SCOTUS Hands Win to Grocery Store Chains in FOIA Case

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday granted a new level of protection to businesses that provide the government with confidential data, requiring lower courts to consider the actual meaning of "confidential" before granting access to such data under the Freedom of Information Act. Critics say the case provides a new obstacle to public access to government. But Baker Botts Austin partner Evan Young, who argued the winning case before SCOTUS, says nothing could be further from the truth. Natalie Posgate reports.

June 24, 2019 Natalie Posgate

Stockholder Suit Against Blue Bell Revived

A stockholder lawsuit against the directors of Blue Bell Creameries – filed in the wake of a 2015 outbreak of listeria in the company’s ice cream products – was revived this week by the Delaware Supreme Court. The case, filed in 2017 and dismissed in 2018, was remanded back to a Delaware Chancery Court for trial.

June 20, 2019 Allen Pusey

Tony Romo Wants a New Hearing in Battle Against NFL

The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback is asking the Dallas Court of Appeals to revisit his case against the NFL, which surfaced after a failed 2016 fantasy football event in California.

June 20, 2019 Natalie Posgate

Fifth Circuit Rejects $65M Stanford Settlement with Underwriters

Stanford Financial receiver Ralph Janvey is considering whether to appeal a Fifth Circuit opinion issued Monday that invalidated a $65 million settlement agreement in 2016 between the court-appointed receiver in the Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme case and the insurance providers for Stanford directors, officers and employees.

June 18, 2019 Mark Curriden

SCOTUS Gives Employees Boost in Discrimination Charges against Businesses in Texas Case

A former Fort Bend County worker who claimed that she had been sexually harassed and faced religious discrimination will now be allowed to pursue her claims in federal court, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday. Natalie Posgate has details about the decision.

June 3, 2019 Natalie Posgate

SCOTX Rejects Newspaper’s Libel Defenses Once Again

In a case closely-watched by Texas media groups, the Supreme Court of Texas has refused for the second time to dismiss a libel action against the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. The case is notable, not only for its 11-year history, but also for the failure of the defendants to secure traditional libel defenses.

May 30, 2019 Allen Pusey

Appeals Court Strikes Down Tony Romo’s Case Against NFL… Again

Dallas’ Fifth Court of Appeals has affirmed a summary judgment for the National Football League that dismissed a lawsuit Tony Romo and his company, The Fan Expo LLC, brought against the league related to a failed fantasy sports event. It's the second time for the NFL to prevail against the famed Dallas Cowboys quarterback-turned-sports announcer-turned-amateur golfer.

May 23, 2019 Natalie Posgate

Court of Appeals Considers Whether TCPA Applies to Noncompetes in TX

A three-judge panel heard oral arguments Tuesday in a contentious noncompete dispute that is currently deadlocked in an interlocutory Texas Citizens Participation Act battle. Although, a new bill passed by the Texas House might make the debate irrelevant soon. Natalie Posgate has the details.

May 15, 2019 Natalie Posgate

SCOTX Dismisses Defamation Suit Against DMN, Kevin Krause

The Supreme Court of Texas has tossed out a defamation lawsuit against the Dallas Morning News, reversing two lower courts that declined to do so despite it involving a situation that the Texas Citizens Participation Act was actually designed to protect a media outlet in.

May 10, 2019 Natalie Posgate

SCOTX Rules In Oyster Case

The Texas Supreme Court has ended part of a long-running inter-governmental battle over a coastal navigation district’s exclusive lease with an oyster-farming business; the rest, not so much. The case, which began in 2014, will continue, but with one less party. The Texas Lawbook has the story.

May 10, 2019 Allen Pusey