A Dallas judge improperly disqualified the law firm formerly known as Bickel & Brewer from being involved in a multimillion-dollar international business dispute after the law firm hired a former executive from the company it is suing who had confidential information about the case, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday. The justices say the trial court used the wrong legal standard.
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DMN: Bankruptcy Judge Approves EFH’s Plan
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Sontchi ruled Thursday that Energy Future Holdings can move ahead on breaking up the company, setting the stage for Texas’ largest power company to emerge from bankruptcy court in the spring. The ruling effectively ends a fight among hedge funds and Wall Street tycoons that just six months ago appeared as if it might drag out for years.
Andy Payne, Deborah Hankinson and Crain Lewis Firm Lead Donations to Dallas Equal Access to Justice Campaign
Tens of thousands of low-income people in North Texas need legal assistance but cannot afford it. The Dallas Bar Association’s Equal Access to Justice Campaign seeks to raise more than $700,000 to fund the Dallas Volunteer Attorneys Program. The campaign is 90 percent of the way to the goal, but still needs your help.
Family Law Legend Joe McKnight Dies
No single individual had a bigger impact on Texas divorce law than Joseph McKnight. He taught thousands of law students at SMU Dedman during his six decades as a legal educator. He also built an amazing collection of rare books – some dating back to 1481. The professor died Tuesday at age 90.
Mattress Firm Acquires Sleepy’s for $780 Million
The deal will give Mattress Firm more than 1,050 stores in 17 states.
Houston Chronicle: Texas has Some Crazy Alcohol Laws
In Texas, you cannot use a coupon to buy booze, but you can purchase tequila daiquiris at drive-thru windows.
Six Key Attributes of Today’s General Counsel
As the GC of CARBO Ceramics, I learned that sound legal reasoning is just one responsibility of the corporate general counsel. Other duties may not come naturally to lawyers.
Federal Judges Yield Highest Satisfaction in HBA and DBA Judiciary Polls
Houston and Dallas business attorneys are more satisfied with the federal judges in their area than they are with state judges, according to new data from the Houston Bar Association and Dallas Bar Association. The two bar associations’ judiciary polls, which come out every two years, rate individual judges based on HBA and DBA members’ satisfaction with their impartiality, preparation for hearings and trial, timely opinions, knowledge of the law and temperament in the courtroom.
The Sherman Act Lives: 5th Circuit Affirms $150 Million Antitrust Conspiracy Judgment
The federal appeals court decision is a likely landmark in the modern law of antitrust conspiracy. The opinion unhesitatingly applies longstanding rules about “per se” antitrust liability instead of engaging in the more complex economic analysis that has dominated in recent years.
Luminant Pays $1.6 Billion for Two Power Plants
The power generating affiliate of Dallas-based Energy Future Holdings is acquiring two Northeast Texas power plants from NextEra, a Florida energy company. EFH Deputy GC Andrew Wright and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Rob Little in Dallas.