U.S. District Judge Alan Albright significantly reduced the damages award from $9.2 million to $1 million in favor of GlobalFoundries, ruling that the plaintiff’s damages model was legally unreliable.
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In $17M Trade Secrets Case Between Rivals, Federal Judge Awards $2
For more than four years, two competitors in the senior-citizen insurance space had battled through a $17 million trade secrets dispute in a Chicago federal court. This week, a judge held that Bankers Life and Casualty Co. was entitled to just $2 in damages.
Mobile Carriers, Tech Vendors Win EDTX Patent Dispute
A federal jury in Marshall returned a unanimous verdict Wednesday in favor of AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Ericsson and Nokia, finding they did not infringe on three patents, denying the plaintiffs’ $436 million request. The three disputed patents directed quality of service flow, control resource set configuration and small cell enhancements.
Asked & Answered with Tillotson Patton’s Mollie Mallory: Trials, Family and Fun
In this edition of Asked & Answered, Tillotson Patton’s Mollie Mallory shares her first trial experience and what it is like working with her brother. She also talks about her favorite Dallas restaurants and her morning routine getting ready for trial.
What Gov. Abbott’s Data Center Audit Directive Means for ERCOT and the Batch Zero Study Process
The audit, which ERCOT anticipates will take several months to complete, must occur prior to any additional data center being approved to move forward in the interconnection process.
Amid Rural Attorney Shortage, TIDC Awards $1.8M to Strengthen Indigent Defense
The Texas Indigent Defense Commission has approved more than $1.8 million in targeted grants aimed at strengthening indigent defense systems across the state as counties grapple with a growing attorney shortage, particularly in rural counties. The number of lawyers handling indigent defense cases in rural Texas declined 29 percent between 2014 and 2024, TIDC Executive Director Scott Ehlers said.
Law Firms in Texas ‘Off to a Very Strong Start’ in H1 2026
Corporate lawyers in Texas were busier handling mergers, acquisitions and capital market transactions during the first half of 2026 than in any six-month period since 2021 and the tail end of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new Citi Global Wealth at Work Law Firm Group data released exclusively to The Texas Lawbook. The Citi data shows that Texas businesses’ demand for legal services and lawyer headcount were up slightly, while the legal fees charged by Texas lawyers were up an astonishing double digits.
Gibson Dunn, Sidley, Mayer Brown, Baker Botts Add Dealmakers to Kick Off Week
Another day, another handful of comings and goings in the energy infrastructure practices of major law firms in Houston. Baker Botts loses one partner to Gibson Dunn but gains another from White & Case. Mayer Brown and Sidley Austin also added partners. All four have corporate transactional practices.
LA Litigation Firm Launches Dallas Office
Stris & Maher announced on Monday its expansion to Dallas with a team of intellectual property lawyers from Skiermont Derby.
Four Pitfalls European Companies Should Avoid When Transferring Senior Leaders to the U.S.
As European companies launch operations into Texas and across the United States, transferring senior leaders stateside is among the most consequential steps they’ll take during the expansion process. In the course of these cross-border moves, foreign companies frequently underestimate four pitfalls that can undermine even well-planned transfers.