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Dallas Jury Awards $2.17M to Former SkyWest Employee in Sexual-Harassment Case - A lawyer for SkyWest Airlines says federal law caps damages in the case at $300,000 and that Senior U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater has already said he will impose that cap. November 20, 2024Bruce Tomaso
Skadden, Weil Advise on $1.2B Sale of Pipelines by ONEOK - Tulsa-based ONEOK is selling three pipelines connecting Appalachian basins with midwestern gas and power markets. November 20, 2024Allen Pusey
Dallas County Judge Ordered to Rule on Motion for Arbitration Pending Since July 2022 - In an opinion dated Nov. 12 but not published to the court’s website until Monday, the panel found that “the trial judge has abused her discretion by failing to perform her ministerial duty to rule on Megatel’s motion to compel arbitration despite Megatel’s numerous attempts to set a hearing and request a ruling.” November 19, 2024Michelle Casady
Litigation Roundup: SCOTX Will Hear Anadarko Lease Dispute - In this edition of Litigation Roundup, Kroger strikes an $83 million deal to bring an end to opioid epidemic claims in Texas, the state is given a deadline to reply to a rehearing request in the longrunning litigation over the safety of the foster care system and a fried chicken trademark spat lands in the Eastern District of Texas. November 18, 2024Michelle Casady
CareMax Hires Sidley to Lead Chapter 11 in NDTX - A Miami-headquartered and publicly traded healthcare network filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sunday in Dallas, citing between $500 million and $1 billion in liabilities but less than $500 million in assets. November 18, 2024Mark Curriden
Democratic Judge Tina Clinton Claims Late Victory in Dallas Court of Appeals Election - The news of an all-Republican sweep of the Texas Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas last week was premature. 

Citing mail-in ballots and provisional voting from Dallas County and Collin County, multiple sources have told The Texas Lawbook that Dallas County Criminal Court Judge Tina Clinton, a Democrat, appears to have flipped the election results and won her race for the Dallas appeals court against Thompson Coe commercial litigator Matthew Kolodoski. November 18, 2024Mark Curriden
CDT Roundup: 17 Deals, 11 Firms, 245 Lawyers, $11.5B - Methane emissions are a sticky business in Texas, especially in the Permian where the colorless, odorless substance is simply a by-product of exploration and production for oil and gas on a massive scale. An $88 million satellite set into orbit in March, however, has begun to visualize and quantify the problem. The picture isn't pretty. But situation is complicated, as the CDT Roundup reports this week — along with its usual survey of transactions. November 17, 2024Allen Pusey

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Citi: Texas Firms Experiencing Headcount, Revenue Growth So Far in 2024 - Texas-based corporate law firms experienced strong headcount, demand and revenue growth during the first nine months of 2024, according to new Citi Law Firm Group data provided to The Texas Lawbook. The dozen or so law firms headquartered in Texas increased their year-over-year lawyer headcount during the first three quarters by three percent, compared to 1.3 percent for firms nationwide. Those firms grew equity partnership by 2.2 percent, which compares to zero percent nationally, according to Citi’s exclusive data. November 17, 2024Mark Curriden
November 14 — The Day Fulbright & Jaworski Changed the Texas Legal Landscape Forever - Fulbright & Jaworski was the biggest of the Big Three in Texas a dozen years ago. For the past century, Fulbright, Baker Botts and Vinson & Elkins reigned as the masters of corporate law in Texas. Lawyers at the trio didn’t need to do much business development because clients rushed to their offices when they needed big-time help. Fulbright and her two sister firms — all headquartered in Houston — represented Texas’ biggest businesses and wealthiest citizens. Each employed about 700 attorneys, and they reported roughly the same revenues and profits. The best students at all the Texas law schools prayed one of the Big Three would extend them an offer. Lawyers joined Fulbright and stayed until they retired. Even as national law firms dipped their toes in the Texas legal market waters, leaders at the Big Three swore they would never merge. Texas forever.

Then came Nov. 14, 2012. And everything changed. November 14, 2024Mark Curriden

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Evil Robots and Data Privacy - This article contemplates an artificial intelligence hypothetical given to a dozen Silicon Valley attorneys at an annual meeting of in-house lawyers and general counsel. The takeaway: as AI expands, it will increasingly become necessary for attorneys and their clients to understand exactly what tools are available to them to improve their models and avoid an increasing number of ethical and legal pitfalls. November 19, 2024Ryan Riegg
Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of ‘Anti-Woke’ Hiring Bias Suit - The case implicated issues at the forefront of the American social, political and legal consciousness. Practically speaking, the decision has implications and reminders for employers in the education sector and beyond. November 18, 2024Stephen E. Fox, Jonathan E. Clark & Lauryn Vigil

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