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Dallas trial lawyer Mark Werbner may have won the most important trial of the decade this week. He engineered a 10-year global legal battle against Jordan’s Arab Bank for allegedly financing terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel. The result was a landmark verdict that could change international banking forever. But the victory was not without personal consequences to Werbner, who still has nightmares about what he’s seen and learned.

“I didn’t realize the personal toll it would take on my family and me,” Werbner confides. “This case has been an obsession for me – to the point of being unhealthy.” Read the article for full details.

There are court decisions that change the law, but this is a case that should put the fear of God into those who run a litigation calendar.

The bottom line: Defense counsel should be mindful of the 10:00 AM deadline in the rules, and factor it into their calendaring system.

Calgary-based Veresen Inc. has agreed to purchase a 50 percent interest in the Ruby pipeline system from Global Infrastructure Partners for $1.4 billion.

A San Antonio probate judge has granted a summary judgment for ACCC Holding Corporation (AHC), dismissing all claims that the deceased founder wrongfully transferred his wife’s inherited shares to his children before his death.

A San Antonio probate judge has granted a summary judgment for ACCC Holding Corporation (AHC), dismissing all claims that the deceased founder wrongfully transferred his wife’s inherited shares to his children before his death.

Seven members of the Texas Supreme Court spent a couple hours at this past weekend’s Texas Tribune Festival answering questions important to many appellate law practitioners. The justices discussed recent 5-4 splits on important business cases, why the court spends so much time correcting errors, how they approach confusing contract language and the factors that determine whether they accept a case.

The number of serious or deadly crashes involving commercial trucks hauling materials in the oil and gas boom has skyrocketed during the past three years.