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Sidley Austin and Vinson & Elkins lawyers said Monday that they advised Concho Resources and Reliance Energy in their agreement for Concho to purchase 40,000 acres in the Midland Basin from Reliance for $1.6 billion.

Sidley Austin and Vinson & Elkins lawyers said Monday that they advised Concho Resources and Reliance Energy in their agreement for Concho to purchase 40,000 acres in the Midland Basin from Reliance for $1.6 billion.

The Juvenile Records Sealing Project sealed its 200th juvenile record in Harris County in May. This program, which received the Outstanding Partnership Award from the State Bar of Texas in June, teams the justice system with the private sector and can help juveniles build a road to the future without being held back by the past.

Plaintiffs’ attorneys and corporate defense lawyers found a common bond Friday: they jointly believe that Dallas lawyer Bill Brewer should be sanctioned for improperly trying to influence jurors and claim the right to trial by jury is at stake. Three influential legal groups – the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, the Texas Association of Defense Counsel and the American Board of Trial Advocates – filed an unprecedented joint amicus brief Friday asking a state appeals court to uphold a trial judge’s ruling that Brewer committed misconduct for doing a so-called “push poll” weeks before his case was set to go to trial. Brewer is appealing the sanctions. The article has full details.

The longest pending civil lawsuit in the state of Texas is going to go on quite a bit longer. One of the five lawsuits brought 22 years ago by Dallas firefighters and police officers for back pay was scheduled to start trial Monday, but lawyers for firefighters sought and received a delay until next year. The city of Dallas faces a $2 billion liability if the firefighters and police officers win.

Dutch recruitment firm Radstad agreed this week to acquire Monster.com’s parent company for an enterprise value of $429 million, which includes $3.40 per share in cash.