Above The Law

JANUARY 18, 2024

The post Biglaw Firm Launches Takeover Of Successful Litigation Boutique To Open New Texas Outpost appeared first on Above the Law. We are taking the team, lock, stock and barrel,' said Steptoe's chair.

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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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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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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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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Share The Supreme Court on Monday was divided over whether a Texas man on death row has a legal right to sue, known as standing, to bring federal civil rights claims challenging the constitutionality of the Texas laws governing DNA testing. Is it, he queried, a tiny thimbleful of additional evidence?

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ABA Journal

JANUARY 28, 2025

The Texas Commission for Lawyer Discipline has dropped an ethics complaint alleging that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made dishonest statements in December 2020 litigation…

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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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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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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

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Paralegal.edu

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Elisa has over 28 years of legal experience, with a comprehensive background in ethics, compliance, investigations, litigation, and transactional matters. Since 2006, she has served on the Board of Directors of the largest local paralegal association in Texas, the Houston Metropolitan Paralegal Association (HMPA).

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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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Above The Law

AUGUST 29, 2024

The post Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Facing Lawsuit Over Pro-Fossil Fuels Law appeared first on Above the Law. Some people just want to watch the world burn.

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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

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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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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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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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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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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Patently O

MARCH 23, 2021

Texas is big — the Western District of Texas is larger than most state, and the drive from Midland to Waco is 300+ miles (both parties are from Midland/Odessa). Most litigation regarding venue transfer is inter-district — from one district to another district. back in 2018, before Judge Albright joined the bench.

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The lawsuit claims that Facebook's auto-tag feature actually served to harvest tens of millions of Texas consumers' biometric identifiers.

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LegalReader

AUGUST 19, 2021

The lawsuit claims that Texas's statewide ban on mask mandates endangers disabled and medically compromised schoolchildren.

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LegalReader

OCTOBER 15, 2021

In Texas, filing the petition is followed by a mandatory 60-day waiting period before spouses can be officially divorced.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 20, 2023

Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday revived the case of a man on death-row in Texas who is seeking DNA testing to provide evidence that he asserts will clear him. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that Rodney Reed had filed his challenge to the Texas law governing DNA testing too late.

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