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Top Texas M&A Deals of 2018
Here are the top 50 M&A transactions involving Texas-headquartered companies in 2018 as compiled exclusively for The Texas Lawbook by Mergermarket.
CDT Roundup: 14 Deals, 10 Law Firms, 110 Lawyers, $6.4B
Should the M&A market be preparing for a slow start to 2019? The data crunchers at Interlinks think so. They project first half growth of only 5 percent over H1 2018. Claire Poole explains their reasoning in her weekly CDT Roundup.
Judge Dismisses Most Claims Against Equestrian in Stormy Daniels Defamation Case
A state judge in North Texas has dismissed most of the claims filed against a co-defendant of Stormy Daniels in a defamation lawsuit that alleges both of them participated in a smear campaign that hurt a Texas horse trainer’s reputation and business.
Jury Finds Dallas Funeral Home Liable for Wrongful Disinterment Lawsuit
A Dallas jury has ruled that a Dallas funeral home wrongfully moved the remains of an 81-year-old man’s parents without his knowledge or permission. The jury awarded attorney/ businessman Louis Dorfman $200,000. The funeral home remains unapologetic. Natalie Posgate has details of the case.
SCOTX Erects New Hurdle for Litigating Anonymous Defamation
When responding to anonymous online defamation, the first challenge a business faces is finding out the identity of the writer. The Texas Supreme Court recently added another potential snag to that process, holding that a Rule 202 petition does not toll a claim’s statute of limitations. Nicole Williams and Mackenzie Wallace of Thompson & Knight provide an analysis.
Fifth Circuit Refuses to Extend Protections to Transgender and Sexual Orientation under Title VII
Three federal circuit courts of appeals have ruled during the past two years that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation and transgender status. The Fifth Circuit rejected the opportunity to join that trend Wednesday in a series of biting opinions.
Judge Rules on ‘Astonishingly Contentious’ Acis-Highland Capital Bankruptcy Feud
A Dallas bankruptcy judge has approved a restructuring plan for an investment adviser that was previously controlled by Highland Capital Management. Ordinarily, that would be an end to the story. But the plan is rooted in what even the judge acknowledges is an “astonishingly contentious” saga. Natalie Posgate has the history of the truly nasty litigation.
Updated: Dykema Grabs Four Litigators from Hartline Dacus
The Dallas office of Dykema has snagged four senior litigators who specialize in products liability and automotive litigation and one or two more lawyers may join them soon.
CDT Roundup: 18 Deals, 15 Law Firms, 99 Lawyers, $6.74B
Merger and acquisition activity usually starts out the year slowly and then builds. Bloomberg has reported that last month was the best January for deals globally since 2000 with $275 billion worth of transactions. So if past patterns hold, 2019 could be a very big year for dealmaking. Claire Poole explains in her weekly CDT Roundup.