Texas had a decent week for dealmaking last week, both in volume and value. But in the larger market there are signs that things might be slowing down.
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Analysis: Are Several More Corporate Firms Looking to Open in Texas? Yes. Well, Maybe
The flood of national and regional law firms moving into Texas shows no sign of slowing. A dozen more out-of-state firms may be looking to open a new office in Dallas or Houston during the next six months, according to 36 legal industry insiders interviewed by The Texas Lawbook. We have the names and some denials.
Jury Awards Take-Nothing Defense Verdict in Feud over Houston Family Business
A Houston jury has awarded a take-nothing defense verdict to three brothers who were accused by two of their other siblings of fraud, securities violations and breach of fiduciary duty of their family business. The case involved money – approximately $30 million – but defense lawyers say the dispute, like many family court battles, went deeper.
Updated: TX Law Firm Leaders: 2018 is ‘Best Year Ever’ for Business … So Far
Large and mid-sized law firms representing businesses in Texas are doing more work and generating more revenues this year than they ever have before. Seventy-five percent of the biggest corporate law firms operating in Texas say that they are witnessing a record year in revenues and profits so far, according to a new Texas Lawbook survey of law firm leaders.
Finally, SCOTX Settles ‘Jarndyce v. Jarndyce’
A 46-year-old property tax case was finally settled by the Texas Supreme Court. Their ruling in the inter-county dispute, often compared to Dickens’ famously epic litigation, was settled in favor of San Patricio County.
Introducing The Texas Lawbook 2.0
The Texas Lawbook welcomes you to our new, redesigned website. We offer a completely new look that is actually a more traditional look, but it is easier for readers to navigate, is mobile friendly and better highlights our extraordinary content.
After a Quirky Trial, Shook Hardy Scores Win in Fifth Circuit
It was a defense counsel’s dream. After the plaintiffs rested, defense lawyers presented a motion for judgment as a matter of law to U.S. District Judge Samuel Ray Cummings in Lubbock. And he granted it. But that was only one odd turn in a trial – now blessed by the Fifth Circuit – during which procedure really, really mattered.
The Broad Span of ‘Hispanic’
I did not speak English when I began kindergarten. I did not know any other children with immigrant parents. My mother played Julio Iglesias records. When kids found out I spoke Spanish, they wanted to know if my mom made tacos. I did not know what tacos were. I had to figure out who I was and how my culture fit into my new life.
Tough Cases: Judges Tell Stories of Some of the Hardest Decisions They’ve Ever Made
As any judge who has served on a trial court can attest, there are many assignments where the cases come at you so hard and fast that there is barely time to step into the box and take your stance before the next one comes zooming in. And that is true of the “easy” cases. This book is not about those.
Haynes and Boone’s Jeremy Kernodle Confirmed to the EDTX
The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed Dallas attorney Jeremy Kernodle as a judge in the Tyler division of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, his law firm Haynes and Boone announced Friday. A qui tam and appellate expert, Kernodle fills the vacancy left by Michael H. Schneider, Sr., who retired from the bench in 2016.