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  • July 24, 2025

    Glass Lewis Sues Texas Over Proxy Advisory Restrictions Law

    Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis & Co. LLC sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday over a recently passed state law that it argues requires the firm to "publicly condemn itself" when its advice for clients reflects certain viewpoints the government disfavors.

  • July 24, 2025

    Logan Paul's Bid In CryptoZoo Suit Not Yet Ripe, Judge Says

    Media personality Logan Paul shouldn't be able to pin the collapse of his CryptoZoo project on the "empty chairs" of his co-founders for the time being, a Texas magistrate judge has counseled.

  • July 24, 2025

    Panel OKs Atty As Expert In 'Vanishingly Rare' Med Mal Suit

    A Texas appellate court said Thursday that allegations that a hospital negligently discharged a newborn to adoptive parents can be considered a medical malpractice claim, but said a family law attorney can also serve as an expert witness in a "vanishingly rare" case where an expert needn't be a physician.

  • July 24, 2025

    Fluor Investor Attys Awarded $2.4M For Derivative Suit Deal

    A Texas federal judge on Thursday awarded $2.4 million in attorney fees and expenses in a settlement that resolved a derivative suit against the top brass of Fluor Corp. over claims that executives covered up the engineering and construction giant's improper bidding practices for years and caused billions of dollars in losses to the company.

  • July 24, 2025

    Fiber Co. Tilson Sues Gigapower For Breach Of Contract

    Fiber network developer Tilson Technology Management Inc. has filed a lawsuit in Texas against joint venture Gigapower LLC, alleging wrongful breach of contract tied to large-scale infrastructure projects that ultimately pushed Tilson into bankruptcy.

  • July 24, 2025

    Ex-Astros CEO Says He Fully Trusted Owner During 2011 Sale

    A former Houston Astros CEO testified Thursday in state court that the baseball team fully trusted owner Drayton McLane Jr. during his 2011 sale of the team when he said Comcast Corp. could deliver on a plan estimated to be worth $700 million over eight years.

  • July 24, 2025

    Magistrate Says DR Horton Refused To Hear Accessibility Ask

    A magistrate judge in Texas federal court endorsed claims that homebuilder D.R. Horton refused to consider adding accessibility features to single-family houses under construction, while finding another claim brought by three plaintiffs and a fair housing group is reserved only for multifamily properties.

  • July 24, 2025

    Tesla Faces EDTX Suit Alleging Vehicles Infringe Patents

    Tesla has been hit with a lawsuit in Texas federal court accusing the automotive company of infringing a series of patents related to ways to train autonomous vehicles with its models, including the Cybertruck.

  • July 24, 2025

    Claims Court Affirms Texas Co. DQ In Army Support Deal

    A Texas small business seeking a contract to support Fort Knox failed to show the U.S. Army erred by rejecting its proposal for proposing to cap its indirect costs, a Court of Federal Claims judge ruled.

  • July 24, 2025

    Texas Hemp Group Blasts New Legislative Proposal

    A Texas hemp industry advocate has slammed a second effort by the state Senate to ban all consumable products containing THC, saying residents want "smart, responsible regulation," not "prohibition."

  • July 24, 2025

    PTAB Erases Claims In Patent From $279M Samsung Verdict

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has invalidated claims in one of two Headwater Research wireless communications patents that a jury had found Samsung owed nearly $279 million for infringing, finding that the claims were obvious.

  • July 24, 2025

    Texas Judge Nixes Gov't's 'Unprecedented' Suit Against CBAs

    Eight federal agencies lack standing to seek an order giving the green light to end collective bargaining agreements, a Texas federal judge ruled, saying the government's request is "unprecedented" and could open a Pandora's box for executive orders.

  • July 24, 2025

    Jay-Z Defends Extortion Claims Against Buzbee, Other Attys

    Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter is urging an Alabama federal court to send toward trial his extortion lawsuit against attorney Tony Buzbee and his firm, a New York City lawyer and her firm, and a client of theirs who accused him of rape and then dropped her case.

  • July 24, 2025

    High Court Hits Pause On 8th Circ. Voting Rights Order

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday paused an Eighth Circuit order to vacate two North Dakota tribes' challenge to two of the state's voting laws that they allege will silence the state's Indigenous voters and disenfranchise millions across seven Midwestern states.

  • July 24, 2025

    Buzbee Gets Ex-Client's Fraud Claims Moved To Arbitration

    A Louisiana federal court has granted Houston personal injury attorney Tony Buzbee's request for arbitration in a lawsuit by an injured seaman who claims the Texas lawyer and his firm bilked him out of settlement funds in a Jones Act lawsuit.

  • July 24, 2025

    Chamberlain Hrdlicka Wins Bid To Arbitrate Malpractice Claim

    Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Autry PC won a Texas state appellate decision Thursday forcing a former client to arbitrate his claims that the firm's alleged malpractice over a business restructuring ultimately cost him millions in a divorce.

  • July 24, 2025

    5th Circ. Tells School District To Rehire Fired Worker

    The Fifth Circuit said an ex-maintenance worker who won his wrongful termination suit against a school district should be reinstated, faulting the lower court for finding that he couldn't be given a job because his previous position had been filled.

  • July 24, 2025

    3 Firms Guide $1.25B Waystar-Iodine Software Deal

    Healthcare payment software provider Waystar has agreed to acquire Texas-based Iodine Software for $1.25 billion, in a deal steered by three law firms that aims to deepen Waystar's reach into clinical hospital workflows with artificial intelligence-driven software tools.

  • July 23, 2025

    Texas Jury Says Verizon Owes $175M For Infringing 2 Patents

    A federal jury Wednesday found that Verizon infringed a pair of wireless communications patents owned by Headwater Research, putting the telecommunications company on the hook for $175 million in damages.

  • July 23, 2025

    Enviro Groups Slam FAA For SpaceX Review Shortcuts

    The Federal Aviation Administration knew SpaceX's plans to restore migratory birds' coastal habitats in the event of an explosion at its Boca Chica, Texas, launch site were inadequate, but allowed the company to bypass a full environmental impact statement nonetheless, environmental groups said Wednesday in D.C. federal court.

  • July 23, 2025

    Texas Appeals Court Says TCPA Motion Was Filed Too Late

    A Texas appeals court on Wednesday found a company that was supposed to buy several orthodontic business assets filed a bid for dismissal under the state's anti-SLAPP laws too late, saying the motion was filed outside the 60-day window outlined in the statute.

  • July 23, 2025

    Siemens Energy Failed To Cut Shoddy 401(k) Fund, Suit Says

    A Siemens Energy employee said the company cost workers millions in retirement savings by failing to trim an underperforming fund from its $3 billion retirement plan and by using forfeited funds to pay for its match obligations instead of plan fees, according to his Texas federal suit.

  • July 23, 2025

    Yale Wins Bid To Keep $435M Hospital Sale Suit In State Court

    A Connecticut federal judge has sided with Yale New Haven Health Services Corp., the state's largest hospital system, in sending a contract suit with a bankrupt hospital seller back to state court, finding that remand would best preserve court resources rather than transferring it to a bankruptcy judge in Texas.

  • July 23, 2025

    CFTC Settles With Puerto Rico-Based Gas Futures Trader

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and a Puerto Rico-based natural gas futures trader on Wednesday announced that they had reached a settlement, ending the agency's suit alleging that the trader used nonpublic information to make profitable energy trades.

  • July 23, 2025

    AGs Ask NCAA To Revoke Transgender Athletes' Awards

    Attorneys general from 27 states and Guam sent a letter to the NCAA urging it to rescind recent records and titles that were "wrongly" awarded to transgender female college athletes and instead give them to their cisgender competitors.

Expert Analysis

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    Playing Mah-Jongg Makes Me A Better Mediator

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    Mah-jongg rewards patience, pattern recognition, adaptability and keen observation, all skills that are invaluable to my role as a mediator, and to all mediating parties, says Marina Corodemus.

  • Business Court Bill Furthers Texas' Pro-Corporate Strategy

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    The Texas Legislature's recent bill to enhance corporate protections and expand access to the Texas Business Court by refining its jurisdictional standards is just the latest step in the state's playbook for becoming the new center of corporate America, say attorneys at Katten.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Navigating Client Trauma

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    Law schools don't train students to handle repeated exposure to clients' traumatic experiences, but for litigators practicing in areas like civil rights and personal injury, success depends on the ability to view cases clinically and to recognize when you may need to seek help, says Katie Bennett at Robins Kaplan.

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    Texas Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

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    In the second quarter of 2025, the Texas Business Court's newly expanded jurisdiction set the stage for rising caseloads, while the state Legislature narrowed an exception to state bank control requirements and closed a cryptocurrency dividends payments loophole, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

  • Opinion

    4 Former Justices Would Likely Frown On Litigation Funding

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    As courts increasingly confront cases involving hidden litigation finance contracts, the jurisprudence of four former U.S. Supreme Court justices establishes a constitutional framework that risks erosion by undisclosed financial interests, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.

  • DOJ Actions Signal Rising Enforcement Risk For Health Cos.

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    The U.S. Department of Justice's announcement of a new False Claims Act working group, together with the largest healthcare fraud takedown in history, underscore the importance of sophisticated compliance programs that align with the DOJ's data-driven approach, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • How Attys Can Use AI To Surface Narratives In E-Discovery

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    E-discovery has reached a turning point where document review is no longer just about procedural tasks like identifying relevance and redacting privilege — rather, generative artificial intelligence tools now allow attorneys to draw connections, extract meaning and tell a coherent story, says Rose Jones at Hilgers Graben.

  • Bills' Defeat Means Brighter Outlook For Texas Renewables

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    The failure of a trio of bills from the recently concluded Texas legislative session that would have imposed new burdens on wind, solar and battery storage projects bodes well for a state with rapidly growing energy needs, say attorneys at Troutman.

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    Playing The Violin Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Playing violin in a string quartet reminds me that flexibility, ambition, strong listening skills, thoughtful leadership and intentional collaboration are all keys to a successful legal practice, says Julie Park at MoFo.

  • Employer Tips As Deepfakes Reshape Workplace Harassment

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    As the workplace harassment landscape faces the rising threat of fabricated media that hyperrealistically depict employees in sexual or malicious contexts, employers can stay ahead of the curve by tracking new legal obligations, and proactively updating policies, training and response protocols, say attorneys at Littler.

  • DOJ's 1st M&A Declination Shows Value Of Self-Disclosures

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    The U.S. Department of Justice's recent decision not to charge private equity firm White Deer Management — the first such declination under an M&A safe harbor policy announced last year — signals that even in high-priority national security matters, the DOJ looks highly upon voluntary self-disclosures, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Self-Care

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    Law schools don’t teach the mental, physical and emotional health maintenance tools necessary to deal with the profession's many demands, but practicing self-care is an important key to success that can help to improve focus, manage stress and reduce burnout, says Rachel Leonard​​​​​​​ at MG+M.

  • New Laws Show How States Are Checking AI Developers

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    Recent state consumer protection legislation shows Utah, Colorado and Texas are primed to impose controls on artificial intelligence, and exemplifies the states' unwillingness to accord strong deference to developers and deployers of AI tools, say attorneys at Polsinelli.

  • Nev. Steps Up Efforts To Attract Incorporations With New Law

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    Recent amendments to Nevada corporate law, which will narrow controlling stockholders’ liability, streamline mergers and allow companies to opt out of jury trials, show the interstate competition to attract new and reincorporating companies is still heating up, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • What Expanding Merchant Code Regs Mean For Processors

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    Arkansas and South Dakota recently joined a host of other states that restrict payment processors' usage of merchant category codes with laws that include noteworthy prohibitions against maintaining registries of firearms owners, with ramifications for multistate payment systems, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

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