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June 13, 2025
Exxon Faces Suit Over Oil And Gas Well Stimulation Patent
Texas-based Renascent Energy Holdings LLC has accused Exxon Mobil Corp. of infringing a patent by using methods to operate and stimulate oil and gas wells.
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June 13, 2025
Texas Justices Pass On Final 'Love Is Blind' Appeal
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday declined for the third time to intervene in a suit between the producers of Netflix's "Love Is Blind" and a former contestant who says she was sexually assaulted while filming the show.
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June 13, 2025
Jefferson Capital Targets $1B Valuation With $160M IPO
Private equity-backed consumer debt purchaser and collector Jefferson Capital on Friday laid out the terms for its planned initial public offering that would target a valuation of up to approximately $1 billion.
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June 13, 2025
Mayer Brown Helps Get Man Off Death Row After 21 Years
A team of Mayer Brown LLP attorneys fought for decades to get the death sentence of a Houston man commuted to life in light of the inmate's intellectual disability, in a case that shows how legal standards have evolved in an area once known as "death county."
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June 13, 2025
2024 Patent Litigation: A Year In Review
The Eastern District of Texas held onto its newly regained title as the busiest patent venue in the U.S., with nearly three times as many cases in 2024 as the once-dominant Western District of Texas. In addition, Patent Trial and Appeal Board filings bounced back after falling to a record low in 2023.
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June 13, 2025
Jackson Walker, Ex-Judge Facing Class Action Over Romance
A former bankruptcy judge and Jackson Walker LLP have been hit with another lawsuit over the judge's secret romance with a former firm partner, this time a proposed class action from a group of bondholders of financial company GWG Holdings Inc.
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June 13, 2025
Holland & Knight Adds Goodwin Financial Ace In Texas
Holland & Knight LLP has fortified its financial services team in Austin, Texas, with a former Goodwin Procter LLP partner who boasts a blend of private law firm and in-house legal experience.
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June 12, 2025
Dallas Developer Cleared Of Bribery Charges In Retrial
A Dallas jury cleared a real estate executive charged with attempting to bribe city council members in exchange for federal low income housing credits, finding the executive not guilty Thursday after the Fifth Circuit threw out his guilty verdict and ordered a retrial.
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June 12, 2025
Mitek's Bid To Be Cleared On USAA Patents Fails At Fed. Circ.
The Federal Circuit on Thursday barred banking software company Mitek Systems from seeking a declaration that it doesn't infringe United Services Automobile Association's mobile check-deposit patents, saying Mitek has not shown that it is likely to be sued.
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June 12, 2025
Fla. Doc Sues In Del. Alleging Multistate Group Conspiracy
A Florida doctor and emergency room companies serving departments in Texas, Florida and Oklahoma have sued multiple entities in Delaware's Court of Chancery allegedly involved in an elaborate private equity-tied scheme to duck bans on the corporate practice of medicine.
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June 12, 2025
PNC Gets Fed. Circ. To Undo Its $223M Patent Loss To USAA
The Federal Circuit on Thursday wiped out two jury verdicts totaling nearly $223 million that United Services Automobile Association won against PNC Bank on mobile check deposit patents, finding the patents cover only abstract ideas.
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June 12, 2025
These Firms Are Landing The Most PTAB Work
Intellectual property powerhouse Fish & Richardson again secured the top spot on a list of firms appearing in the most trials over the past three years in front of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
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June 12, 2025
Texas Man Gets 11 Years In Cross-Border Transport Case
A Texas federal court has sentenced a man to 11 years in prison for helping lead a violent conspiracy to monopolize the transport of used vehicles and other goods from the U.S. through Mexico for resale in Central America.
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June 12, 2025
Construction Co. Beats Gas Pipeline Explosion Injury Suit
A Texas appeals court said Wednesday that a construction company could escape a negligence suit from a worker injured in a 2018 pipeline explosion, ruling that the man hadn't shown his injuries were a foreseeable result of construction activities.
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June 12, 2025
Insurer Says $30M Counterclaims Against Builder Not Covered
An insurer says it owes no coverage for nearly $30 million in counterclaims against a construction company that allegedly violated its contract for a Texas project, telling a Tennessee federal court that the counterclaims either didn't involve covered bodily injury or property damage or were otherwise excluded.
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June 12, 2025
Clark Hill Grows Gov't Contracts Team With Army Atty In Texas
Clark Hill PLC has added a former legal leader in the U.S. Army Futures Command to the firm's Austin office, strengthening its government contracts and regulation team with an attorney who has handled federal government contract law matters for 20 years.
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June 12, 2025
Protego Ends $200M Suit Alleging Failed Crypto Bank Promise
Protego Holdings Corp. has agreed to drop a lawsuit accusing a Texas-based firm of failing to deliver on a $200 million investment pledge in its launch of a cryptocurrency bank, which never materialized because rare conditional approval from the U.S. government lapsed over financing concerns.
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June 12, 2025
Justices Say Habeas Claims Can't Be Added After Judgment
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a prisoner may not add new claims to a habeas corpus petition once a final judgment is issued, cementing strict limits on repeat habeas filings prescribed by federal law.
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June 12, 2025
Justices Grant Compensation Leeway To Late-Filing Vets
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Barring Act's six-year statute of limitations for certain military-related claims does not apply to combat-related special compensation, a win for a proposed class of roughly 9,000 veterans who say they deserve additional pay despite filing late.
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June 12, 2025
JAMS Opens International Arbitration Center In Houston
The alternative dispute resolution service JAMS is expanding the services offered in its four-year-old Houston office, announcing Wednesday it is opening an International Arbitration Center there.
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June 11, 2025
States Tackle Data Privacy, Kids' Safety As Sessions Wrap Up
Connecticut, Texas, Oregon and other states with legislative sessions that end this month have pushed through laws that broaden existing data privacy statutes to sweep up more companies and categories of information and measures that seek to join the growing push to restrict kids' access to online platforms.
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June 11, 2025
PTAB Issues Mixed Group Of Discretionary Denial Decisions
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has invoked its discretion to free Nike Inc. and Cleveland Medical Devices from having their patents scrutinized, but refused to do so for Vermeer Manufacturing Co.
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June 11, 2025
SEC Asks To Pause CAT Suit As It Weighs Audit Trail Rework
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission called Wednesday for the temporary suspension of a class action lawsuit accusing it of illegally collecting the private information of millions of American investors, arguing that potential changes to the way that its market surveillance tool operates could moot the case.
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June 11, 2025
DOJ's Focus On Cartels Raises Compliance Risks For US Cos.
U.S. corporations with business interests south of the border are increasingly worried about exposure to terrorism-related criminal charges under the Trump administration for inadvertently working with cartels linked to major business sectors throughout Mexico, from energy and manufacturing to financial services, compliance experts tell Law360.
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June 11, 2025
Ex-Judges Urge High Court To Protect Right To Counsel
A group of six high-profile retired judges urged the Supreme Court to protect criminal defendants' right to consult with counsel during overnight trial recesses, saying a current "patchwork" of practices in this area is bad for judges as well as defendants.
Expert Analysis
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Religious Accommodation Lessons From $12.7M Vax Verdict
A Michigan federal jury’s recent $12.7 million verdict against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan starkly reminds employers of the risks they face when assessing employees’ religious accommodation requests, highlighting pitfalls to avoid and raising the opportunity to consider best practices to follow, say attorneys at Williams & Connolly.
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Justices Seem Focused On NEPA's Limits In Utah Rail Case
After last month's oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, the court appears poised to forcefully reiterate that the National Environmental Policy Act requires federal agencies to review only those environmental impacts within their control, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.
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Series
Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While I originally came to the Peloton bike for exercise, one cycling instructor’s teachings have come to serve as a road map for practicing law thoughtfully and mindfully, which has opened opportunities for growth and change in my career, says Andrea Kirshenbaum at Littler.
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Takeaways From SEC's Mixed Results In '24 Crypto Litigation
Though the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's new leadership seems likely to create a more favorable cryptocurrency regulatory environment, it must also confront the consequences of, and lingering questions raised by, the SEC's 2024 policy of investigating and charging cryptocurrency trading platforms for operating unregistered exchanges, say attorneys at Dechert.
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Opinion
Aviation Watch: How Court Nixed Boeing Plea Deal Over DEI
A Texas federal court's rejection of the plea agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice and Boeing over the 737 Max aircraft gratuitously injected the court's views on diversity, equity and inclusion into a case that shouldn't have been a criminal matter in the first place, says Alan Hoffman, a retired attorney and aviation expert.
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Reviewing The High Court's Approach To Free Speech Online
As the U.S. Supreme Court began addressing the interplay between the First Amendment and online social media platforms, its three opinions from last term show the justices adopting a nuanced approach that recognizes that private citizens, public employees and online platforms all have First Amendment rights, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.
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Mich. Ruling Offers View On 'Occurrence' Coverage Definition
As demonstrated by a Michigan state court in its recent decision finding per-wound insurance coverage for a school shooting, the amount of coverage available under occurrence-based policies often depends on how courts interpret "occurrence," say attorneys at Hunton.
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Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation
Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.
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5th Circ.'s Nasdaq Ruling Another Piece In DEI Policy Puzzle
The Fifth Circuit's recent en banc opinion vacating Nasdaq's board diversity listing rule wades into the hotly debated topic of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at a time when many public companies are navigating the attention that DEI commitments are drawing from activists and shareholders, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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A Guide To Significant 2024 Data Broker Legal Developments
2024 saw notable developments in U.S. data broker regulation and enforcement, and this momentum will likely carry into 2025, despite hypothetical efforts to the contrary under the new administration, say attorneys at Frankfurt Kurnit.
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Series
Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Competing in a global esports tournament at Wimbledon last year not only fulfilled my childhood dream, but also sharpened skills that are essential to my day job, including strategic thinking, confidence and networking, says AJ Schuyler at Jackson Lewis.
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How Changes In State Gift Card Laws May Affect Cos. In 2025
2024 state legislative movements around the escheatment of unused gift card balances and consumer fraud protections should prompt issuers to consider whether changes in company domicile or blanket cash-back policies are needed in the new year, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.
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An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025
As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.
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What To Watch For In The 2025 Benefits Landscape
While planning for 2025, retirement plan sponsors and service providers should set their focus on phased implementation deadlines under both Secure 1.0 and 2.0, an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling, and the fate of several U.S. Department of Labor regulations, says Allie Itami at Lathrop GPM.
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The Justices' Securities Rulings, Dismissals That Defined '24
The U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 securities rulings led to increased success for defendants' price impact arguments, but the justices' decisions not to weigh in on important issues relating to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act's pleading requirements may be just as significant, say attorneys at Skadden.