Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
Lawyers for a business co-founded by Tony Romo told a three-judge panel in Dallas Wednesday that the issues behind the former Cowboys quarterback’s dispute with the National Football League should have been treated as matters of fact instead of being tossed by the trial judge in a 2017 summary judgment.
Will a court in the United States enforce a money judgment awarded in a foreign country? No matter which side of the case you argue, there are plenty of potential pitfalls. Mark Little and Liam O’Rourke of Baker Botts provide a roadmap to foreign-judgment recognition proceedings in Texas.
Xerox Corporation and several of its former subsidiaries have agreed to a $235.9 settlement with the Texas Attorney General’s Office, the state announced Tuesday. It represents the largest single resolution in a case filed by the AG's office for Medicaid-related claims.
A jury in Houston has delivered a complete defense win for Devon Energy Production Company related to a dispute that surfaced in 2014 with EP Energy E&P Company over a saltwater disposal contract the two parties have had with each other since 1996. There was $3.3 million at stake. Natalie Posgate has the details.
Houstonian and wrestling pro Booker T. Huffman has sued Santa Monica video publisher Activision Publishing, its parent company and New York eSports giant Major League Gaming for allegedly infringing on a comic book character copyrighted by Huffman.
A Dallas bankruptcy judge has approved a restructuring plan for an investment adviser that was previously controlled by Highland Capital Management. Ordinarily, that would be an end to the story. But the plan is rooted in what even the judge acknowledges is an "astonishingly contentious" saga. Natalie Posgate has the history of the truly nasty litigation.
A partner at Dallas private equity firm Kainos Capital is suing its other founders for allegedly stripping her interest in the company as millions in fees poured into an office run by a “frat house” culture.
A federal judge in Corpus Christi has issued an injunction to allow three Texas-based Native American male inmates to grow their hair long to accommodate their religious beliefs. The ruling is a slam-dunk win for two lawyers at Yetter Coleman, who took the case pro bono. Natalie Posgate has the who, what, when, where and why.
A federal judge has declined to certify a class of registered nurses who allege San Antonio’s three largest hospital groups conspired to depress their wages over a five-year period. The ruling marks a major step forward for a group of Texas lawyers from Norton Rose Fulbright and Gibson Dunn in defending their hospital clients.
Two retirement funds sued Pier 1 and two of its executives in 2015 claiming they made false statements and misled shareholders about excessive inventory levels, which led to millions in financial losses. Pier 1 GC Mike Carter and Bracewell partners Stephen Crain and Bradley Benoit executed a near-perfect defense strategy to have the case dismissed.
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