Adolfo Pesquera, based in San Antonio, covering Texas courts. Contact at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Adolfo_PEZ
June 22, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
National Energy Sector Firm Sues Former Execs Over Trade Secrets"Two of OPG's biggest customers—accounting for millions in annual revenue for OPG—informed OPG they were moving business from OPG to Titan," the complaint alleges.
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June 21, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Remember Fen-phen? Litigation Still Pending Over Lawyer's ExpensesFleming wants the high court to agree that a take-nothing verdict in his firm's favor in a 2016 trial, Harpst v. Fleming, be binding on the 8,000 plaintiffs in Wilson v. Flemming, his brief on the merits states.
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June 20, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Los Angeles Jury Finds Houston Doctor Misappropriated Penile-Implant Trade Secrets"The main issue from our perspective is we have these things that were trade secrets that would have had an indefinite life as long as we could keep them confidential," plaintiff lead attorney Ryan Baker said.
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June 20, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
38 Rulings Came Down From the 5th Circuit Over the Holiday—Here's What They Cover"Under Claiborne, Mckesson cannot be liable for violence unless he encouraged violence. It is not enough that he encouraged or committed unlawful-but-nonviolent actions that preceded violence," Circuit Judge Don R. Willett said in dissent.
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June 16, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
'Imagine My wonder': Court Disgorges $29M Trust"After 20-plus years of trusting you to manage my retirement, my inheritance, my investments, my car, my home in El Paso and most recently my Social Security and Scripps pension; to ultimately be at your mercy with no home of my own," Frank Ahlgren Jr. said.
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June 15, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Defense Lawyer Raises Public Patents in California Penile-Implant Trial"We think you will find what is going on here is more like Tesla coming into this courtroom and telling you they own the trade secret of mirrors and headlights because they were putting it in electric cars," defense attorney Weining Bai said.
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June 14, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Not in This County: Paxton Won't Get Preferred Venue for His Securities Fraud TrialCollin County is Ken Paxton's home county, and political science experts and the state have long held that a trial there would be most advantageous to the attorney general.
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June 14, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Rookie Attorney Accused of Stealing Law Firm's Clients to Go SoloThe trial court findings said the firm demonstrated the attorney might have improperly taken and should return confidential/proprietary information. It required the lawyer to provide a list of clients originating from the firm.
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June 13, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Not Yet: Push for Digital Deposition Transcripts Fails Again"The problem is these paper transcripts often go through many hands before returning back to the reporter, and often return damaged or even altered. Then the reporters are required to swear to the accuracy," Rep. John Bryant said.
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June 12, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Sanction Everyone? Attorneys Each Ask Court to Punish Other Side"The question for this court: Did defendants present that criminal charge under Penal Code Chapter 36 solely to gain an advantage?" stated plaintiffs' counsel Marquette Wolff
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