Texas Lawyer | Morning Update

May 08, 2024

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Litigation

2 Law Firms Trounce Houston's 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

General Counsel and In House Counsel | News

Collision-Repair Giant's Executive Overhaul Includes Hiring PE Veteran as CLO

By Trudy Knockless

After 25 years in lodging, Mark Chloupek said he is excited to transition from an industry that measures its success... Read More

Attorney Work Life Balance

A 'Go-to' Insurance Lawyer Has Died

By Adolfo Pesquera

"He was one of the most notable insurance recovery litigators in the state of Texas, an avid saxophone player and a... Read More

Civil Rights

Pro Bono Victory: Austin Business Lawyers Get Civil Rights Win

By Adolfo Pesquera

"The entire dispute arose out of an alleged misdemeanor traffic violation that carried a $50 fine," plaintiff attorney... Read More

Awards

Call for Nominations: Texas Legal Awards 2024

By Pearl Wu

Texas Legal Awards is coming back in full force this year with 17 categories, including seven new categories. Read More

Law Firm Hiring

Willkie Opens in Dallas With 3 Haynes and Boone Private Equity Partners

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

Am Law 100 firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher has opened an office in Dallas that will be staffed initially by three private... 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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