John Council

July 09, 2018 | Texas Lawyer

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld a National Labor Relations Board decision holding that In-N-Out Burger is in violation of labor law for banning its employees from wearing pins to show solidarity with a movement to raise the minimum wage.

By John Council

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July 06, 2018 | Texas Lawyer

Huge plaintiff awards are usually associated with jury verdicts in Texas. But sometimes they can come without one, as Houston litigator Karl Stern can attest after he recently convinced an arbitration panel to award $622 million against Brazil state-owned oil company Petrobras for breaking a contract with his client.

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July 05, 2018 | Texas Lawyer

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit criticized U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes in a recent decision after he apparently attributed a female…

By John Council

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July 05, 2018 | Litigation Daily

Lambasting a female prosecutor, U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes told her, "We didn't let girls do it in the old days.”

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July 03, 2018 | Texas Lawyer

After an assistant principal allegedly ordered a mass suspicionless strip search of 22 preteen sixth grade girls in an attempt to locate $50, two of their mothers sued the school district, only to see their case dismissed by a federal judge—even though all parties agreed the search violated the girls' constitutional rights.

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July 02, 2018 | Texas Lawyer

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has allowed a nurse at an assisted living center to sue her former employer for fostering a hostile workplace environment after she was allegedly assaulted repeatedly by a resident who suffers from dementia.

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June 29, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyers from Vinson & Elkins represented Goldman Sachs' renewable energy fund in its purchase of $350 million worth of solar energy assets from South Jersey Industries (SJI), which was advised by a team of attorneys from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.

By John Council

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June 29, 2018 | Texas Lawyer

Lawyers from Vinson & Elkins represented Goldman Sachs' renewable energy fund in its purchase of $350 million worth of solar energy assets from South Jersey Industries (SJI), which was advised by a team of attorneys from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.

By John Council

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June 28, 2018 | Texas Lawyer

U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade has cut in half last year's $500 million award against Facebook-owned Oculus in a case in which a jury found that the company directly infringed on virtual reality technology owned by ZeniMax Media.

By John Council

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June 27, 2018 | Texas Lawyer

Dallas' Fifth Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of libel claims lodged against Baylor University and Pepper Hamilton in connection with…

By John Council

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