DBJ: Judge Denies Southwest Executive’s Attempt to Dismiss Defamation Suit
The issue stems from a public statement Southwest Chief Operating Officer Mike Van de Ven made last February.
Dallas Judge: NCAA Head Injury Case Will Stay in D-Town
A Dallas state court ruled Friday that a former University of Texas football player’s lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association will remain in Dallas despite the NCAA’s efforts to move the case to Travis County.
Jury Awards $2.1M in Houston Mall Dispute
“Meet me at the mall, it’s goin’ down,” has a whole new meaning beyond the lyrics in a 2006 hip-hop single after a jury found a real estate developer defrauded an investor in order to buy a Houston mall. Natalie Posgate details the story, which actually involved them meeting at the mall.
A Texas Battle Over Trademarks Reveals A Buddhist Schism
It took a Houston jury only 30 minutes to decide last month that the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam hadn't defrauded a member of its own church. But not even a quick verdict can resolve the ongoing dispute over what happened to $2.3 million and who gets to call itself "UBCV." Natalie Posgate sorts it out.
Cheniere and ex-CEO Souki Walk Away From Legal Battle on Eve of Trial
It began as a boardroom dispute then morphed into a legal feud involving Carl Icahn. But the much-anticipated trial between Cheniere Energy and its founder Charif Souki, ended before it began Thursday when the parties announced they'd reached a walkaway agreement. Natalie Posgate reports.
McKool & Team Score $85M against Apple
Mike McKool and a group of McKool Smith lawyers asked a San Diego federal court jury to order Apple to pay their client $85 million for patent infringement. On Friday, the jury did just that. The Texas Lawbook has details.
DBJ: Dallas Company’s Founder Taking New Owners to Court in a Move That’s Held Up a Key Deal
A founder of an Irving software company has gone to court to stop his company from making an acquisition – and it’s worked so far. Brian Womack of the Dallas Business Journal has the story.
Voices: The NDTX Bench Bar
The annual Bench Bar Conference for the Northern District of Texas last week was a non-stop crush of candid judicial observations and advice litigators ignore at their risk. Here's a sampling of what attendees heard.
Chron: Shippers Say They Overpaid for Rail Transport, Alleging Price Fixing
Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA joins 37 other companies suing the railroads that control 90% of the nation’s rail freight traffic.
Trump Has Seated 17 Federal Judges in Texas – One Vacancy Remains
Pick your reason, but by the time Barack Obama left after two terms in office, 18 of 52 U.S. District Court seats in Texas were vacant. That's more than a third. Today, only one seat is vacant. Knowing the new judges might be important in the New Year, Mario Nguyen of Locke Lord offers help.