Adolfo Pesquera, based in San Antonio, covering Texas courts. Contact at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Adolfo_PEZ
April 04, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Mayer Brown Lands $10.3M Verdict for Korean Cellphone ManufacturerThe week-long trial concluded with jury findings that Chinese company OnePlus willfully infringed five of cellphone maker Pantech's patents related to wireless communication and user interface technologies used in OnePlus' smartphones.
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
April 04, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Two Claims Remain in Electric Transmission Defendants Winter Storm MDLThe ruling cites specific allegations made by plaintiffs lawyers, including that the TDUs refused to follow any plan for load shedding and instead flipped switches without foresight or concern.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
April 03, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
No Objections: Smokehouse Creek Fire MDL Petition Approval ExpectedOne week before Xcel Energy publicly admitted its equipment ignited the Smokehouse Creek Fire, the company informed the SEC that plaintiffs' attorney advised the company to preserve the evidence.
By Adolfo Pesquera
6 minute read
April 02, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Law Firms Swarm AT&T With Data Breach Class ActionsOn March 17, another cybercrime actor known as MajorNelson posted on an internet forum the entire dataset of the stolen database from the 2021 data incident, the "Dean v. AT&T" complaint states.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
April 02, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
$100M Victory in Houston as UBS Dodges Counterclaim"The law does not require punishing lenders who work in good faith with borrowers who wanted to work with lenders," U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez said.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
April 01, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
9 Texas Lawyers Suspended, 4 Get Public ReprimandsHarris County 152nd District Court found David Leigh Sheller took a position that unreasonably increased the costs or other burdens of the case or that unreasonably delayed resolution of the matter.
By Adolfo Pesquera
7 minute read
March 29, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
$4M Verdict Cancelled: 14th Court of Appeals Remands for New TrialThe jury awarded $3,865,000 in compensatory damages, finding EP Energy was found 80% responsible and Priority 20% responsible.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
March 28, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Which Law Firms Got the Work? Disney, Netflix, Sony File Mass SuitThe defendants are a ring of illegal sites and services defendant William Freemon operates directly or through resellers he actively recruits, the complaint alleges.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
March 27, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
8 Months in Custody: Law Firm Steps in After Woman's Life Unravels"ICE destroyed in an instant the life Ms. Portillo Moreno had worked decades to build," the Federal Tort Claims Act complaint claims.
By Adolfo Pesquera
6 minute read
March 26, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Lawyer Must Answer Claims of Breached Duty in Case With $500K in Fees"The breach of fiduciary claims against Mr. Herz as trustee remain and will be litigated. We very much look forward to that," plaintiffs attorney Anthony G. Buzbee said.
By Adolfo Pesquera
5 minute read
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