By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | May 30, 2017
With many celebrating the recent decision as a shake-up that may loosen the Eastern District of Texas' grip on patent infringement suits, in-house lawyers are faced with questions around if–and how–patent strategies should change.
By Cogan Schneier | May 19, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled the FAA's registration rule for personal drones and model planes violates federal law.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 18, 2017
Accused of not disclosing payments to two expert witnesses, Houston plaintiffs attorney W. Mark Lanier is throwing a similar charge at Johnson & Johnson's defense.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 12, 2017
Five plaintiffs who saw a $502 million jury verdict cut to $150 million last year say the state law unconstitutionally discriminates against the old and the poor.
By JOHN COUNCIL | April 27, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ordered Texas to pay nearly $600,000 in attorney fees to Akin Gump lawyers who defeated the state's same-sex marriage ban nearly a year ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court's historic Obergefell v. Hodges decision.
By John Council | April 25, 2017
A woman who witnessed her mentally ill father's fatal shooting by police officers—and was only narrowly missed herself—will be able to sue a Texas Ranger who later interrogated her for five hours about the incident without a warrant, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has said.
By John Council | April 24, 2017
A former Dallas Symphony Orchestra volunteer may have had reason for hurt feelings after D Magazine published an article implying he was a "party-crasher" who "blustered" his way into society photographs. But Jason Bloom recently convinced Dallas' Fifth Court of Appeals that the man who allegedly duped his way into Dallas society could not sue the magazine because the rhetorical flourishes used in the article did not amount to defamation.
By John Council | April 19, 2017
While a similar state law claim against him has been allowed to go forward, the Fifth Circuit has dismissed a federal malicious prosecution case filed against a former Beaumont state district judge who allegedly had a process server arrested for showing up at the courthouse to serve a lawsuit on him.
By John Council | April 18, 2017
While United Airlines is facing major heat for kicking passengers off flights, Scott Self's bus company client got sued for allowing one to board: namely, a paranoid meth user who screamed "Everybody's going to die!" before grabbing the wheel from the bus driver and causing a crash that injured several people.
By John Council | April 13, 2017
Dallas' downtown civil courthouse was understandably closed for business on July 8, 2016 as police investigated a nearby sniper shooting that killed five of its officers. But that tragedy didn't excuse one Dallas civil judge from failing to holding a hearing in case according a recent appellate court decision.
Presented by BigVoodoo
Join General Counsel and Senior Legal Leaders at the Premier Forum Designed For and by General Counsel from Fortune 1000 Companies
The Texas Lawyer honors attorneys and judges who have made a remarkable difference in the legal profession in Texas.
The premier educational and networking event for employee benefits brokers and agents.
Truly exceptional Bergen County New Jersey Law Firm is growing and seeks strong plaintiff's personal injury Attorney with 5-7 years plaintif...
Shipman is seeking an associate to join our Labor & Employment practice in our Hartford, New Haven, or Stamford office. Candidates shou...
McCarter & English, LLP, a well established and growing law firm, is actively seeking a talented and driven associate having 2-5 years o...
MELICK & PORTER, LLP PROMOTES CONNECTICUT PARTNERS HOLLY ROGERS, STEVEN BANKS, and ALEXANDER AHRENS