In a highly watched oil and gas case, the state’s highest court issued a mixed decision in a case in which royalty owners allege self-dealing by executive mineral right-holders who negotiate drilling agreements. Experts say the ruling will likely lead to greater scrutiny by trial courts. The plaintiff’s lawyer says his client is disappointed that oil and gas operators will not be held responsible in these kind of mineral rights disputes.
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Munck Wilson Scores $58.7 million Jury Win in Plano for TAOS
A federal jury in Plano found that a California company owes $48.7 million in actual damages and $10 million in punitive damages to Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions [TAOS] for breach of contract, patent infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets.
Updated – Exxon Mobil’s William Buck to Lead Houston Pro Bono Effort
William Buck, the GC of Exxon Mobil Corporation’s Upstream Companies, has a message for corporate legal departments: Do your fair share of pro bono. The new Houston Bar Foundation chair, who specializes in transactional law, says, “I plan to remind all companies that we in-house lawyers also have pro bono obligations. We in-house lawyers are more than capable of handling some of these pro bono needs.”
Dallas Super Bowl Ticket Dispute Trial Begins
Eight jurors were selected Monday afternoon for a federal trial involving the infamous 2011 Super Bowl seat fiasco at the Cowboys Stadium in Dallas. The Texas Lawbook is in the courtroom and will have updated details throughout the trial.
V&E Represents PAA in $800+ Million Pipeline JV
Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline and Tulsa-based Magellan Midstream Partners have joined forces to construct a crude oil pipeline from the Denver-Julesburg Basin to Cushing, Oklahoma.
V&E Represents PAA in $800+ Million Pipeline JV
Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline and Tulsa-based Magellan Midstream Partners have joined forces to construct a crude oil pipeline from the Denver-Julesburg Basin to Cushing, Oklahoma.
Greenberg Traurig Shareholder in Austin Named TALA President
Elizabeth Rogers is a data privacy and cybersecurity expert in the firm’s Austin office.
Jackson Walker Names New Managing Partner of Fort Worth Office
William Jenkins will lead the approximately 20-lawyer office.
Cantey Hanger’s Stephanie Harrison Elected Fellow of Texas Bar Foundation
Harrison, a graduate of Texas Tech University School of Law, joins approximately 8,500 other Fellows.
Cantey Hanger's Stephanie Harrison Elected Fellow of Texas Bar Foundation
Harrison, a graduate of Texas Tech University School of Law, joins approximately 8,500 other Fellows.