A Texas-based arcade also known for its pizza and a French multinational corporation that was a foundational backbone to Hollywood’s Golden Age are the latest companies to file for bankruptcy protection in Houston. Natalie Posgate explains the circumstances and reveals the lawyers.
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Northwest Texas Legal Aid Celebrates Women Advocacy Awards, Needs Funding
Texas Chief Justice Nathan Hecht says domestic abuse cases are “up quite a bit” during the past 15 weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, but there are not enough lawyers doing pro bono to help abused women and children. The chief justice’s comments came during a webcast conducted by the Legal Aid of Northwest Texas, which celebrated the 2020 Women’s Advocacy Awards.
Chron: Environmentalists Ask Judge to Halt Construction on Hill Country Pipeline
The Sierra Club is asking a federal judge to halt construction of a $2 billion natural gas pipeline being built by Houston pipeline operator Kinder Morgan.
Susman Update: A New Problem – COVID-19
After important progress recovering from a bicycle accident in April, Houston litigator Steve Susman has suffered several setbacks in recent days, including infection by the novel coronavirus.
Waste Management, Advanced Disposal Reboot Merger at $4.6B
In addition to a reduced price, the two companies agreed to sell $835 million in assets, including some likely required for DOJ antitrust clearance.
How COVID-19 is Forcing Law Firms to Rethink the Office Landscape
While most law firms have been successfully working remotely in the Covid-19 era, a recent Gensler survey found only 12% of workers want to work from home full-time. A majority of respondents want to return to the workplace, but with critical changes. So what might the law office of the future look like?
Remembering Ed Tomko – A Legend in White Collar Law
For 52 years, Ed Tomko was a mainstay in the white-collar criminal practice. He served as a state and federal prosecutor. He was the head of the Houston office of the SEC when it closed 30 years ago. His last big trial was last year when he defended a former administrators of the Forest Park Medical Center. Tomko died last Wednesday. He was 76.
Missouri Appeals Court Upholds $2.11B Judgment for Mark Lanier’s Clients in Talcum Powder Case
An appeals court in Missouri handed 20 women, including two from Texas, a partial but still major $2.11 billion victory Tuesday by upholding a jury’s verdict against a subsidiary of pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson for making and selling asbestos-containing talcum powder products that led to the women being diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
SCOTX Wipes $16.5M Judgment in Complicated Partnership Dispute
Almost 10 years after it began, the Texas Supreme Court has ended a contentious legal battle over a business partnership breakup. While the reasoning behind tossing a multimillion-dollar judgment was simple, the justices found themselves debating over a lesser-included issue about who can recover damages on behalf of a partnership.
Schlumberger Sued for $100M in Sex Harassment Case
A 21-year-old University of Pittsburgh summa cum laude with a degree in petroleum engineering has sued Houston’s Schlumberger, claiming that she was repeatedly sexually harassed by her male co-workers on a West Texas oil rig and that her supervisors at the oil services company refused to help her and instead fired her.