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National Law Journal

11 Red State AGs Demand Damages in Antitrust Lawsuit Shaming ESG Climate Investors

"BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street formed a cartel to rig the coal market, artificially reduce the energy supply and raise prices," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton alleged. "Their conspiracy has harmed American energy production and hurt consumers."
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Daily Business Review

Miami’s Arbitration Week Aims To Cement City’s Status as Dispute Destination

With Miami's popularity as a venue for international arbitration steadily rising, it will host its second arbitration week conference starting Saturday. Local attorneys expect even more interest in the city as a venue for disputes in 2025.
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New York Law Journal

GE Agrees to $362.5M Deal to End Shareholder Claims Over Power, Insurance Risks

The deal between General Electric and investors represented by Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check had been reached in the lead-up to a trial that would have seen the company and investors squaring off on when executives became aware of what shareholders called “an undisclosed ticking time bomb."
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Revenue Up at Homegrown Texas Firms Through Q3, Though Demand Slipped Slightly

Billing rates at homegrown Texas firms grew by 7.9% during the first nine months of the year, compared to 2023, close to the industry's rate hike of 9% for the period, according to Wells Fargo's Legal Specialty Group Nine-Month 2024 Survey Results.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Environmental Fines: Texas Secures Over $100M From Petrochemical Processor TPC Group

Following an EPA $30.1 million settlement, Texas announced its own settlement for over $100 million with TPC Group.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Waterbury Jury Awards $2 Million Verdict Against Eversource

Attorneys John J. Houlihan Jr., Ryan K. Sullivan and Giacomo Cabrera of RisCassi & Davis represented the plaintiff.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'The Show Must Go On': Solo-GC-of-Year Kevin Colby Pulls Off Perpetual Juggling Act

"Unless there’s something where they really need a specialist, I pretty much can do it. And they have enjoyed this ability. Not to mention that I can negotiate things in Spanish and Portuguese," said Colby, general counsel of GOWell International Inc.
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Texas Lawyer

Haynes Boone, Hicks Thomas Get Dismissal of $1.3B Claims in 2022 Freeport LNG Terminal Explosion

Haynes Boone, defending Chiyoda International Corp., obtained dismissal of $1.3 billion in subrogation lawsuits.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Big Law Gathers for Case Allowing Insurers to Avoid $78.5M Payout

Icahn Enterprises wants a judgment vacating an order that let its insurers avoid paying a $78.5 million settlement.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

DLA Piper Sued by 2 Houston Companies, Alleging a 'Fake Lawyer' Represented Them in Argentina

Two Houston companies filed a lawsuit against DLA alleging that once the firm discovered that the individual was not licensed, they fired him and attempted to cover up the situation.
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