A 2010 column in The Dallas Morning News may have been “callous,” may have left out key facts and may have even portrayed a North Texas family of being deceptive about the death of their teen-aged son, but the article was an “opinion” piece that was “literally true” and thus not a breach of defamation laws in Texas, the Texas Supreme Court ruled unanimously.
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EDTX Federal Judge Tosses, then Reinstates $75M Patent Judgment
(May 11) – The on-again, off-again $75 million patent infringement judgment for Ericsson is back again. And another $35 million has been added to the award by a U.S. Magistrate in East Texas. The Texas Lawbook has details on the 35-page opinion.
Willkie Boosts Houston Energy Practice with Former King & Spalding Partner
Archie Fallon’s energy practice includes a particular emphasis on advising private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in midstream and infrastructure projects.
OKC Law Firm Taps Ex-Strasburger Partner to Lead Dallas Outpost
A corporate M&A attorney who was a former lateral hiring partner at Strasburger has joined forces with a 70-lawyer Oklahoma City law firm to launch its Dallas office.
SEC Charges Paralegal with Municipal Securities Violations
The SEC’s Fort Worth Regional Office announced Wednesday that it has charged and settled a case against an Edinburg paralegal-turned-registered municipal advisor accused of defrauding a South Texas school district involving multiple municipal bond offerings.
Norton Rose Fulbright, Gibson Dunn Advise in $1.12B Asset Sale
Canadian oil and gas pipeline giant Enbridge announced a large asset sale on Wednesday. Lawyers from Norton Rose Fulbright counseled Enbridge’s U.S. affiliate on the sale of Midcoast Operating to ArcLight Capital Partners-backed AL Midcoast Holdings for $1.12 billion in cash. Gibson Dunn led the deal for ArcLight.
Corp. Deal Tracker Weekly Round-Up: 13 Firms and 88 TX Lawyers Advise on 11 Deals Worth $1.4B
The first week of May saw asset sales, an initial public offering and joint ventures in the energy industry along with mergers in the coal and banking sectors. There also were joint ventures announced by companies big and small and the formation of a new private equity fund.
Former AccessHealth GC Jumps to Seyfarth Shaw in Houston
Janice Suchyta is the former general counsel and chief strategy officer of AccessHealth, a federally qualified not-for-profit community health center with 16 locations and more than 200 employees.
East Texas Law Firm Changes Name
Siebman, Burg, Phillips & Smith, a law firm known for its work before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas, is now Siebman, Forrest, Burg & Smith.
Katten Muchin Adds Former Federal Chief Judge & Four Lawyers in Dallas
Chicago-based Katten Muchin Rosenman announced Wednesday that it has added five new lawyers to its young Dallas office, including former U.S. District Chief Judge Jorge Solis of the Northern District of Texas. Katten opened its Dallas office in February and now has 19 lawyers in multiple practice areas. The firm also has 11 attorneys in Houston and four in Austin.