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Texas Lawyer

YIKES! 2 Lawyers Accused of Accidentally Helping Opposing Counsel Sign Up More Plaintiffs to Sue Client

The former client alleges the lawyers disclosed more names in discovery than they should have, and then opposing counsel signed up more plaintiffs to sue the company.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Climate-Change 'Lawfare': Texas Judges Take Swipe at California's Liberal Courts, Reluctantly Ruling Against Exxon

"Lawfare is an ugly tool by which to seek the environmental policy changes the California parties desire, enlisting the judiciary to do the work that the other two branches of government cannot or will not do," said the opinion by the Second Court of Appeals in Texas.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Houston Attorney Kevin Dubose Tried 1 of 3 Cases That Used Zoom for the First Time to Argue Before the Texas Supreme Court

Houston attorney, Kevin Dubose of Alexander Dubose & Jefferson, spoke to Texas Lawyer about his recent victory in the case W&T Offshore v. Wesley Fredieu and what it was like to try a case remotely through Zoom.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Suit Against DLA Piper Says Firm's Mistaken Email Revealed 'Double Dealing'

After client Ferrellgas Partners contacted the firm about the email, DLA said it conducted an internal investigation, the suit claims.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

PTO Growing Less Deferential to Rocket Dockets During Pandemic

With district judges forced to put jury trials on hold, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board sounds as if it will be more assertive about deciding patent validity, even when the same issues are presented in parallel district court proceedings.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Energy Companies in Del. Court of Chancery Complaint Accuse Ex-Employees of Moving Funds for Secret Side Business

The complaint stated the parties and facts of the case are so intertwined it would be unreasonable, if not impossible, for its claims to be severed.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Tapping Recovery in Texas

By providing nonrecourse funding for a variety of commercial claims, funding is a tool that can ease the financial burden for companies and law firms alike and provide a path forward for good claims to reach the courthouse.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

State Regulators Turn Down Arguments on FPL Electric Rates

The state Office of Public Counsel, which represents consumers, and two business groups have long argued that Florida Power & Light has not properly passed along savings from the 2017 federal tax overhaul to ratepayers.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Upholds Ruling That PECO Distribution Expansion Is Not Anti-Competitive

The court's June 2 ruling is a rejection of energy provider NRG's argument that PECO's stated price-to-compare was too low and did not reflect the actual costs to customers, putting other service providers at a competitive disadvantage.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Supreme Court Case Will Decide Whether 3rd Party Is Liable for Settlement as Defendants Point Fingers

In oral arguments held over Zoom, Florida justices considered whether the law allows a third party to be liable for settlements paid out over damage it allegedly caused, in a lawsuit with little case law on which to lean.
4 minute read

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