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Texas Lawyer

Was This Judge Too Slow? Jurist Suggests 5th Circuit Micromanages His Docket

"A district court has broad discretion and inherent authority to manage its docket. That's what it did here, much to the apparent dismay of the Fifth Circuit," U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman said.
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Texas Lawyer

Akin Adds Sidley Energy M&A, Projects Partner in Houston

Sidley Austin energy M&A and projects partner Trent Bridges has joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld as a partner in Houston, the second energy partner Akin has hired in that office this month.
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Texas Lawyer

High Court Weighs in After Judges Disagree on Damages, Negligence

The Supreme Court took the case because the court had not addressed the validity of a claim for medical negligence that results in an unplanned pregnancy and birth of a healthy child, Justice Rebeca Huddle said.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

ExxonMobil Holding Loses Control of California Oil Field in Court Order

Judge Thomas S. Clark concluded the weight of the evidence suggested Aera prioritized its financial situation over the interests of the plaintiffs in making business decisions.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Second Hundred Grows to Four With Addition of Chamberlain Hrdlicka

The four homegrown Texas firms on the Second Hundred join six other Texas firms on the Am Law 100.
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Law.com

After Jury Returns $45M Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson, Dean Omar Opens New Talc Trial in Oregon

Dean Omar, the Dallas-based plaintiffs firm that won a $45 million talcum powder verdict last month against Johnson & Johnson, opened on Thursday with another trial. Orrick's Will Stute represented Johnson & Johnson.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Attorneys General Secure $10.25M Settlement With Major Phone Carriers

"We have all heard and seen advertisements announcing too-good-to-be-true cellphone deals, offering wireless devices for free or 'unlimited' data," California Attorney General Rob Bonta said. "Turns out, many of those deals are indeed too good to be true."
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

'Now We're Bleeding': Fidelity Accused of Choosing Profits Over Clients' Interests

Michael Maeker's complaint cites numerous examples of how he was allegedly pressured, and how he resisted upper management's alleged demands that he convince certain wealthy clients to change their position.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Lewis Brisbois Associate Shot, Killed at a Houston McDonald's After Verbal Altercation

In a statement on Wednesday, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith called litigation associate Jeffrey Limmer, who joined the firm in 2019, a "hero among us."
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Law Firm Profit in Peril as Receiver Seeks Disgorgement

But the law firm is arguing the statute of limitations bars the bankruptcy receiver's effort to disgorge its profits.
5 minute read

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