Police Captain Sues Wood Co., Judge, DA & Sheriff for ‘Vindictive Retaliation’

Former Quitman Police Captain Terry Bevill says he was fired from his job, charged with felony aggravated perjury, lost his family's much needed health insurance and blackballed from law enforcement - all because he told the truth in a sworn affidavit in 2017. He's now filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against his former bosses, including Wood County’s sheriff, its former district attorney and the judge, as well as the mayor of Quitman, a town in East Texas. The Texas Lawbook has the in-depth details.

June 24, 2019 Mark Curriden

Courtroom Sciences Rejects Pregnancy Discrimination Claims; Retains Rogge Dunn

Irving-based Courtroom Sciences Inc. has denied all claims by former employee Megan Cartwright that the litigation services firm discriminated against her and fired her 10 days before she was due for a C-section as retaliation because she was pregnant.

June 20, 2019 Natalie Posgate

Stockholder Suit Against Blue Bell Revived

A stockholder lawsuit against the directors of Blue Bell Creameries – filed in the wake of a 2015 outbreak of listeria in the company’s ice cream products – was revived this week by the Delaware Supreme Court. The case, filed in 2017 and dismissed in 2018, was remanded back to a Delaware Chancery Court for trial.

June 20, 2019 Allen Pusey

DBJ: Exco Resources to Emerge from Bankruptcy in ‘Coming Weeks’ After Court Reorgnization

The Dallas oil and natural gas company expects to complete the financial restructuring process in the coming weeks. Exco will reduce its leverage by more than $1.1 billion.

June 20, 2019 Dallas Business Journal Staff Report

Tony Romo Wants a New Hearing in Battle Against NFL

The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback is asking the Dallas Court of Appeals to revisit his case against the NFL, which surfaced after a failed 2016 fantasy football event in California.

June 20, 2019 Natalie Posgate

CDT Roundup: 11 Deals, 14 Firms, 160 Lawyers, $13.5B

Short-term bridge loans, in the form of the SCF (subscription credit facility), are becoming an increasingly useful tool for private capital funds that don't want to keep tapping their investors on capital calls for deals. Claire Poole has the SCF growth numbers, along with her weekly insights on deal-making by Texas lawyers.

June 18, 2019 Claire Poole

Lubbock Auto CFO Pleads Guilty on Fraud Scheme

The former CFO of Reagor Dykes Auto Group in Lubbock pleaded guilty Tuesday to masterminding a $50 million conspiracy that defrauded the company’s primary lender, Ford Motor Credit Co.

June 18, 2019 Mark Curriden

Fifth Circuit Rejects $65M Stanford Settlement with Underwriters

Stanford Financial receiver Ralph Janvey is considering whether to appeal a Fifth Circuit opinion issued Monday that invalidated a $65 million settlement agreement in 2016 between the court-appointed receiver in the Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme case and the insurance providers for Stanford directors, officers and employees.

June 18, 2019 Mark Curriden

Bracewell Aids Prosperity on $2.1B LegacyTexas Purchase

Houston-based Prosperity Bancshares is acquiring Dallas-based LegacyTexas Financial Group, a $2.1 billion deal that will help expand Prosperity's presence in the North Texas market. Bracewell assisted in the transaction and Claire Poole has the specifics.

June 17, 2019 Claire Poole

Kirkland, STB Advise on C&J Energy’s $1.8B Merger with Keane

The Keane Group and C&J Energy announced a merger this week, creating a new pressure pumping giant worth an estimated $1.8 billion in enterprise value. Two national law firms leaned heavily on their Texas-based lawyers to pull off the deal and Claire Poole has the names.

June 17, 2019 Claire Poole