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New Mexico Jury Slams Michelin with $220M Verdict in Defect Case - A jury in New Mexico sided with a Texas family on Friday, agreeing a defect in a Michelin tire was to blame for an incident that left three people dead. The lawsuit was filed in New Mexico district court in San Miguel County against Michelin North America and Discount Tire Company of New Mexico in 2021. December 12, 2025
Dallas Jury Awards $44.2M in I-35 Pileup Trial - In a 10-2 decision reached after deliberating over two days, a jury in Dallas County last night determined New Prime and its driver owe $44 million in damages to the family of a man who was killed during a fatal pileup on an icy Interstate 35 in February 2021. December 12, 2025
Judge Isgur Says Trustee’s Settlement Demand in D&O Insurance Dispute ‘Reasonable,’ Insurer’s Refusal ‘Wrongful’ - A federal bankruptcy judge in Houston has determined that while a litigation trustee’s $4.65 million settlement demand is reasonable, the court cannot compel Relm Insurance Ltd. to fund the within-limits settlement. December 12, 2025
Houston’s U.S. Attorney Wins Key Senate Vote for Federal Judgeship - The nomination of Nicholas Ganjei to the bench of the Southern District of Texas goes next to the full Senate, where swift approval is expected. Ganjei, currently the Southern District’s top federal prosecutor, is a former chief counsel to Sen. Ted Cruz. December 12, 2025
Houston Suit Against Dollar Tree Over Ejaculation Incident Alleges Nationwide Pattern - Houston personal injury attorney Anna Greenberg represents four women who allege they were ejaculated on while shopping at Dollar Tree stores — one in Miami, one in San Diego, a client in Colorado Springs who was shopping with her mother and 2-year-old child, and one in Houston.
“I would say it’s a uniquely vile sex crime, and my clients are uniquely injured here because it’s happening to them in a public space,” Greenberg told The Texas Lawbook in a recent interview. “They are customers at a store, minding their own business and often are approached from behind and don’t know what’s happening to them until it’s too late.” (Photo by Erik McGregor/Sipa USA via AP Images) December 11, 2025
Jury Returns Mixed Bag Verdict in Trial Over Construction of North Oak Cliff Apartments - A jury that sat through a monthlong trial and deliberated for nearly two days has found wrongdoing on both the part of Zang Holdings, and the contractor it hired to build Zang Flats, Integrity Commercial Group. Both sides were awarded damages and counsel for Zang told The Texas Lawbook an appeal is coming. December 10, 2025
Tradition or Transition? SMU Law’s Potential Move Triggers Tension - A proposal by Southern Methodist University to move the four buildings that comprise Dedman School of Law to a new campus east of U.S. 75 has ignited blowback from students and alumni caught off-guard by the swiftness and apparent secrecy behind the move. (Photo courtesy Southern Methodist University) December 9, 2025Texas Business Owner to Pay $5.7M for Workplace Sexual Harassment - This week, Dallas County Judge Sally Montgomery ordered the longtime owner and president of Home Marketing Services to pay $5.7 million for workplace sexual harassment. The findings of fact were handed down Monday. A six-day bench trial concluded last month. December 9, 2025
Centerpiece
2025 GC and Legal Department of the Year Awards Announced by ACC DFW and The Texas Lawbook - The Association of Corporate Counsel’s DFW Chapter and The Texas Lawbook are kicking off the ninth annual 2025 DFW Corporate Counsel Awards by announcing the General Counsel of the Year and Corporate Legal Department of the Year honors, which includes in-house lawyers from PepsiCo, Charles Schwab, Parkland Health, CSW Industrials, Solo Brands, Trintech and Presidio Investment Holdings.
The DFW Corporate Counsel Awards recognize the extraordinary legal and business successes of in-house counsel.
Over the next 10 days, The Lawbook and ACC-DFW will announce the finalists for 14 award categories ranging from Rookie of the Year, Lifetime Achievement and M&A Transaction and Business Litigation of the Year to General Counsel and Senior Counsel of the Year for small, midsized and large legal departments. In addition, we will unveil recipients of the awards for Achievement in Pro Bono and Public Service and Diversity and Inclusion. December 11, 2025
Lawsuits: Texas Companies Illegally Supplied Technology to Russia for Ukrainian Attacks - Four technology companies either headquartered in Texas or with large operations in Texas illegally supplied semiconductor components — microchips, processors and programmable devices — that have been used by Russia’s military to kill thousands in drone and missile attacks in Ukraine, according to five different lawsuits filed Wednesday in the Dallas County Court at Law.
The lawsuits claim that Texas Instruments, Advanced Micro Devices, Intel and Mouser Electronics sold their technology to third parties which they knew or should have known were then providing those technologies to Russia to use in the war in Ukraine.
A team of prominent Texas lawyers, including Austin trial lawyer Mikal Watts, Dallas trial lawyer Charla Aldous and the Dallas office of Baker Hostetler, a national law firm with about 1,000 attorneys, are representing the plaintiffs. December 10, 2025
The lawsuits claim that Texas Instruments, Advanced Micro Devices, Intel and Mouser Electronics sold their technology to third parties which they knew or should have known were then providing those technologies to Russia to use in the war in Ukraine.
A team of prominent Texas lawyers, including Austin trial lawyer Mikal Watts, Dallas trial lawyer Charla Aldous and the Dallas office of Baker Hostetler, a national law firm with about 1,000 attorneys, are representing the plaintiffs. December 10, 2025
Expert Voices
Mikal Watts: My 10 Days in Ukraine — ‘Stop the Chips, Stop the War’ - In early November, I addressed a room full of lawyers at a CLE seminar, and said, “nothing is more powerful than a bar card put to good.” A day later, a trusted colleague who was there called me with a crazy idea: Would I consider representing Ukrainian citizens injured or killed by Russian drone and missile attacks? Research provided by the State Capture Accountability Project suggested that American chip suppliers had exported the guidance chips enabling Russian drone and missiles to hit their targets.
A month of subsequent research and diligence confirmed my worst fears. December 10, 2025
Stories You Might’ve Missed
The Legacy of Pennzoil v. Texaco 40 Years Later — The Civil Jury Trial of the Century - Pennzoil v. Texaco's legacy remains significant, as it changed how companies handle mergers and acquisitions, caused the Chamber of Commerce to designate Texas as a judicial hellhole in 1986 and directly led to two decades of massive tort reform efforts that dramatically limited the rights of Texans to sue businesses, doctors and insurance companies for wrongdoing. It also launched Texas trial lawyer Joe Jamail to national stardom and made him the richest trial lawyer in American history.
In this in-depth article, The Texas Lawbook provides a detailed timeline of the events involved in the historic litigation, as well as comments from more than a dozen lawyers about the legal strategies employed. November 18, 2025
