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January 29, 2025
Southwest's Plan Oversight Cost Workers Millions, Court Told
Southwest Airlines cost workers millions of dollars in retirement savings by failing to ax a costly and underperforming investment fund from its combined $14 billion retirement plans, according to a proposed class action filed in Texas federal court.
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January 29, 2025
JCPenney Says Jackson Walker Owes $1M For Judge's Affair
Jackson Walker LLP should have to return the more than $1 million paid to it by J.C. Penney given the firm's failure to disclose that one of its partners had a romantic relationship with the judge who had overseen the retailer's bankruptcy, the retailer's estate says in a new lawsuit in Texas federal court.
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January 29, 2025
CFPB Cheers On State Bids To Restrict Medical Debt Reporting
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has signaled support for bills that lawmakers in Massachusetts and several other states are considering to restrict medical debt reporting, efforts that could build on the agency's own new medical debt rule.
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January 29, 2025
Jay-Z Says Buzbee Barratry Suits Cite Fake Texas Investigator
Attorneys for Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter told a Houston federal court that personal injury lawyer Tony Buzbee included a fictitious defendant in two lawsuits claiming the rapper tried to recruit former Buzbee clients to file malpractice claims.
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January 29, 2025
Former Chief Counsel For Cruz Named US Atty In Texas
Nicholas Ganjei, a former chief counsel for Lone Star State Sen. Ted Cruz, was sworn in on Wednesday as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas.
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January 29, 2025
Texas Cardiology Practice Beats Monopolization Suit
A Texas federal judge dismissed a Laredo hospital's lawsuit alleging that a renowned cardiologist, who once worked with it, and a rival hospital engaged in unlawful antitrust behaviors.
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January 29, 2025
Bankrupt MMA Law Seeks Hurricane Case Fees From 2 Firms
Bankrupt firm MMA Law has filed adversary suits against two law firms in Texas bankruptcy court seeking to recover fees related to work done on behalf of hurricane victim clients that it says belong to its bankruptcy estate.
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January 29, 2025
Buzbee Client Drops Assault, Malpractice Suit
A woman has moved to drop a lawsuit in New York state court alleging Texas personal injury lawyer Tony Buzbee — known lately for representing women who have accused Sean "Diddy" Combs and Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter of sexual misconduct — assaulted her and mishandled her divorce case.
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January 29, 2025
$7.8B ChampionX Deal Gets Added Scrutiny Across The Pond
SLB's path to closing its proposed $7.8 billion acquisition of ChampionX got a little trickier Wednesday as the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority launched a formal investigation into a deal that is also under the scrutiny of U.S. regulators.
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January 28, 2025
Proud Boys Atty Beats Researcher's IP Claim In Mixed Verdict
A Washington, D.C., federal jury Tuesday cleared an attorney who defended a Proud Boy accused of attacking the U.S. Capitol of infringing a Texas-based researcher's copyright, but found that the attorney owes the researcher $77,000 for skipping out on his bill.
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January 28, 2025
CFPB, Bank Orgs Rebuff Intervention Bid In Data Rule Fight
In a moment of agreement, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a group of banking trade groups pushed back on Tuesday against a bid to intervene by two advocacy groups in a suit over the CFPB's small business lending data rule.
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January 28, 2025
Judge OKs Refiling Of Suit Over $20M Austin Nightclub Deal
A Texas federal judge granted a bid to dismiss a suit claiming a title company handed over $3 million to a fraudster, saying Tuesday that she would allow the plaintiff to rework its complaint to show the defendants were indeed more heavily tied to the sham than the current complaint contended.
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January 28, 2025
Boeing Supplier Seeks $583K Fees In Texas Biz Records Suit
A Boeing supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Inc., has asked a federal judge to approve over $583,000 in legal fees after it won a bid to shut down attempts by Texas state officials to examine its business records.
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January 28, 2025
19 Republican State AGs Press Costco To End DEI Policies
A group of nearly 20 Republican attorneys general is urging Costco to end its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the wake of President Donald Trump's recent executive order encouraging companies to end them, criticizing the initiatives as "discriminatory" and saying they fly in the face of recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
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January 28, 2025
Texas Judge OKs $40M Settlement In Six Flags Expansion Suit
A Texas federal judge indicated Tuesday that he would approve a $40 million class settlement between Six Flags Entertainment Corp. and investors accusing the amusement park operator of bungling expansion plans in China — after having previously dismissed the case twice.
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January 28, 2025
5th Circ. Revives Arb. Bid In Saudi Arabia Oil Project Row
A Louisiana federal judge wrongly nixed a bid to send a dispute stemming from a Saudi Arabian oil and gas project to arbitration after the administering institution named in an underlying subcontract was dissolved, the Fifth Circuit ruled in a published opinion.
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January 28, 2025
Amid Big Bets, Tom Goldstein Argued 'Poker Is Not Gambling'
A federal indictment's jarring portrayal of pioneering U.S. Supreme Court advocate Tom Goldstein as an "ultrahigh-stakes" gambler who dodged taxes has left the legal community virtually speechless. But Goldstein's status as a serious poker player was not a secret, and in past court cases, he proclaimed the card game "fundamentally dissimilar" from conventional gambling, even while preparing to wager millions on matches.
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January 28, 2025
Party City Seeks OK For Exec Private Security In Ch. 11
Bankrupt retailer Party City HoldCo Inc. Tuesday asked a Texas judge to approve up to $400,000 in spending on private security for its current and former senior employees, saying the recent killing of UnitedHealth's CEO has spurred threats of violence against the debtor's leadership.
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January 28, 2025
Yale Unit Wants To Yank Hospital Sale Suit From Ch. 11 Court
A Yale University health unit's lawsuit seeking to escape a $435 million sale deal with a bankrupt hospital operator belongs in state court and not with the Chapter 11 judge, the Ivy League-tied entity told a federal judge Tuesday.
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January 28, 2025
Oilfield Co. Looks To Avoid Arbitration In Hydrocarbon Row
Oilfield services operator Schlumberger has asked a Texas judge to block an arbitration proceeding initiated by a Guatemalan oil company over alleged mismanagement of a hydrocarbon project, saying it never entered a valid arbitration agreement.
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January 28, 2025
Pa. Bank Regulator Claims Co. Hid Affiliation, Misused Privilege
A Texas debt-settlement company should be sanctioned for failing to disclose its alleged affiliation with another debt consolidator and for invoking attorney-client privilege when pressed about how its general counsel complied with a subpoena, Pennsylvania's banking regulator told a state court Tuesday.
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January 28, 2025
Greenberg Traurig Gains IP Ace From Haynes Boone In Dallas
Greenberg Traurig LLP has expanded its intellectual property and technology and trademark and brand management practices with a shareholder in Dallas who came aboard from Haynes Boone.
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January 28, 2025
Berry Appleman, Ex-Tech Lead Resolve Disability Bias Suit
Berry Appleman & Leiden struck a deal to end a former software tech lead's suit claiming the global immigration firm fired him because side effects from new medication caused him to ask for a reprieve from his demanding workload, according to a filing in Texas federal court.
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January 27, 2025
5th Circ. Wipes Out FTC Rule Targeting Auto Industry Scams
A split Fifth Circuit panel on Monday vacated the Federal Trade Commission's Combating Auto Retail Scams, or CARS, rule prohibiting bait-and-switch tactics and hidden charges in the car buying and leasing process, siding with car dealers and finding that the FTC didn't give adequate notice of the proposed rulemaking.
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January 27, 2025
Harvard Drops Chip Patent Suit Against Samsung
Harvard University on Monday dropped its lawsuit that accused Samsung and several of the South Korean multinational's U.S. affiliates of infringing two patents assigned to the Ivy League university when manufacturing certain microprocessors and memory chips.
Expert Analysis
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Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Competing in a global esports tournament at Wimbledon last year not only fulfilled my childhood dream, but also sharpened skills that are essential to my day job, including strategic thinking, confidence and networking, says AJ Schuyler at Jackson Lewis.
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How Changes In State Gift Card Laws May Affect Cos. In 2025
2024 state legislative movements around the escheatment of unused gift card balances and consumer fraud protections should prompt issuers to consider whether changes in company domicile or blanket cash-back policies are needed in the new year, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.
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An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025
As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.
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What To Watch For In The 2025 Benefits Landscape
While planning for 2025, retirement plan sponsors and service providers should set their focus on phased implementation deadlines under both Secure 1.0 and 2.0, an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling, and the fate of several U.S. Department of Labor regulations, says Allie Itami at Lathrop GPM.
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The Justices' Securities Rulings, Dismissals That Defined '24
The U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 securities rulings led to increased success for defendants' price impact arguments, but the justices' decisions not to weigh in on important issues relating to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act's pleading requirements may be just as significant, say attorneys at Skadden.
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Fixing Up Cars Makes Me A Better Lawyer
From problem-solving to patience and adaptability to organization, the skills developed working under the hood of a car directly translate to being a more effective lawyer, says Christopher Mdeway at Kaufman Dolowich.
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2024 Has Been A Momentous Year For ESG
Significant developments in the environmental, social and governance landscape this year include new legislation, evolving global frameworks, continued litigation and enforcement actions, and a U.S. Supreme Court decision that has already affected how lower courts have viewed some ESG challenges, say attorneys at Katten.
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2024's Most Notable FTC Actions Against Dark Patterns And AI
In 2024 the Federal Trade Commission ramped up enforcement actions related to dark patterns, loudly signaling its concern that advertisers will use AI to manipulate consumer habits and its intention to curb businesses' use and marketing of AI to prevent alleged consumer deception, say attorneys at Goodwin.
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Making The Pitch To Grow Your Company's Legal Team
In a compressed economy, convincing the C-suite to invest in additional legal talent can be a herculean task, but a convincing pitch — supported by metrics and cost analyses — may help in-house counsel justify the growth of their team, say Elizabeth Smith and Roger Garceau at Major Lindsey.
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Why Letters Of Protection Are Discoverable In Texas PI Suits
Recent Texas Supreme Court opinions and key provisions of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure make letters of protection, in which plaintiff attorneys promise payment to healthcare providers based on jury awards, discoverable — good news for defendants fighting exorbitant damage claims in personal injury cases, says Nathan Vrazel at Munsch Hardt.
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Musk Pay Fight Shows Investor Approval Isn't Universal Cure
The Delaware Court of Chancery's recent denial of a motion revising its prior rescission of Elon Musk's nearly $56 billion compensation package is a reminder of the heightened standard corporate boards must meet in conflicted controller transactions and that stockholder approval doesn't automatically cure fiduciary wrongdoing, say attorneys at A&O Shearman.
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4 Trade Secret Pointers From 2024's Key IP Law Developments
Four significant 2024 developments in trade secret law yield practical tips about defending trade secrets overseas, proving unjust enrichment claims, forcing compliance with posttrial orders and using restrictive covenants to prevent employee leaks of confidential intellectual property, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.
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Trends In Section 101 Motions 6 Years After Berkheimer
A half-dozen years after the Federal Circuit's landmark patent eligibility ruling in Berkheimer, empirical data offers practitioners some noteworthy insights on Section 101 motions, both nationally and across four exemplary jurisdictions, says Alexa Reed at Fisch Sigler.
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An Underutilized Tool To Dismiss Meritless Claims In Texas
In Texas, special appearances provide a useful but often overlooked tool for out-of-state defendants to escape meritless claims early in litigation, thus limiting discovery and creating a pathway for immediate appellate review, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.
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Top 10 Whistleblowing And Retaliation Events Of 2024
From a Florida federal court’s ruling that the False Claims Act’s qui tam provision is unconstitutional to a record-breaking number of whistleblower tips filed with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, employers saw significant developments in the federal and state whistleblower landscapes this year, say attorneys at Proskauer.