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Texas Lawyer

Haynes and Boone Defeats Patent Challenge for Fracking Tech Client

The defendant's two patents upheld are the latest disputes in a series of trial court and administrative court challenges between two competitors in oil and gas fracking technology.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Gibbs & Bruns Safeguards $38M Judgment for Occidental Against Wells Fargo

A series of miscommunications between Wells Fargo and Occidental Petroleum's agent led to a delay in the sale of stock and an alleged loss of $38 million, Occidental claimed.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Doug Emhoff Headlines Harris Fundraisers With Big Law Leaders

Leaders and partners from DLA Piper, Paul Weiss, Sidley Austin and Quinn Emanuel, among others, are expected to take part in upcoming fundraising for Harris.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

$39M Jury Verdict Awarded in Novel Mesothelioma Case

Plaintiffs' lead attorney Mark Linder emphasized this is the first mesothelioma lawsuit that proceeded from this type of exposure.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

$192 Million Verdict: McKool Smith Wins Against Samsung

Samsung was given access to multiple Mojo Mobility prototypes with the understanding that would lead to a commercial transaction, but Samsung instead suggested Mojo cut a deal with its suppliers as no cost to Samsung.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Vinson & Elkins Grabs 2 Cadwalader Securities Litigators, Including Global Litigation Group Chair

Jason Halper, chair of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft's global litigation group, joined Vinson & Elkins as a partner in New York on Monday, along with special counsel Sara (Bussiere) Brauerman.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Midlevel Associates at Akin, Susman Godfrey Give High Marks to Firms in Survey

In the 2024 Midlevel Associates Survey, Texas-founded firms Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Susman Godfrey are among the highest-ranked firms, based on the survey of associate job satisfaction.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Kendra Scott, Lululemon Accused of Infringing on 'Virtual Showroom' Patent in Separate Suits

The complaints were first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Sounds Alarm Over Persistent Circuit Split on 'Favorable Termination' Rule

The rule, established in the Supreme Court's 1994 decision 'Heck v. Humphrey,' bars people from bringing civil rights suits without first showing their conviction has been reversed, set aside or expunged. Circuits are divided over whether that rule applies to plaintiffs no longer in prison.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas High Court Hears 2020 Election Ethics Case Against Lawyer

On a defense of a separation of powers violation, the district court granted Webster summary judgment, but the state bar obtained a reversal on appeal.
5 minute read

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