Phillips 66 Sued for Trade Secret Misappropriation
A lawsuit now made public pits Phillips 66 and Propel Fuels against one another and involves claims that P66 misappropriated Propel’s trade secrets after a deal fell through.
David Stryker’s Successfully Litigious Year
For more than four years, Huntsman Corp. and its General Counsel David Stryker fought a high-stakes legal battle over an acquisition of a company whose technology ended up not working. Stryker and Huntsman hired the law firm Kirkland & Ellis to sue for fraud and breach of contract. In 2021, Huntsman and Kirkland won, securing an arbitration victory that led to a $665 million settlement. More recently, Huntsman and Stryker secured a $94 million jury verdict in New Orleans in a separate lawsuit. Stryker’s recent wins came in quick succession, but they were the product of the deep-seated instinct for advocacy that has coursed through Stryker’ veins since the day he became a trial lawyer. The 2022 Houston Corporate Counsel Award for Business Litigation of the Year goes to Stryker and the lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis.
Dallas Company’s Patent-Infringement Suit Against Twitter Moving Toward Trial
U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey, reversing a decision he made in 2016, refuses to dismiss the suit over what the plaintiff, VidStream, says is at least $600 million in unpaid patent royalties.
Q&A With Mark Shank, a Bare-Foot Skiing Employment Law Author
Mark Shank was a high school sophomore when he read a novel by Irving Wallace called The Seven Minutes, a legal thriller about a First Amendment trial over the banning of a book considered “the most obscene pornography ever written.” The lawyer in the book won an historic jury victory and convinced a teenaged Shank he should become a lawyer. Five decades later, Shank is the author of the 2022 edition of The Texas Litigator’s Guide to Departing Employee Cases. The Texas Lawbook interviewed Shank about his life, legal career and the behind-the-scenes making of his book.
Beating the TRO: Get Ready Now … and Ensure There’s Gas in the Tank
Unfair competition lawyers get to marry adrenaline, strategy and competition. This article shares a real-life example featuring all of those things on the way to beating a temporary restraining order.
Initial Strategy and Attorney To-Do List in Departing Employee Cases
This article covers what attorneys, from the perspective of the former employer's counsel, should consider when developing their initial case strategies and possible action items in connection with them.
‘It Is High Time’ To Halt Inheritance Litigation by Albert Hill III, Judge Declares
U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay rejected yet another lawsuit by ‘Al Three,’ an embittered descendant of oil magnate H.L. Hunt, and said he’s considering sanctions against the ‘vexatious litigator’ and his lawyers.
AZA’s Name Shortens with Departure of Two Name Partners
Two name partners have departed Houston litigation boutique AZA, The Texas Lawbook has learned. Firm leaders declined to comment on why.
Toyota Settles EDTX Lawsuit with Hybrid Vehicle Owners
Toyota and a proposed class of hybrid-vehicle owners have settled a class action lawsuit in the Eastern District of Texas. The case had originally been set for trial this July before the court ordered mediation for the parties.
New Book is Texas Business Leaders ‘One Stop Shop’ on Departing Employee Litigation
The 2022 edition of The Texas Litigator’s Guide to Departing Employee Cases includes the most recent court decisions, statutory changes and regulatory advisories. The book also marks the debut of Texas Lawbook Publishing.