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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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Texas judge Karin Crump of the Travis County District Court issued a temporary injunction on Monday that preventing Texas Right to Life from enforcing the new six-week abortion ban against Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas.

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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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HowAppealing

JANUARY 3, 2021

“Raffi Melkonian — Texas Appellate Litigator and #AppellateTwitter Dean”: You can access episode #003 of the new “ How I Lawyer Podcast with Jonah Perlin ” via this link. The podcast’s host is a law professor at the Georgetown University Law Center.

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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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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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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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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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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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Law 360

AUGUST 1, 2024

The Texas business court's fee schedule is unlikely to price potential litigants out, but many questions remain about the efficiency of the new venue's fee schedule, experts told Law360.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 20, 2022

Share The Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon rejected abortion providers’ request to order a federal appeals court to send their challenge to a Texas law banning almost all abortions in the state promptly back to the friendlier confines of a federal district court in that state. 3 – in just two days. 10 opinion. “As

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Law 360

JULY 2, 2024

says an intellectual property law firm and a Chinese litigation funder used its confidential information without permission to help Staton Techiya LLC assert patent infringement allegations, telling a Texas federal judge that the conduct demonstrated why the court should add the other companies to Samsung's suit.

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Law 360

JULY 18, 2024

Prolific patent litigator Bill Ramey has pushed back against Microsoft's bid to sanction his law firm in Texas federal court, filing his own sanctions motion that claims the tech giant and its attorney "gleefully" filed an improper declaration in the case to defame him and his firm.

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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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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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Above The Law

AUGUST 26, 2022

A federal judge blocks HHS protections for emergency abortion assistance, and a new suit is filed against Texas prosecutors who have threatened groups that help Texans travel for safe abortions.

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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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Law 360

MAY 8, 2024

Google is urging a New York federal judge overseeing sweeping multidistrict litigation over the tech giant's alleged monopoly in digital advertising to stamp out a subpoena seeking discovery from Texas in related litigation in the Lone Star State.

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Above The Law

MARCH 21, 2022

In Dallas Texas. The post Excellent Mid-Level Litigation Associate Opportunity appeared first on Above the Law. Apply within.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case challenging abortion bans that prohibit the procedure in the instance of a medical emergency. The injunction would provide an exception to the law, which would allow more people to become eligible for abortions while litigation continues. In the case, State v.

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Law 360

JUNE 7, 2024

Uber urged a California federal judge Friday to toss the majority of claims from plaintiffs in California and Texas in multidistrict litigation seeking to hold the ride-hailing company liable for drivers' sexual assaults, saying it can't be held responsible for the actions of individual drivers under those state's laws.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

A Texas judge has issued an injunction against an anti-abortion group, Texas Right to Life, blocking it from trying to enforce the new six-week abortion ban against Planned Parenthood in Texas, reports CNN. Planned Parenthood’s case against Texas Right to Life is set to go to trial in April 2022.

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HowAppealing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

And Jessica Schneider and Ariane de Vogue of CNN report that “ Texas judge issues injunction against anti-abortion group on enforcing new law.” ” You can access today’s temporary injunction of the Travis County, Texas District Court at this link.

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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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JURIST

DECEMBER 16, 2021

This tit-for-tat directive against Texas SB8 is the latest of the bold moves Newsom has taken and responds directly to the Supreme Court decision last week. SB8, signed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in May, bans abortion when an ultrasound can detect a “heartbeat,” which is often before a woman even knows she is pregnant.

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Patently O

JUNE 26, 2024

by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit recently denied a petition for mandamus seeking to overturn a district court order transferring a patent case from the Western District of Texas to the Northern District of California. In re Haptic, Inc. , 2024-121 (Fed. June 25, 2024). See, In re Volkswagen AG , 371 F.3d 3d 201 (5th Cir. 3d 1194(Fed.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

A conservative federal judge in Texas is at the center of attention because of a pending case in which he has been asked to rule…

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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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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The disbarred lawyer who filed a suit seeking a bounty against a Texas abortion doctor has a long history of lawsuits against government officials in…

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Samsung plans to ask a Texas court to force a patent litigation business to disclose communications with litigation funders ahead of a trial next month over whether the tech giant's former in-house counsel stole trade secrets.

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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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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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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

MARCH 7, 2024

The Fifth Circuit has affirmed a decision that, based on Texas law, no valid profit-sharing contract exists between parties who formed a business to provide pre-settlement medical advancement loans to litigants.

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

While the new business court in Texas might seem an ideal venue for the numerous oil and gas disputes litigated in that state, many of these cases may remain outside its reach under the rules governing the court's jurisdiction — at least for now, say Conrad Hester and Emily Fitzgerald at Alston & Bird.

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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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Law 360

MARCH 23, 2023

Google is pushing back against efforts from state-level enforcers to get their case accusing it of monopolizing the online display advertising market transferred out of multidistrict litigation and back to Texas, arguing a new law that enforcers cite does not apply retroactively.

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