The DOJ on Tuesday filed an antitrust suit in Delaware attempting to block Southlake-based Sabre’s $360 million deal with a Miami-based airline technology firm. The DBJ has the details.
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Latham, Bracewell Assist on Pembina’s $3.3B Purchase of Kinder Morgan Canada, Cochin Pipeline
As The Lawbook previously reported, analysts thought Houston-based Kinder Morgan might sell its remaining stake in Kinder Morgan Canada after encountering opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline project. Now it has, and Claire Poole has the scoop.
Appeals Court Awards $4M to PE Firm in Insurance Dispute
In a 36-page ruling, the Dallas Court of Appeals on Monday ruled for a Southlake-based private equity firm that was in a dispute with its insurer after it denied coverage related to a legal battle with one of its ex-execs. Natalie Posgate explains.
SAExploration Fires GC, Dismisses CEO Amid SEC Probe
The SEC is investigating Houston-based SAExploration Holdings for allegedly providing “material misstatements” and misleading financial information to investors and the federal agency over the past four years. In response, the oilfield services company says it will cooperate with the SEC, is restating past financial reports, has fired its general counsel and has removed its chairman and chief executive officer.
Gamer’s Lawsuit Highlights Issues in Esport Player Contracts
Online gaming star “Tfue” recently sued his gaming organization, the FaZe Clan, alleging that his player contract is “grossly oppressive, onerous, and one-sided.” What does this lawsuit tell us about the state of esports contracts? Johnathan Jordan of KRCL explains.
Bankruptcies = Big Dollars, Big Risks for Texas Corporate Law Firms
Nine corporate law firms in Texas have added lawyers to their bankruptcy practices and 20 other firms are aggressively recruiting experienced restructuring partners. Legal and financial advisors believe a surge of business bankruptcies is heading toward Texas and there is big money to be made representing clients in deep economic distress.
CDT Roundup: 10 Deals, 5 Firms, 52 Lawyers, $1.68B
Deal flow involving Texas lawyers was slower than slow this past week. But better times may be ahead, with one firm predicting an increase in North American transactions in the second half of 2019, particularly in energy and power, materials and consumer/retail. Claire Poole reports.
Remember the 5 D’s of dodgeball: Dodge, duck, dip, dive and DONATE
Whatever comes to mind when you think “dodgeball,” you probably don’t imagine corporate America battling it out on the floor of the American Airlines Center in the name of philanthropy. Weil partner David Gail shares details about an annual fundraiser that does just that.
Fifth Circuit Hands Win to TX Billionaire for Due Process Violations by Moroccan Court
In addition to the compelling elements the case brings – royal intrigue, a foreign proceeding, a billionaire, and even a death threat – the case involves novel legal issues that any appellate lawyer would gobble up. Natalie Posgate explains.
Judge Awards $339M in Home Healthcare Fraud Qui Tam Action
A federal judge in Dallas on Wednesday ordered four healthcare professionals to pay the federal government $339.4 million in a whistleblower action tied to one of the largest home healthcare fraud cases in U.S. history.