JURIST

APRIL 6, 2023

million settlement with families of those injured and killed in the 2017 mass shooting at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas. Today’s announcement brings the litigation to a close, ending a painful chapter for the victims of this unthinkable crime. The US Department of Justice Wednesday reached a $144.5

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Fully remote litigation position with an extensive experience in Texas state court. The post Fiduciary Litigation Opportunity appeared first on Above the Law. Apply within.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Western District of Texas also lost its place as the most popular patent litigation venue in the U.S. in 2023, with the Eastern District of Texas overtaking it.

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JURIST

MARCH 20, 2024

Trevino , which concerns the arrest of a Castle Hills, Texas councilwoman who argues that she was arrested in retaliation for her critical speech about the city’s government. Blatt argued that expanding the probable cause exception could lead to excessive litigation.

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Above The Law

JUNE 21, 2024

Everything is bigger in Texas, including the mid-year bonuses. The post Litigation Powerhouse Hands Out Super ‘Kool’ Summer Bonuses To Associates appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Everything is bigger in Texas, including the year-end bonuses. The post Litigation Powerhouse Offers Up Super ‘Kool’ Bonuses For Associates appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

MARCH 21, 2022

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Stroud is General Counsel at Unified Patents – an organization often adverse to litigation-funded entities. [1] litigation finance boom of the past 20 years—as has been widely reported, private equity now undergirds huge swaths of U.S. Guest post by Jonathan Stroud. Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2]

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Patently O

JUNE 7, 2023

2023) , the Federal Circuit once again granted a writ of mandamus , ordering a patent infringement case to be transferred out of Judge Albright’s courtroom in the Western District of Texas (WDTX). states, including Texas, is no stranger to litigation in the Lone Star state.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Updated: A federal judge in Houston has ordered a lawyer and a pro se litigant in a rental-fee and eviction dispute to pay $1.5 million for registering a Texas business using the name of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, the law firm representing their litigation opponent in the rental litigation.

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HowAppealing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

“‘I’m Staying Everything’: Texas Bankruptcy Judge Halts Talc Trials Against J&J; At a Monday hearing, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez in Texas ordered an automatic stay on J&J talc litigation after dual motions were filed to move the Chapter 11 case to New Jersey.”

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Paralegal.edu

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

Just over 6 months ago graduation was held in person at South Texas College of Law and 105 paralegal credentials were conferred. In over 40 years as an attorney, his practice areas included civil litigation, employment, insurance defense, contracts, and business law. The commencement address will be presented by Larry D.

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HowAppealing

JUNE 18, 2021

“What the Supreme Court Got Right (and Justice Alito Got Wrong) in the Texas ACA Decision: A slightly deeper dive into today’s California v. Texas decision rejecting the effort to turn constitutional litigation into a game of Jenga.” Texas Majority Reject Standing-by-Nonseverability? ” Jonathan H.

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JURIST

JANUARY 17, 2021

The National Rifle Association (NRA) announced Friday in a press release that it filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will reincorporate in Texas. ” It mentions that the move to Texas will enable the nonprofit to start down a new path with more sustained growth and continued success.

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JURIST

MARCH 24, 2022

The US Supreme Court Thursday ruled 8-1 that a Texas death row inmate may have his pastor touch him and pray out loud during his execution. If Texas reschedules Ramirez’s execution and declines to permit audible prayer or religious touch, the District Court should therefore enter appropriate preliminary relief.”

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HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

“A Texas Judge’s Fight to Keep a High Profile Case Out of His Court; A battle over a new rule to limit credit card late fees has spiraled into a larger skirmish about how much power litigants should have to maneuver their cases into friendly courtrooms”: Stacy Cowley of The New York Times has this report.

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JURIST

JANUARY 3, 2024

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Texas and Governor Greg Abbott in his official capacity on Wednesday over a state law that criminalizes illegal entry into the border state from anywhere but a port of entry, exerting state jurisdiction over what is usually a federal matter. Last month, Abbott signed SB 4.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 20, 2021

Generally speaking, under the “American” rule that prevails in the United States, the prevailing party in litigation must pay its own attorney’s fees. There is, however, a relatively narrow category of administrative “costs” related to litigation that the prevailing party can recover from the losing party. We’ll know more on Wednesday.

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JURIST

JANUARY 31, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Monday ruled against Johnson and Johnson’s (J&J) attempt to resolve its multi-billion dollar litigation over claims that its talcum-based powders were carcinogenic. The decision reversed an early Bankruptcy Court order in favor of J&J.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

A British nanotechnology company said Friday it landed $150 million from its litigation-funded patent infringement lawsuits against Samsung that ended in a settlement last month, just as jury selection was set to kick off in one of the cases in Marshall, Texas.

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Law 360

MAY 13, 2024

Chamber of Commerce asked a Texas federal judge to issue a court order stopping the Federal Trade Commission's new noncompete rule from going into effect while litigation challenging the ban plays out, arguing the rule's enforcement would irreparably harm businesses and their employees.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The Supreme Court decided Texas v. Texas filed the case directly in the Supreme Court, invoking the court’s original jurisdiction in cases where one state sues another … just as it did on Dec. When some of the water evaporated, Texas said that is should not be responsible for the lost water. The decision.

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Law 360

AUGUST 13, 2024

A Texas federal judge overseeing litigation filed by Elon Musk's X Corp. accusing the World Federation of Advertisers, Unilever and others of conspiring to withhold advertising revenue from the company recused himself from the case Tuesday, following news reports that he owns stock in Tesla, another Musk-owned company.

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ABA Journal

JUNE 17, 2024

Littler Mendelson told a Texas court last week it is dropping its lawsuit accusing a former associate of uploading confidential law firm documents to her…

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Paralegal.edu

AUGUST 14, 2024

Amy Rainwater is a board-certified paralegal at Patterson-UTI Management Services, LLC’s corporate office where she assists with litigation, labor, and employment matters. In 2012, she obtained her paralegal certification in Civil Trial Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. In addition, Ms.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 24, 2022

Share The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a man on death row in Texas can have his pastor touch him and pray out loud while he is being executed. Texas rejected his request, citing security concerns and arguing that he made the request too late. The decision in Ramirez v. Thomas was the lone dissenter.

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Patently O

JUNE 17, 2022

Litigants shouldn’t get to choose the judge who decides their case. Judge shopping, we’ve argued elsewhere , raises concerns about court bias and capture and can make litigation unnecessarily costly and inefficient. This is the second in a new series on venue transfer requests and mandamus at the Federal Circuit.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Western District of Texas maintained its title as the busiest court for patent litigation in 2022, patent case filings held steady and appeals of district court patent decisions took a dip last year. patent litigation, with revealing details about the most influential law firms, courts and tactics.

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HowAppealing

JULY 27, 2022

“Judge With History of Sexist Comments Called Out, Again, by 5th Circuit; Judge Lynn Hughes had issued a lifetime ban against a female litigator after she won an appeal related to comments he made in an earlier case”: Brad Kutner of Texas Lawyer has this report on a ruling that the U.S.

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Patently O

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The biggest story in patent law over the past three years has been the emergence of the Waco Division of the Western District of Texas as the undisputed capital of U.S. patent litigation. Figure 1: Judge Albright Decisions on Contested Motions to Transfer Away from the Western District of Texas Under § 1404(a).

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Monolithic”) in the Western District of Texas, alleging Monolithic infringed Bel Power’s patents by selling power modules for use in electronic devices. However, the Federal Circuit’s ruling in In re Monolith Power Systems, Inc. may have reopened that question. Bel Power Solutions Inc. (“Bel Bel Power”) sued Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 31, 2022

Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with the technology industry and blocked a controversial Texas law that bars large social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter from removing posts based on the viewpoints they express. When Texas Gov. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fired back, arguing that H.B.

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ABA Journal

MARCH 9, 2022

In Texas, lawyer Sidney Powell is facing ethics charges for… Troubles continue to mount for lawyers involved in challenges to the 2020 presidential election results.

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A federal appeals court has removed a federal judge from foster care litigation against the state of Texas, citing her “highly antagonistic demeanor” against the…

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JURIST

MAY 12, 2021

A judge for the US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas dismissed the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing on Tuesday, finding that the NRA did not file the petition in good faith.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Texas presents yet another installment in the decades-long conflict between state gambling regulators and Native American tribes. In 1983, responding to a lower-court decision holding that the transfer of those trust responsibilities violated the Texas Constitution, Texas terminated the trust relationship.

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ABA Journal

JULY 27, 2022

A federal judge in Waco, Texas, who hears nearly 25% of the nation’s patent cases will see his intellectual-property docket shrink as a result of…

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