data center grid connections while the effect of those connections is studied by the state.
U.S. Trustee, Jackson Walker Strike $15M Settlement in Bankruptcy Fee Cases
On Sunday, the U.S. Trustee and Jackson Walker told Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Eduardo V. Rodriguez they had agreed to a deal where the law firm will pay $15 million to end efforts to claw back millions in fees it earned in certain bankruptcy cases.
Willkie Broadens Texas Reach with High-Profile Litigation Hires
Willkie Farr & Gallagher opened its Dallas office just two years ago, initially concentrating on transactional work. Now, the firm is advancing to the next phase by expanding its global litigation capabilities in Texas by hiring Grant Schmidt and Andrew Bean from Hilgers.
Houston Public Finance Lawyer Hired by Greenberg Traurig
Carey Troell, a public finance shareholder, has rejoined Greenberg Traurig in Houston after practicing there from 2005-2008. He will focus his practice on public finance transactions, serving as bond counsel to state and local governmental entities throughout Texas, structuring financing transactions for school districts, cities, water districts and other public and quasi-public institutions. He also represents nonprofits, financial institutions and underwriters in public finance matters.
Texas Regulator’s New Leader Targets Scams, Embraces Tech
Newly appointed Texas State Securities Board Commissioner Jeramy E. Heintz said he planned to ensure that the 69-year-old agency continues to modernize its operations by leveraging emerging technologies to remain a national model for other state regulators in protecting investors and markets.
CDT Roundup: M&A Moves Ever-So-Slightly Outside the Data Center Orbit
As usual, a $14 billion data center deal in El Paso leads the pack alongside an abundance of M&A transactions with potential data center spin. But there were a few deals outside the large load computational orbit worthy of attention.
Texas’ M&A MVPs: Meet the Dealmakers Dominating at the All-Star Break
The Corporate Deal Tracker’s first-half firm rankings made one thing clear: a handful of law firms are dominating M&A from every angle, whether the deal is in Houston, Silicon Valley or halfway around the world.
New data from the CDT identifies a cadre of Texas‑based M&A lawyers who clearly stand apart from the pack, but that only tells part of the story as the leaderboards are a cross-section of activity, from smaller to core middle-market transactions to megadeals.
EDTX Jury Clears DoorDash of Patent Infringement
A 12-member Texarkana jury returned a defense verdict in favor of DoorDash Thursday after a four-day trial before U.S. District Judge Robert Schroeder, finding Fall Line Patents failed to prove the delivery company infringed its patent.