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May 08, 2024

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Law Firm Hiring | News

As More Law Firms Expand in Texas, Some Am Law 25 Firms Stay on Sidelines

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

Six Am Law 25 firms lack an office in Houston. Is it more challenging to add high-performing talent when other Am Law... Read More

Energy and Natural Resources | News

Energy Partners Make Big Law Moves in Texas

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

Akin, Husch and Clifford Chance have recently hired partners in Texas who work in the busy energy sector. Read More

Communications and Media

Kasowitz Benson Client to Continue Defamation Suit Against USA Today

By Adolfo Pesquera

The appellate court opinion concluded that nothing in the record for either court found Ryan's clients' arguments were... Read More

Civil Appeals | Commentary

College, COVID and Compensation: Who Pays for the Loss of In-Person Classes?

By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack

"Was the difference significant enough to lead to a legally required prorated tuition refund?" write Elisa Reiter and... Read More

Bankruptcy

Law Firm Profit in Peril as Receiver Seeks Disgorgement

By Adolfo Pesquera

But the law firm is arguing the statute of limitations bars the bankruptcy receiver's effort to disgorge its profits. Read More

Litigation

Take Nothing: 2 Law Firms Trounce Multimillion-Dollar Trade Secrets Suit

By Adolfo Pesquera

After more than a year and a half of litigation, CAP Barbell abandoned the lawsuit completely on April 29, 2024, filing... Read More

Case Digests

Court of Appeals

Solaris Oilfield Site Serv. Oper LLC v. Brown County Appraisal Dist.

Civil Appeals | Tax

An oil equipment company, which sought relief on appeal in the classification of machines for tax purposes, successfully... Read More

Court of Appeals

Ovation Fin. Holdings 5 LLC. v. G.E.T. Marketing, LLC

Civil Appeals | Commercial Law

Appellee PSW was an investor/debtor purportedly bordering on insolvency and appellee GET was a creditor petitioning... Read More

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund v. Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

Class Actions | Commercial Law

Appellees, a group of stock purchasers, alleged that appellants fraudulently misrepresented the potential value of its... Read More

Court of Appeals

Pugh v. Winfield-Pugh

Civil Appeals | Family Law

Appellant appealed from a final decree of divorce in favor of his wife. Appellant was served with the divorce petition... Read More

Court of Appeals

Sagredo v. Ball

Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure

Court of Appeals

Alvarez v. State of Texas

Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law

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