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Lawyers Face Shifting Landscape on Reverse Discrimination Claims, but Geography May Play a Role

Venue is always a significant consideration for litigators, but when it comes to reverse discrimination claims, several attorneys said the location may play an outsized role.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

$4M Dallas Verdict Goes Against Trucking Company: Son's Death Was Not His Fault

The Grapevine Police Department investigation faulted the deceased for his own death and at trial the trucking company also argued the accident was entirely the victim's fault.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

'It Appears She Has Absconded': Deposits Missing for Surrogate Pregnancies Across U.S.

"Dominique's actions appear to be to avoid having to face the clients she defrauded. It appears she has absconded," Harris County 80th District Court Judge Jeralynn Manor's order states.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Law Shot Down: No More Shielding Non-Commercial Gun Silencers

Texas did not establish a valid quasi-sovereign interest because it has no self-interest "apart from the interests of particular private parties," the U.S. Fifth Circuit ruled.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

White & Case Expands Energy Projects Team With King & Spalding Partner

With demand up for energy construction projects, White & Case expanded its team by adding a King & Spalding partner with experience across the energy sector, including in energy transition.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Supreme Court Grants Review on ConocoPhillips Royalty Lease Dispute

Respondent's attorney Clinton Twaddell III argues that if Conoco's position prevails "thousands of deals in place" would be rewritten, "and instigate a stampede of lawsuits."
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

This Firm Just Unleashed a Slew of Suits Against IBM, Sony, Microsoft, 5 Others

Three U.S. companies and five overseas companies from Japan, Korea, India, and the Cayman Islands were sued in the U.S. Eastern and Western Districts of Texas.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Greenberg Traurig, Dentons Hire Big Law Partners in Houston

Greenberg Traurig expanded its restructuring and bankruptcy team with a Paul Hastings partner, and Dentons added a Reed Smith securities and M&A partner.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Equity Partner Pay Spread at Homegrown Texas Firms Not as Extreme as Industry Average

The ratio between the highest-paid and the lowest-paid equity partners at Texas firms included in the Am Law 200 were below the national averages.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Akin Expands Houston Capital Markets Practice With Kirkland Partner

Bryan Flannery, who joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld on Monday, said he was attracted to the firm's financial strength, long history of leadership in the energy sector, and recent focus on growth and attracting top talent.
2 minute read

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