VidStream Inc., the successor to a bankrupt tech company, said the social media behemoth formerly known as Twitter infringed two patents to streamline the transfer of user-generated videos to online platforms and TV.
Judge Issues TRO Against Trump EO Targeting Susman Godfrey
Describing President Donald Trump’s executive order against Susman Godfrey as a “personal vendetta” and a “shocking abuse of power,” a federal judge Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order preventing critical provisions of the EO from being enforced.
Q&A With Trial Lawyer Chip Babcock
When more than 50 Texas Democratic senators fled the state in 2003 to deny the senate a quorum over a controversial Republican redistricting bill, they called Charles “Chip” Babcock, one of the finest First Amendment trial lawyers famously known for representing talk show host Oprah Winfrey in a six-week trial in Amarillo. Babcock, who is currently defending far-right cable network One America News against a defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems, recently concluded a 25-year run as chair of the Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee. He shares thoughts from his 40-year legal career in this Texas Lawbook exclusive.
Copart’s Former VP of HR Alleges Company Operates As ‘A Mad Men-Era Boys’ Club’
Dallas-based Fortune 500 company Copart has been sued by its former global vice president of human resources, who alleges she was fired after complaining about discrimination and harassment toward female employees. The online car auction company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Litigation Roundup: Texas Says ‘Roadmap to Violate Consumer Protection Laws’ is Being Followed Post-Google Ruling
In this edition of Litigation Roundup, a man who kidnapped his attorney and demanded a $1 million ransom gets 24 years in prison, Texas warns the state’s high court of dire consequences in a bid to revive its suit against Google, and a jury in rural West Texas awards more than $1 million in an oil and gas contract dispute.
Q&A with Trial Lawyer Jeffrey B. Simon
“There is no right that is so entrenched in the American experience that someone can’t take it away,” trial lawyer Jeffrey B. Simon told The Texas Lawbook about writing his book, Last Rights: The Fight to Save the 7th Amendment. Simon, who co-leads the state’s opioid multidistrict litigation, shared why he wrote his book and how it’s a collection of thoughts and ideas developed over a career spanning more than three decades.
Q&A with Trial Lawyer Geoffrey Harrison
Susman Godfrey trial attorney and partner Geoffrey Harrison won five lawsuits last year involving a total of more than $1.25 billion. In this exclusive interview, Harrison talks about his trial rituals, what name partner H. Lee Godfrey taught him as a newly minted lawyer, the litigation trends he’s watching closely and more.
Dickey’s Barbecue Sues American Arbitration Association Over ‘Flagrant and Stated Disregard’ of Rules
Dallas-based Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants is taking the American Arbitration Association and one of its arbitrators to court over what it alleges is a “flagrant and stated disregard” for the rule of law that resulted in death penalty sanctions against it.
Q&A with Trial Lawyer Michael Lyons
Michael Lyons is a student of heroes. An avid reader, he concentrates on what makes a hero and how they’re portrayed in stories. It’s no wonder that the trial lawyer finds heroes in his own cases, whether it be a man killed saving his fiancée from the deadly 2021 Astroworld crowd surge or a Good Samaritan who comforted a dying truck driver.
Energy Transfer Wins $660M Jury Verdict Against Greenpeace in Dakota Access Pipeline Case
The torts and defamation case centered on the role of Greenpeace, the activist international environmental group, on protests in 2016 and 2017 against a controversial North Dakota pipeline. Greenpeace, based in the Netherlands, said the verdict could cause an end to its U.S. organization. Trey Cox, a Dallas partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, led the legal effort for the plaintiffs with an all-Texas team.