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January 15, 2025
Texas Court Unsure State Can Shutter Immigrant Nonprofit
A Texas appellate court seemed doubtful Wednesday that the state attorney general has authority to shut down a nonprofit over its political speech, with the justices suggesting that Texas might be blurring the line between state and federal nonprofit oversight.
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January 15, 2025
SMU Can't Chuck 100-Year Ties To Church, Justices Suggest
Texas Supreme Court justices piled questions on Southern Methodist University over its split with the United Methodist Church, saying during oral arguments Wednesday that the school seemingly used "clever lawyering" over a "hot button political issue" to wrestle control from the church.
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January 15, 2025
Greenberg Traurig Adds 2 Corporate Pros In Texas
Greenberg Traurig LLP is expanding its Texas corporate team, announcing Wednesday it is bringing in a Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP dealmaker and a Kirkland & Ellis LLP private equity pro as shareholders in Dallas and Austin, respectively.
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January 15, 2025
Chubb Unit Seeks Exit From Bar's $105M Drunken Driving Suit
A Chubb unit said it no longer owes coverage to a bar appealing a $105 million judgment related to a drunken patron's car crash, telling a Texas federal court the bar violated the terms of the policy by refusing to cooperate with the insurer's defense.
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January 15, 2025
SpaceX Suit Must Fail, Calif. Coastal Commission Tells Judge
The California Coastal Commission urged a federal judge to throw out a SpaceX lawsuit alleging it has unlawfully tried to stymie the company's rocket launches and engaged in "naked political discrimination" against CEO Elon Musk, arguing the company's claims don't pass muster.
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January 15, 2025
AI Travel App Co. Mondee Files Ch. 11 With Sale Plans
Artificial intelligence-supported travel agency application maker Mondee Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware, saying it has a baseline offer for the acquisition of its assets and $49 million in financing from existing lenders.
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January 14, 2025
Prospect Medical Beats Objection To $29M In Ch. 11 Funds
A Texas bankruptcy judge said Tuesday she would allow struggling hospital operator Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. to borrow part of a $100 million financing package that prompted an objection from the company's landlord, saying the money was needed to ensure patients continue to receive care.
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January 14, 2025
Dispute Over Eli Lilly Weight Loss Drug Reignited
Compounding pharmacies have reignited a suit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over the removal of a lucrative weight loss drug from the shortage list, with a Texas federal judge ordering both sides to turn in briefing on injunctive relief during a Tuesday hearing.
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January 14, 2025
Texas Porn Law Unlikely To Alter Justices' Free Speech Views
Texas' push before the U.S. Supreme Court for a relaxed standard of judicial review in First Amendment cases is unlikely to come to fruition, as decades of precedent work against the state's law requiring age verification on pornography sites.
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January 14, 2025
Wynne Transportation Can Tap Some Of $6M DIP In Ch. 11
A Delaware bankruptcy judge said Tuesday she will allow transportation service provider Wynne Transportation to borrow $2 million in initial debtor-in-possession financing on an interim basis, clearing the way to fund a Chapter 11 case the company launched in the wake of a nearly $33 million arbitration judgment.
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January 14, 2025
Startup Drops Patent Case Against Google Ahead Of Trial
An Oregon startup has agreed to drop its patent infringement case against Google, a month before the dispute was set to go before a jury in Waco, Texas.
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January 14, 2025
Simpson Thacher, Sullivan Rep CBRE's $400M Coworking Buy
CBRE Group Inc. announced on Tuesday it will purchase coworking company Industrious National Management Company LLC for $400 million in a deal guided by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.
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January 14, 2025
NFL Plan On Hook For Atty Fees Despite 5th Circ. Win
The NFL retirement plan must cover up to $1.86 million in attorney fees and expenses for a former running back who said the plan mishandled his disability benefits application, a Texas federal judge ruled, saying the Fifth Circuit's reversal of his bench trial win didn't discredit his exposure of the plan's systemic issues.
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January 14, 2025
Macquarie, Data Center Biz Enter $5B Financing Partnership
Digital infrastructure and data center company Applied Digital Corp., advised by Lowenstein Sandler LLP, on Tuesday announced it has entered into a $5 billion financing facility with funds managed by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP-led Macquarie Asset Management for its high-performance computing business.
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January 14, 2025
El Paso Firm Failed To Pay Overtime Wages, Paralegal Says
An El Paso, Texas, law firm required a paralegal to respond to emails and text messages outside her working hours but refused to pay her overtime wages, she told a federal court Tuesday.
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January 13, 2025
Texas AG Sues Allstate In Latest Location Data Privacy Strike
Texas' attorney general is accusing Allstate and a subsidiary of violating the state's new comprehensive data privacy law by unlawfully collecting drivers' location data through tracking software embedded in their mobile apps and then using that information to set car insurance rates.
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January 13, 2025
Fed. Circ. Told Google Making Up 'New Rules Of Evidence'
A smart-home energy startup says Google and its supporters are trying to use a Federal Circuit appeal in a $20 million patent case to "craft entirely new rules of evidence out of whole cloth."
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January 13, 2025
Microsoft, Patent Firm Ramey Lose Dueling Sanctions Bids
A Texas federal judge denied dueling sanctions motions Monday in a post-litigation spat between Microsoft and prolific patent firm Ramey LLP, holding that neither party met the standard to win disciplinary fees from the other.
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January 13, 2025
Texas Judge Urged To Halt CFPB Medical Debt Reporting Rule
Trade groups suing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over its new rule banning medical debt from credit reports have asked a Texas federal judge to put a court-ordered hold on the measure while they proceed with their challenge to its legality.
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January 13, 2025
5th Circ. Keeps Trans Immigrant's Removal Fight Alive
The Fifth Circuit found that a transgender woman fighting deportation can stay in the country for the time being after the U.S. Supreme Court remanded a panel's previous decision, saying in a Monday opinion the Board of Immigration Appeals got it wrong because it engaged in factfinding.
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January 13, 2025
FERC Defends Limited Review Of Cross-Border Gas Pipeline
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission told the D.C. Circuit it properly confined its review of a gas pipeline that crosses the Texas-Mexico border to a 1,000-foot segment known as a border facility, arguing that regulating the entire U.S. segment would exceed the agency's authority.
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January 13, 2025
Texas Justices Probe State's Bid To Shutter Refugee Nonprofit
The Texas Supreme Court appeared skeptical Monday that the state's attorney general has broad power under an anti-harboring law to shut down a religious nonprofit it claims illegally shelters unauthorized immigrants, with the justices probing how far that power extends.
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January 13, 2025
Google Says Sanctions Bid In Texas Ad Tech Case Too Late
Google has urged a Texas federal court to reject a bid for sanctions in the ad tech monopolization case being brought by state enforcers over the company's prior policy for retaining internal chats, arguing that the bid comes too late.
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January 13, 2025
Manufactured Housing Groups Seek Early Win Against DOE
Two manufactured-housing trade groups pushed for an early win in Texas federal court in their suit against the U.S. Department of Energy over an energy conservation rule for manufactured housing that the groups claimed failed to hit "a rational balance between energy conservation and affordable housing."
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January 13, 2025
They Don't Do IP Like That In Europe, Justices Told
The U.S. manufacturing lobby has told the U.S. Supreme Court that a recent Federal Circuit decision that wiped out patents covering an artificial sweetener used in Coke Zero is inconsistent with patent laws in Europe, China and other Asian countries.
Expert Analysis
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Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World
After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.
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5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond
As lawyers and recent law school graduates begin their Master of Laws coursework across the country, they should keep a few pointers in mind to get the most out of their programs and kick-start successful careers in their practice areas, says Kelley Miller at Reed Smith.
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Series
Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better Lawyer
My journey from the stage to the courtroom has shown that the skills I honed as an opera singer – punctuality, memorization, creativity and more – have all played a vital role in my success as an attorney, says Gerard D'Emilio at GableGotwals.
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How Law Firms Can Avoid 'Collaboration Drag'
Law firm decision making can be stifled by “collaboration drag” — characterized by too many pointless meetings, too much peer feedback and too little dissent — but a few strategies can help stakeholders improve decision-making processes and build consensus, says Steve Groom at Miles Mediation.
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Election Outlook: A Precedent Primer On Content Moderation
With the 2024 election season now in full swing, online platforms will face difficult and politically sensitive decisions about content moderation, but U.S. Supreme Court decisions from last term offer much-needed certainty about their rights, say Jonathan Blavin and Helen White at Munger Tolles.
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Opinion
Litigation Funding Disclosure Key To Open, Impartial Process
Blanket investor and funding agreement disclosures should be required in all civil cases where the investor has a financial interest in the outcome in order to address issues ranging from potential conflicts of interest to national security concerns, says Bob Goodlatte, former U.S. House Representative for Virginia.
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The Ethics of Using Generative AI In Environmental Law
The rapid emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools is challenging environmental lawyers, consultants and government agencies to determine when and how these tools can be responsibly, ethically and productively integrated into their practices to streamline research, predictive analytics and regulatory compliance, say Ahlia Bethea and Pamela Esterman at Sive Paget.
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What NFL Draft Picks Have In Common With Lateral Law Hires
Nearly half of law firm lateral hires leave within a few years — a failure rate that is strikingly similar to the performance of NFL quarterbacks drafted in the first round — in part because evaluators focus too heavily on quantifiable metrics and not enough on a prospect's character traits, says Howard Rosenberg at Baretz+Brunelle.
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Considering Noncompete Strategies After Blocked FTC Ban
A Texas district court's recent decision in Ryan v. Federal Trade Commission to set aside the new FTC rule banning noncompetes does away with some immediate compliance obligations, but employers should still review strategies, attend to changes to state laws and monitor ongoing challenges, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.
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Replacing The Stigma Of Menopause With Law Firm Support
A large proportion of the workforce is forced to pull the brakes on their career aspirations because of the taboo surrounding menopause and a lack of consistent support, but law firms can initiate the cultural shift needed by formulating thoughtful workplace policies, says Barbara Hamilton-Bruce at Simmons & Simmons.
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Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: August Lessons
In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy considers certification cases touching on classwide evidence of injury from debt collection practices, defining coupon settlements under the Class Action Fairness Act, proper approaches for evaluating attorney fee awards in class action settlements, and more.
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Planning Law Firm Content Calendars: What, When, Where
During the slower month of August, law firms should begin working on their 2025 content calendars, planning out a content creation and distribution framework that aligns with the firm’s objectives and maintains audience engagement throughout the year, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.
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Notable Q2 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
Mark Johnson and Mathew Drocton at BakerHostetler discuss the muted nature of the property and casualty insurance class action space in the second quarter of the year, with no large waves made in labor depreciation and total-loss vehicle class actions, but a new offensive theory emerging for insurance companies.
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Series
Playing Golf Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Golf can positively affect your personal and professional life well beyond the final putt, and it’s helped enrich my legal practice by improving my ability to build lasting relationships, study and apply the rules, face adversity with grace, and maintain my mental and physical well-being, says Adam Kelly at Venable.
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Perspectives
2 High Court Rulings Boost Protections Against Gov't Reprisal
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decisions in Gonzalez v. Trevino and Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon significantly strengthen legal protections against retaliatory arrests and malicious prosecution, and establish clear precedents that promote accountability in law enforcement, say Corey Stoughton and Amanda Miner at Selendy Gay.