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National Law Journal

Judicial Council Upholds Dismissal of Complaint Against Judges Who Vowed Not to Hire Columbia Law Clerks

"The subject judges have chosen to boycott the hiring of future graduates of the university as a means to implement their hiring discretion," wrote Priscilla Richman, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. "While reasonable jurists may disagree about the effectiveness of their method and whether it is justified, the judges have not engaged in misconduct."
4 minute read

The Recorder

Who Got the Work: Wilmer Appears for Apple in Patent-Infringement Case

Apple, Microsoft and Google all face complaints filed last month by Never-Search, a Cupertino company whose founder holds patents on technology to enhance geographical maps with information about points of interest.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Judge Enters Setback for SEC in Crypto-Securities Action

U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman previously expressed apprehension over entering a ruling and setting a "moving target precedent."
4 minute read

Law.com

'When Does It End?' Chancellor Asks Defense Counsel in Dispute Over Musk Compensation

Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick pressed attorneys on the scope of their request to the court and what authority the court has to grant it.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

In Texas Appellate Court, Physicians' Loss on Out-of-Network Rates Erases $5.5M Attorney Fees

The physicians admitted a meeting of the minds is needed to form a binding contract, but claimed a specific dollar amount is not required for a contract to be enforceable.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Dueling Personal Injury Law Partners in Houston Seek Dissolution, Injunction

The Pusches also discovered that David Nguyen applied to register the law firm's trademark logo, We Push You Win, the petition claims.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Locke Lord Picks Up Sidley Insurance Lawyer, Thompson Coburn Cybersecurity Practice Leader

Am Law 100 firm Locke Lord continues to expand in Chicago even as the firm is on track to merge with Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders by year-end.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

U.S. Fifth Circuit Vacates USDOT 'Final Action' on Oil Drilling 'Explosive'

A plasma cutting device used to extract stuck pipes used in oil and gas drilling is not a "new explosive" and its transport cannot be barred, a federal appeals court ruled.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Former Houston Bar President Joins O'Melveny From Winston & Strawn

Denise Scofield pointed to the firm's brisk growth in Texas; it's now close to 70 attorneys in just three years.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Meta Reaches $1.4B Settlement With Texas: Meet the Lawyers

McKool Smith and Keller Postman assisted the Texas attorney general in achieving an accelerated settlement of $1.4 billion with Meta for its unauthorized use of Facebook users' biometric data.
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