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Union Pacific Prevails on Appeal in Case Where Jury had Awarded $557.1M  - An error in the jury charge means Union Pacific Railroad Company will be getting a new trial in a lawsuit brought by a woman who drunkenly fell asleep on the tracks in a seated position and sued the company for her injuries. June 16, 2026Michelle Casady
Litigation Roundup: Sidley Represents Big 12 in Suit Against Texas Tech  - In this edition of Litigation Roundup, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Fort Worth regional office gets a final judgment against a Mansfield man accused in a $2.9 million fraud, and a company that offers an array of services to fuel retailers turns to the Texas Business Court in pursuit of $21 million in damages. June 15, 2026Michelle Casady
CDT Roundup: Megadeal Leads Eclectic Mix of M&A, IPOs and Odd Pairings - For the week ended June 13, the CDT Roundup reported on ten deals with a disclosed value of $11 billion.  

A year ago at this time, the Roundup reported on nine deals with a combined disclosed value of $478 million.

By far the largest deal of the week was a massive venture involving PE, a sovereign fund, a power provider and a major chipmaker. That and more in this edition of CDT Roundup. June 14, 2026Jason Philyaw
Dallas Influencer Sues Over Apparel Company’s Deepfake, Partially Nude Instagram Post - A Dallas influencer who has cultivated an image for her 400,000 followers of a body-positive, health-conscious, family-friendly mother of three alleges an intimate apparel company “disempowered and humiliated” her by posting an AI-generated deepfake image appearing to show her partially nude body on Instagram. Tranchin’s lawyer, Brett Rosenthal of Reese Marketos, told The Texas Lawbook that EBY had not only disclaimed responsibility for the post, but at one point also threatened his client with a breach of contract claim after she declined to provide additional content to the company.  June 11, 2026Michelle Casady
Dallas Jury Sides with Defense in Dispute Over Commercial Property Sale - Following a weeklong trial, the 12-member jury awarded no damages Thursday morning after deliberating for nearly four and a half hours. A group of 13 investors had sued a Houston lawyer claiming he breached his fiduciary duty when he sold a property that formerly housed an LA Fitness for $8.5 million instead of a higher value. June 11, 2026Alexa Shrake
Dallas Developer Faces Accusers in Sexual Assault Jury Trial - Jerry Jones’ neighbor, reality TV show actor and Dallas developer Bill Hutchinson, has been sued by three anonymous plaintiffs claiming he sexually assaulted them. The women also sued Virgin Hotel Dallas, of which he used to be a minority owner, alleging it was negligent and aware of his behavior toward young women but failed to act. Counsel gave opening statements Thursday morning. June 11, 2026Alexa Shrake
DOBS Gets $32M Win in California J&J Case - A Los Angeles jury hit Johnson & Johnson with a $32 million verdict in favor of the family of a woman who used the company’s baby powder for years and died of mesothelioma. Johnson & Johnson has vowed to "immediately appeal." June 10, 2026Michelle Casady

Centerpiece

Rachel Morgan Joined Dave & Buster’s to Have ‘A Good Time Working with Great People’ - Customers at Dave & Buster’s and Main Event in Dallas-Fort Worth were introduced to a new employee at the entertainment and restaurant operations company: New D&B CLO Rachel Morgan, who spent her first week on the job working among its rank-and-file employees of all levels.

“Everything I ate was delicious, but my favorite was the pepperoni pizza with a cauliflower crust and the key lime pie cheesecake,” Morgan told The Texas Lawbook. “As for games, the new Stranger Things and John Wick games were a blast. At Main Event, they convinced me to try to ropes course and the human crane — I looked ridiculous, but both were a blast. And the staff beat me badly in laser tag. I had hoped they would have mercy on me, but they did not.” June 15, 2026Mark Curriden
The Full Gibson Dunn Team Behind $75B SpaceX IPO Revealed - Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher confirmed in a news release on Thursday afternoon that the firm is the lead counsel to SpaceX on its initial public offering set to price Friday and revealed the lawyers involved across the entire transaction. (Photo credit: Sharon Ferranti/Texas Lawbook) June 11, 2026Jason Philyaw

Expert Voices

The Nine Most Common Mediation Mistakes - Mediation is intended to resolve disputes, not to check a procedural box or make a perfunctory settlement attempt. Too often, avoidable missteps derail that objective. Here are common mediation mistakes that make resolution harder to achieve. June 15, 2026Phil Appenzeller
Defining ‘Responsible’ in ‘Responsible Third Party’ Designation - In its recent decision in K&K Inez Properties v. Kolle, Texas Supreme Court clarifies the required showing for a “responsible third party” designation. This article examines the holding and its implications for practitioners. June 12, 2026Kevin Jacobs & Laura Shoemaker McGonagill

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  • ‘The Golden Age for Corporate Law in Texas is Now’ (Updated) - Never in history have Texas corporate lawyers worked so many hours, charged such enormous rates and raked in more revenue and profits than they are right now. The Texas offices of more than three dozen law firms scored record-high revenues in 2025 — and many of them surpassed their old records by tens of millions of dollars, according to new Texas Lawbook 50 data.

    Citing increased demand for legal services and healthy hourly rate increases, 48 of the Lawbook 50 law firms generated more revenue and more profits in their Texas operations in 2025 than they did in 2024.     April 30, 2026Mark Curriden

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