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Litigators of the Week: How O'Melveny, Willkie and Epstein Becker Litigators Teamed Up to Challenge Trump's Wall

"Our challenge was not a partisan effort or about political views, but rather a defense of the Constitution and delicate balance between the executive and legislative branches upon which our government is founded."
14 minute read

Law.com

5th Circuit Questions Pro-Abortion Claims but Won't Block Sweeping New Suit

The three-judge appeals panel described the abortion case as "extraordinary" because the plaintiffs, represented by a team from Debevoise & Plimpton, seek to challenge a raft of state laws under a "cumulative effects" theory.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Superior Court: IVC Filter Cases Against French Manufacturer Should Stay in Pa.

A unanimous three-judge panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled this week that a Philadelphia trial judge failed to take into account Pennsylvania's interest in the litigation.
5 minute read

Law.com

How Vendor Data Breaches Are Putting Law Firms at Risk

Records show that law firms' relationships with third-party vendors are a frequent point of exposure to cyber breaches and accidental leaks.
11 minute read

Texas Lawyer

South Texas Lawyer Faces More Allegations of Civil Barratry in New Suit

A suit filed Tuesday in Texas alleges that San Antonio lawyer Cesar Ornelas II and his father are among defendants in a suit alleging fee sharing with nonlawyers.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Brownsville Lawyer Gets 13 Months in Prison for Not Reporting Cash Payment

A federal judge also fined Guillermo Vega Jr. and ordered him to pay restitution to the Internal Revenue Service after the lawyer pleaded guilty to one count of failing to file a financial reporting form in 2011.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Fresh Off a Dozen Years as GC, Corporate Energy Lawyer Finds Home at Baker Botts

Daniel Terrell, who has been the GC for three different companies in the energy industry, will build a corporate practice in Baker Botts' Dallas office.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Attorneys Sue Prosecutor, Allege Retaliation Over Appellate Arguments

John and Patricia Stone, partners in Stone & Stone in San Angelo who represent inmate Austin Ray Carpenter, have lost an appeal that argued plea bargains are unconstitutional. But still ongoing are their grievance and lawsuit against 51st District Attorney Allison Palmer, claiming she retaliated against them for those appellate arguments.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Vinson & Elkins Hires Former EPA Lawyer With Clean Air Act Expertise

Patrick Traylor joined Vinson & Elkins' Washington, D.C., office Tuesday, after a stint at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency handling civil environmental litigation and compliance investigations.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Kirkland & Ellis, Vinson & Elkins Handle $2.3B Permian Basin Oil and Gas Deal

Austin's Parsley Energy has agreed to acquire Denver-based Jagged Peak Energy in a stock and debt transaction expected to close in early 2020.
3 minute read

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