Ben & Jerry’s Sues Parent for Backtracking on West Bank Ice Cream Sales Stance

Famed ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s sued Conopco, a subsidiary of parent company Unilever, in Manhattan federal court Tuesday morning alleging a deal Unilever struck regarding sale of the company’s ice cream in the West Bank violates their 2000 merger agreement. The lawsuit, filed by AZA, presents a conflict between the prerogative of Ben & Jerry’s independent board to make decisions about its social missions and its parent company’s authority over finances and operations.

July 5, 2022 Natalie Posgate

Brazos Electric Co-op Nears Deal in Bankruptcy

Brazos Electric Power Cooperative has reached an agreement in principle with most of its creditors that could result in the Waco-based power supplier exiting bankruptcy by fall. The agreement, which has the support of ERCOT and power generators such as Calpine, calls for Brazos to sell some assets, provides concessions from the power generators and allows Brazos to exit bankruptcy with its co-op structure. But there are still major hurdles ahead.

July 5, 2022 Mark Curriden

New Fortress, Apollo Join in $2B LNG Venture 

The platform will be 80 percent owned by the private equity giant and 20 percent owned by the company, freeing up capital that can be used elsewhere.

July 5, 2022 Claire Poole

CDT Roundup: 18 Deals, 13 Firms, 152 Lawyers, $8.6B

Vinson & Elkins is rocking what seems like a deal a day these days; sometimes two. Of late, Houston partner Steve Gill has been carrying the V&E banner for what sometimes seems like a firm cast of thousands. This week's CDT Roundup spotlights a couple of his recent transactions, along with the other Texas lawyers who reported more than $8 billion in deals last week.

July 5, 2022 Claire Poole

In a Texas Capital Case, the Supreme Court’s Denial of Cert Bewilders the Appellate Defenders Who Pursued It

The high court's decision in the long-running Terence Andrus v. Texas capital-murder case was a surprise for Andrus’s lawyers who worked hard to convince courts that Andrus was beset by egregious ineffective assistance of counsel at his earliest trials.

July 1, 2022 Tony Mauro

CDT Roundup: 15 Deals, 13 Firms, 146 Lawyers, $6.1B

Two Texas buddies from high school and college have made millions together in the oil & gas business under the name Double Eagle. In fact, they're still making deals. The CDT Roundup details their latest venture, as well as the deals reported by Texas lawyers last week.

June 28, 2022 Claire Poole

Litigation Roundup: Pizza Hut Franchise Win, Charter Punis Phase Delayed, More Social Media Addiction

A juror gets Covid, delaying the punitive damages phase of a wrongful death trial that has already rendered a $375 million actual damages verdict. A denied PPP loan turns into litigation. Alleged gossip at a La Madeleine results in a pro se lawsuit. Elon Musk gets sued again. And more. 

June 27, 2022 Natalie Posgate

SCOTX Inks a Bummer for Hempsters

The Texas Supreme Court determines hemp dealers have no constitutional right to manufacture hemp to smoke.

June 27, 2022 Osler McCarthy

High-Speed Rail Gets SCOTX Approval in Eminent-Domain Challenge

The Texas Supreme Court held that the two companies seeking to take private property for the controversial Dallas-to-Houston high-speed rail have a statutory right to exercise eminent domain to take right-of-way for the 240-mile rail line.

June 24, 2022 Osler McCarthy

Dallas Jury Awards $375M in Charter Communications Technician’s 2019 Murder of 83-Year-Old Woman

The verdict could balloon when the jurors, having found Charter grossly negligent in its hiring and supervision of the killer, begin deliberating punitive damages next Monday.

June 23, 2022 Bruce Tomaso