Information technology company Sungard AS New Holdings has asked the court to approve a $385,000 settlement it reached with Jackson Walker that would end its bankruptcy fee dispute with the Dallas-based law firm. This marks back-to-back weeks companies involved in the bankruptcy fee dispute have asked the court to approve settlements with the firm.
Boston Jury Awards Couple $42M in Johnson & Johnson Asbestos Trial
Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder was allegedly the direct cause of mesothelioma for a Massachusetts couple, according to a Boston jury. Dallas-based attorneys with Dean Omar Branham Shirley represented the couple in the two-week jury trial, which resulted in a $42 million verdict for the plaintiffs.
Baker Hughes to Buy Chart Industries in $13.6B All-Cash Deal
Baker Hughes said on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Chart Industries for $210 a share in cash, or about $13.6 billion, as the Houston energy technology company furthers its expansion in liquified natural gas and data centers. Also Tuesday, Irving-based Flowserve Corp. said it terminated its offer to acquire Chart because the Baker Hughes offer is a “superior proposal.”
WhereverTV is Headed Back to Trial in its Infringement Claims Against Comcast
WhereverTV accused Comcast of infringing a patent covering its interactive program guide and was trying the case before a jury in April 2023. But before the jury heard closing arguments or began deliberations, a federal judge in Florida agreed with Comcast that it was entitled to judgment as a matter of law, ending the case. Now, the Federal Circuit Court has remanded the case for a second jury trial.
Litigation Roundup: Southwest Airlines ‘A-Lister’ Alleges Racial Discrimination
In this edition of Litigation Roundup, Skechers draws a patent infringement lawsuit in the Eastern District of Texas over its line of slip-on shoes, Dallas-based Southwest Airlines is accused of race discrimination by a doctor who was removed from a flight, and the Fifth Court of Appeals clarifies the rules on supersedeas bonds in an appeal from a $30.7 million jury award.