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Fifth Circuit Refuses to Extend Protections to Transgender and Sexual Orientation under Title VII

Three federal circuit courts of appeals have ruled during the past two years that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation and transgender status. The Fifth Circuit rejected the opportunity to join that trend Wednesday in a series of biting opinions.

February 7, 2019 Mark Curriden

Former Houston Appellate Judges Announce Their Next Moves

Two Houston judges who lost in the 2018 midterm elections announced Tuesday that they have landed at new firms. Natalie Posgate has the specifics.

February 6, 2019 Natalie Posgate

WATCH THIS SPACE! Coming Soon: Texas Supreme Court pronouncements on significant issues of contract interpretation and enforcement

Early in December the Texas Supreme Court heard oral argument in three cases in which the Court likely will render important guidance as to key issues for contract interpretation and the interplay between contract and fraud claims. Ray Guy of Weil, Gotshal & Manges reviews the background of those cases and the key questions they present.

January 31, 2019 T. Ray Guy of Weil, Gotshal & Manges

SCOTX Reinstates Harris County Med-Mal Verdict

In rare support of a medical malpractice plaintiff’s jury verdict, the Texas Supreme Court on Friday reversed an appellate court’s decision to reject a $4.2 million award by a Houston jury for the negligent death of a 46-year-old father of three. The Texas Lawbook has the details.

January 28, 2019 Allen Pusey

SCOTX: Insurers Must Pay For Anadarko’s Deepwater Defense

Anadarko has emerged the winner in a coverage clash with its surplus liability insurers as the Texas Supreme Court ruled last week that the underwriters are contractually obligated to pay Anadarko’s $112.5 million defense costs related to the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The Lawbook’s Janet Elliott has the details.

January 28, 2019 Janet Elliott

SCOTX Mulls Role of Reasonableness in ‘Farm Out’ Agreements

After spending $22 million on some dry holes in North Texas, Barrow-Shaver Resources Co. jumped at a $27.7 million offer for its development rights. But one of 32 parties blew up the deal by asking $5 million for its approval. Now the Texas Supreme Court is being asked to resolve a question of industry use vs. oil and gas tradition. Janet Elliott explains.

January 17, 2019 Janet Elliott

Fifth Circuit Hands Receiver Latest Win in Stanford Ponzi Saga

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reversed a trial court ruling that determined one of infamous Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford’s largest investors received a $79 million fraudulent transfer in good faith.

January 16, 2019 Natalie Posgate

Federal Circuit Affirms $439M Verdict Against Apple

A federal appeals court handed Nevada-based VirnetX its latest win Tuesday in its intellectual property feud with Apple when it affirmed a $439 million judgment that stemmed from a September 2016 jury trial in East Texas.

January 15, 2019 Natalie Posgate

Fifth Circuit Dismisses Suit Against Schiff Hardin

The U.S. Fifth Circuit has dismissed a lawsuit filed in East Texas against Schiff Hardin charging that the firm had misrepresented facts to an insurance company during its defense of a products liability lawsuit. Most of the claims had already been dismissed, but the appeals court said the trial judge erred in a novel interpretation of Texas case law.

January 3, 2019 Allen Pusey

Appeals Court Tosses West Texas $43.1M Jury Award

The Eleventh Court of Appeals ended 2018 by tossing $43.1 million of a nearly $50 million West Texas jury award, ruling that a group of West Texas oil and gas investors who called themselves “partners” had no partnership at all. Allen Pusey explains.

January 2, 2019 Allen Pusey