Texas

  • October 10, 2024

    IRS Keeping Co. In Dark On Carryback Refund, Court Told

    The Internal Revenue Service owes a $686,000 tax refund to a contractor for a carryback operating loss, the company told a Texas federal court, adding that the IRS hasn't responded to questions about a letter the agency claims it sent addressing the issue.

  • October 09, 2024

    5th Circ. Denies Extension For CFPB In Exam Policy Case

    The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday denied the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's unopposed request for a short deadline extension in its appeal over an examination policy that industry groups successfully sued to block last year, prompting the agency to ask for more time again.

  • October 09, 2024

    Chancery Keeps $5B Md. Data Center Project Fight In Del.

    A court battle over control and management of early work on a potential $5 billion data complex in western Maryland will remain in the First State despite a marginally earlier-filed suit in Texas' new business court, a Delaware vice chancellor ruled late Wednesday.

  • October 09, 2024

    5th Circ. Revives Air Force Bias Case, Citing Broader Standard

    The Fifth Circuit revived a former civilian U.S. Air Force employee's lawsuit alleging she was given negative performance reviews after rejecting colleagues' sexual advances, saying a lower court needs to reevaluate her claims under a year-old circuit standard that allows for a wider range of bias allegations.

  • October 09, 2024

    Cisco Gets PTAB To Wipe Out Most Of Network Patent

    An administrative patent board has trimmed most of a patent that was issued to a since bankrupt Tel Aviv telecom supplier and later eventually asserted against Cisco.

  • October 09, 2024

    5th Circ. Asks If Drag Ban Different From Obscenity Laws

    A Fifth Circuit panel wrangled with First Amendment questions surrounding a Texas law banning drag shows in front of children, with a judge asking an LGBTQ nonprofit how Texas' law was different from a law banning "sexual intercourse" or "sodomy" in downtown New Orleans during oral arguments Wednesday.

  • October 09, 2024

    Patients' Families Say No Expert Needed In Transplant Case

    The families of patients who died while on an organ donor waiting list are urging a Texas state court to deny a surgeon's bid to toss their suit aimed at blocking him from altering or destroying records, saying because their suit does not make any claims for damages, they do not need an expert report.

  • October 09, 2024

    Caterpillar Settles Wirtgen IP Row After Judge's $19.5M Ruling

    Caterpillar and machinery manufacturer Wirtgen have reached a deal to resolve their legal fight after a Delaware court held that Caterpillar owes about $19.5 million in a patent case over road-milling machines.

  • October 09, 2024

    Atlanta Braves Pitch Dismissal Or Transfer Of Defamation Suit

    The Atlanta Braves urged a Texas federal judge to dismiss or transfer a defamation lawsuit filed by an auction house alleging the team purposely maligned its image by leaking false claims to the media that the auctioneer was selling memorabilia to which it had no rights.

  • October 09, 2024

    Judge Finalizes $65.7M Verdict Against Cisco In IP Case

    A $65.7 million verdict from earlier this year against Cisco Systems has been finalized by a Western District of Texas judge, in a case where a jury found the company infringed Paltalk's patent related to hybrid audio servers.

  • October 09, 2024

    Texas Electric Co-Op Says EPA Mercury Rule Must Be Nixed

    A Texas electricity co-operative on Tuesday backed a D.C. Circuit challenge to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule curbing mercury and other toxic metal emissions at some coal-fired power plants, saying the agency fudged data to saddle the co-op with unachievable emissions reduction requirements.

  • October 09, 2024

    Vinson-Led MCB Sweetens Bid For Whitestone REIT

    MCB Real Estate, guided by Vinson & Elkins LLP, upped its all-cash acquisition proposal for Whitestone REIT by offering to buy it for $15 per share, the investment firm announced.

  • October 09, 2024

    Marriott Inks $52M Deal With States Over Guest Data Breach

    Marriott International Inc. has agreed to pay $52 million to nearly every U.S. state and bolster its data security practices to resolve parallel investigations by state attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission over a massive data breach at the hotel's Starwood-branded properties.

  • October 09, 2024

    NFL Settles Racism, Retaliation Suit From Reporter Jim Trotter

    Award-winning sports journalist Jim Trotter and the National Football League on Wednesday agreed to settle his federal lawsuit accusing the league and its media arm of retaliating against him for persistently raising concerns about discriminatory hiring.

  • October 08, 2024

    Judge Puts US Trustee's Depo On Ice In Judge Romance Suit

    A Houston judge Tuesday put Jackson Walker's deposition of the U.S. Trustee for the Texas divisions of the bankruptcy watchdog on hold while he considers whether a Justice Department guideline applies to the ongoing dispute surrounding a former Texas bankruptcy judge's secret relationship with an ex-partner of the firm.

  • October 08, 2024

    Texas Looks To Sink Suit Challenging Anti-ESG Law

    Texas officials have asked a federal court to toss claims brought against them over a law restricting state investments with financial firms and businesses that want to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels, arguing they have sovereign immunity and the law doesn't violate the First Amendment.

  • October 08, 2024

    RFK Jr. Tells 5th Circ. Biden Admin Is Working To Censor Him

    A Fifth Circuit panel seemed reluctant to buy Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s argument that it was bound by a case overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, with one judge saying it shouldn't follow an opinion the nation's highest court had decried as "yuck, yuck, yuck" during oral arguments Tuesday.

  • October 08, 2024

    5th Circ. Urged To Seal Industry Win Over CFPB Exam Policy

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other trade groups on Monday defended their Texas federal court win against a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau policy to expand the agency's anti-discrimination oversight, telling the Fifth Circuit that the agency's effort to reverse its loss is revealingly substance-light.

  • October 08, 2024

    TMX Unit Can't Sue In Texas To Void $52M Pa. Fine, Court Told

    The secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities has urged a Texas federal judge to toss a suit from an affiliate of consumer lending company TMX Finance, challenging an order from the department seeking more than $52 million in civil penalties over claims tied to loan agreements that allegedly carry interest rates up to 720%.

  • October 08, 2024

    Texas AG Says USCIS Must Hand Over Voter Citizenship Data

    Texas is re-upping its demand that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services turn over any information it has regarding the citizenship status of nearly half a million people the state believes might be illegally registered to vote.

  • October 08, 2024

    Jackson, Kagan Target Loper Bright In Ghost Gun Case

    U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was uncharacteristically quiet during initial arguments Tuesday over the federal government's authority to regulate ghost guns. While her colleagues debated whether kits of unassembled parts qualify as firearms, she waited patiently to post a different question: Can courts now toss agency interpretations they don't like?

  • October 08, 2024

    Uber Tells 9th Circ. JPML Can't Consolidate Assault Cases

    Uber Technologies Inc. urged the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday to find that the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation and a district judge erred in refusing to enforce Uber's "non-consolidation" clause with passengers, arguing the contractual provision binds federal courts and prohibits the JPML from the centralization of sexual-assault litigation before a single judge.

  • October 08, 2024

    Justices Cast Favorable Eye On ATF's Ghost Gun Rule

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared to side with the federal government's position that a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives rule regulating so-called ghost gun kits was wrongly invalidated by a lower appeals court, with several justices responding favorably to the feds' arguments.

  • October 08, 2024

    40 Private Schools Hit With Aid-Fixing Conspiracy Claims

    Two former college students have hit Northwestern, Harvard and 38 other private universities and colleges with proposed class antitrust claims that they illegally conspired to raise net attendance prices by factoring noncustodial parents' financial information into their non-federal aid eligibility considerations.

  • October 08, 2024

    DOJ Sues LA Fitness Over Nationwide Accessibility Issues

    The U.S. Department of Justice sued gym chain LA Fitness on Tuesday, alleging that it mistreated patrons with disabilities at its nearly 700 locations across the country, including by failing to fix broken pool lift equipment and charging caretakers additional fees.

Expert Analysis

  • What's Extraordinary About Challenges To SEC Climate Rule

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    A set of ideologically diverse legal challenges to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's climate disclosure rule have been consolidated in the Eighth Circuit via a seldom-used lottery system, and the unpredictability of this process may drive agencies toward a more cautious future approach to rulemaking, say attorneys at Thompson Coburn.

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    Swimming Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Years of participation in swimming events, especially in the open water, have proven to be ideal preparation for appellate arguments in court — just as you must put your trust in the ocean when competing in a swim event, you must do the same with the judicial process, says John Kulewicz at Vorys.

  • Patent Damages Jury Verdicts Aren't Always End Of The Story

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    Recent outcomes demonstrate that patent damages jury verdicts are often challenged and are overturned approximately one-third of the time, and successful verdict challenges typically occur at the appellate level and concern patent validity and infringement, say James Donohue and Marie Sanyal at Charles River.

  • Notable Q1 Updates In Insurance Class Actions

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    Mark Johnson and Mathew Drocton at BakerHostetler discuss notable insurance class action decisions from the first quarter of the year ranging from salvage vehicle titling to rate discrimination based on premium-setting software.

  • Social Media Free Speech Issues Are Trending At High Court

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision examining what constitutes state action on social media can be viewed in conjunction with oral arguments in two other cases to indicate that the court sees a need for more clarity regarding how social media usage implicates the First Amendment, say attorneys at Kean Miller.

  • Don't Use The Same Template For Every Client Alert

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    As the old marketing adage goes, consistency is key, but law firm style guides need consistency that contemplates variety when it comes to client alert formats, allowing attorneys to tailor alerts to best fit the audience and subject matter, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.

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    Walking With My Dog Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Thanks to my dog Birdie, I've learned that carving out an activity different from the practice of law — like daily outdoor walks that allow you to interact with new people — can contribute to professional success by boosting creativity and mental acuity, as well as expanding your social network, says Sarah Petrie at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Follow The Iron Rule Of Trial Logic

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    Many diligent and eager attorneys include every good fact, point and rule in their trial narratives — spurred by the gnawing fear they’ll be second-guessed for leaving something out — but this approach ignores a fundamental principle of successful trial lawyering, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Court Clerk Error Is No Excuse For A Missed Deadline

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    Two recent Virginia Court of Appeals decisions in which clerical errors led to untimely filings illustrate that court clerks can be wrong about filing deadlines or the date an order was entered, underscoring the importance of doing one's own research on filing requirements, says Juli Porto at Blankingship & Keith.

  • Circuit Split Brews Over Who's A Securities Seller Under Act

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    A Securities Act section that creates private liability for the sale of an unregistered security is rapidly becoming a favored statute for plaintiffs to wield against participants in both the digital asset and traditional securities markets, but the circuit courts have diverged on who may be held liable for these violations, say Jeffrey L. Steinfeld and Daniel Aronsohn at Winston & Strawn.

  • Fed. Circ. Ruling Shows Difficulty Of Proving Deceptive Intent

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    The Federal Circuit’s recent Freshub v. Amazon decision demonstrates how proving the deceptive intent requirement for inequitable conduct can be challenging, even when there is a five-year delay after abandonment before revival, say attorneys at BCLP.

  • The Art Of Asking: Leveraging Your Contacts For Referrals

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    Though attorneys may hesitate to ask for referral recommendations to generate new business, research shows that people want to help others they know, like and trust, so consider who in your network you should approach and how to make the ask, says Rebecca Hnatowski at Edwards Advisory.

  • Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: April Lessons

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    In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses three notable circuit court decisions on topics from the Class Action Fairness Act to consumer fraud — and provides key takeaways for counsel on issues including CAFA’s local controversy exception and Article III standing to seek injunctive relief.

  • 5 Employer Actions Now Risky After Justices' Title VII Ruling

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    Last week in Muldrow v. St. Louis, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that harm didn't have to be significant to be considered discriminatory under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, making five common employer actions vulnerable to litigation, say Kellee Kruse and Briana Scholar at The Employment Law Group.

  • Series

    Being An Equestrian Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Beyond getting experience thinking on my feet and tackling stressful situations, the skills I've gained from horseback riding have considerable overlap with the skills used to practice law, particularly in terms of team building, continuing education, and making an effort to reset and recharge, says Kerry Irwin at Moore & Van Allen.

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