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December 18, 2003 |

Recent Upswing in E-Patent Litigation Likely to Continue

In an economic downturn, corporations often turn to their patents to supplement their revenues. Internet patent litigation follows a modified paradigm, particularly because of the uncertain enforceability of Internet patents. Recent trends in the economy, the courts and the general perception of Internet patents could lead to a revival of patent litigation, as businesses that endured the Internet bubble clamor for space in a crowded market.
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November 26, 2012 |

Minority Lawyers at Large Firms in Texas

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December 11, 2001 |

A Giant Falls

Houston attorney Robin Harrison is one of the lawyers attempting to move the Enron bankruptcy from New York to Texas. Harrison, counsel for Enron employees who lost money in their retirement plans because of the huge slide in Enron stock, is just one of a slew of attorneys sharing in the windfall of bankruptcy and litigation work surrounding the financial debacle of the Houston-based energy broker.
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March 27, 2006 |

Firms Buying Their Way Into the High Court Club

With its relatively minimal docket, the Supreme Court wouldn't necessarily come to mind as a growth market. But it's becoming one. It's now standard operating procedure for clients in high-stakes corporate cases before the Court to snag a member of the high court bar, the elite and exclusive cadre of practitioners who have effectively cornered the market and, in a sense, serve as unofficial gatekeepers to the Court. But now, more firms are trying to buy their way into the club.
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Ninth Circuit Revives Enron-Era Antitrust Claims
Publication Date: 2013-04-10
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Rejecting arguments from a virtual who's who of Big Law energy firms, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday that retail consumers of natural gas can pursue state law antitrust claims stemming from Enron-era price manipulation.

Stanford Receiver Blocked from Demanding SocGen Swiss Records
Publication Date: 2011-04-07
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The court-appointed SEC receiver in Allan Stanford's alleged $8 billion Ponzi scheme can't seem to get his hands on money Stanford supposedly stashed in overseas banks. And a new ruling that concludes he has to ask Swiss courts to compel Societe Generale to produce Stanford's records won't help.

August 16, 2006 |

Truth and Confidences: Two Texas Cases Test Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine

Two Texas cases are in the forefront of religious liberties litigation by testing the boundaries of the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine, which prohibits civil courts from exercising subject matter jurisdiction in instances involving the church's right to discipline its members for behavior it deems immoral. Kelly Shackelford of Legal Liberty Institute advocates a bright-line standard that would bar claims against clergy and churches unless they arise from conduct that is "purely secular."
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January 10, 2005 |

2004 Marks a Very Good Year for Some Texas Associates

A handful of large Texas firms distributed or plans to distribute discretionary associate bonuses for 2004 that exceed the amounts -- in some cases by more than double -- of the bonuses paid in 2003, according to a survey of the 25 largest firms in Texas.
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Lessons from Kindergarten: Microtune Ordered to Share Results of Internal Andrews Kurth Backdating Investigation with Execs Facing SEC Charges
Publication Date: 2009-06-05
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Microtune gave regulators and auditors the report on Andrews Kurth's internal investigation of its options backdating practices. So executives for a pair of former executives charged by the SEC said they should get to see it as well. And despite Microtune's claims of privilege, a Texas judge agreed.

May 03, 2010 |

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