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  • October 11, 2024

    Feds Target Ill. Hospital CEO As $19M Theft Probe Widens

    A federal corruption investigation into the theft of $19 million from a Chicago hospital has widened to ensnare the hospital's chief executive, according to a new indictment handed down by an Illinois federal grand jury.

  • October 11, 2024

    Real Estate Recap: Rating Climate Risk, Window Tech, Towers

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including a data-driven look at how climate risk is calculated for property owners, what one proptech company is doing to improve high-rise window-washing, and a new tracker following the tallest tower projects in the United States.

  • October 11, 2024

    Elon Musk's X Drops Unilever From Advertising Boycott Suit

    X Corp. has dropped Unilever from its antitrust suit accusing the global consumer goods company and others of conspiring to withhold advertising revenue from the social media platform, announcing in a post Friday that it's "pleased to have reached an agreement with Unilever" and "we look forward to more resolution."

  • October 11, 2024

    PTAB Still Won't Take On Samsung's Patent Challenge

    Samsung has failed yet again to convince judges on an administrative patent board to take a look at their efforts to dislodge patents asserted against the Galaxy Watch In Texas federal court, despite winning a remand earlier from the head of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

  • October 11, 2024

    Texan Who Sued Ex's Colleagues Over Abortion Drops Suit

    A Texas man who filed a wrongful-death suit against his ex-wife's co-workers that alleged that they helped her obtain pills to terminate her pregnancy has dropped the suit on the eve of trial, saying in a notice Friday that the parties have settled.

  • October 11, 2024

    No Coverage For Wage Disclosure Suits, Insurer Says

    An insurer said it has no duty to defend or indemnify two restaurant franchise operators accused of violating Washington's Equal Pay and Opportunities Act, telling a federal court that the allegations do not trigger coverage under an employment practices liability insurance policy.

  • October 11, 2024

    DOJ Tells Judge Boeing Plea Is 'The Best The Gov't Could Do'

    The federal government told a Texas federal judge Friday that its proposed deal with The Boeing Co. over allegations that it lied to safety regulators about the 737 Max 8's development is "the best the government could do," pushing back against vehement objection from crash victims' families, who called the deal "rotten" and "morally reprehensible."

  • October 11, 2024

    Off The Bench: NCAA's NIL Deal Advances, QB Settles Again

    In this week's Off The Bench, the NCAA and the athletes suing it over name, image and likeness money satisfy a judge with their proposed settlement revisions, an NFL quarterback settles yet another sexual assault accusation, and a legal battle between the NFL and one of its former reporters ends amicably.

  • October 11, 2024

    Patent Armory Suit Over Telecom Patent Is Tossed

    U.S. District Judge Alan D. Albright has thrown out a lawsuit accusing a Singapore-based company of infringing a sound system patent, noting that the patent owner never actually served the company with the suit.

  • October 11, 2024

    Texas Hospital Settles Layoffs, Benefits Contributions Suit

    A Texas hospital has agreed to settle a proposed class action alleging it laid off approximately one-third of its workforce without warning and unlawfully held onto employees' health insurance premiums and 401(k) contributions, according to a federal court filing.

  • October 11, 2024

    Bank Info Fair Game In Crypto Exec's Appeal, Gov't Says

    A cryptocurrency executive charged in a 2020 bitcoin fraud investigation can't stop the IRS from using the financial information it gathered through summonses while he appeals the demands in the Fifth Circuit, the U.S. government told a Texas federal court.

  • October 11, 2024

    TransUnion Agrees To Settle Suit Over Inaccurate Report

    A Texas man who claims he lost a job opportunity after a faulty TransUnion background check identified him as a "drug offender" has agreed to end his lawsuit against the company, reaching a tentative settlement.

  • October 10, 2024

    Paxton Sanctions Attempt Is 'Intimidation Tactic,' Nonprofit Says

    A Houston civil rights nonprofit focusing on immigration is calling a sanctions motion from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton an "intimidation tactic," telling a state appeals court that it shouldn't have to just accept whatever legal interpretation the state spits out or face sanctions.

  • October 10, 2024

    Trade Group, Enviros Clash Over EPA Methylene Chloride Rule

    American Chemistry Council and the Sierra Club are taking aim at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's methylene chloride rule, with the industry group telling the Fifth Circuit the agency overstepped when it outright banned most applications of the chemical for no valid reason and the conservation organization arguing it didn't go far enough.

  • October 10, 2024

    Contractor Slams Stay Bid In $13M Lake Ontario Awards Fight

    Geotechnical contractor Soletanche Bachy Canada Inc. has asked a Texas federal court not to pause its suit looking to enforce arbitral awards of $13 million against an infrastructure construction corporation, saying the construction company misrepresents an appeal proceeding in Ontario.

  • October 10, 2024

    IP Forecast: 5G Patent Case Spells Deja Vu For EDTX

    A patent suit against a Chinese phone company will go before a new federal jury in the Eastern District of Texas after the judge scrapped the original $10.6 million verdict against it as excessive. Here's a spotlight on that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  • October 10, 2024

    SpaceX Urges Trim To Enviro Orgs'. FAA Launch Approval Suit

    SpaceX is pushing a D.C. federal judge to scrap claims that an environmental assessment for its rocket launch program in South Texas must be supplemented after launches allegedly harmed sensitive surrounding areas and migratory birds, and as it faces new litigation over a system installed to prevent launch pad failures.

  • October 10, 2024

    5th Circ. Judge Hints Justices' 'Sea Change' May Help DACA

    A Fifth Circuit judge grilled Texas on Thursday over whether it still has standing to challenge the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, suggesting recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent might spell trouble for the Lone Star State's bid to kill the program.

  • October 10, 2024

    Owner Of Houston Music Co. Says He Was Pushed Out Of Biz

    A Houston hip-hop artist has accused his longtime business partner of engaging in a scheme to steal his music production company's funds before ousting him from the business, according to a complaint filed in Texas federal court on Thursday.

  • October 10, 2024

    Paxton Prosecutor Fee Fight Ends With High Court Rejection

    The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday declined to take up a dispute over how much a special prosecutor appointed to oversee the securities fraud case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton should be paid, ending a fee fight that has stretched on almost as long as the criminal case.

  • October 10, 2024

    5th Circ. Says ISP Liable For Piracy But Orders Damages Redo

    The Fifth Circuit has concluded that a Texas federal court correctly upheld a jury verdict finding internet service provider Grande Communications Networks LLC is liable for the willful contributory copyright infringement of 1,403 songs from several record labels but ordered that the nearly $47 million in damages be recalculated.

  • October 10, 2024

    George Foreman Unlikely To Get '70s Sex Assault Suit Trimmed

    A California federal judge was skeptical Thursday of boxing legend George Foreman's bid to trim alleged conduct that occurred in Texas and Florida from a lawsuit claiming he groomed and sexually abused a teenage girl in the 1970s.

  • October 10, 2024

    Houston Firm Says 'Scurrilous' Ex-Atty Not Entitled To Fees

    A Houston law firm is urging a state court to dismiss a lawsuit from a disbarred attorney seeking fees for cases he worked on before going to prison for fraud, arguing that paying him the $3.84 million he is asking for would run afoul of ethics rules and a Texas Supreme Court order.

  • October 10, 2024

    Investor Connected To Texas AG Seeks To Ax Fraud Case

    Nate Paul, a real estate investor at the heart of the failed impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, has moved to dismiss federal wire fraud and conspiracy charges against him, arguing that the indictment does not claim that he acted willfully when allegedly ripping off lenders and investors.

  • October 10, 2024

    IRS Keeping Co. In Dark On Carryback Refund, Court Told

    The Internal Revenue Service owes a $686,000 tax refund to a contractor for a carryback operating loss, the company told a Texas federal court, adding that the IRS hasn't responded to questions about a letter the agency claims it sent addressing the issue.

Expert Analysis

  • State Of The States' AI Legal Ethics Landscape

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    Over the past year, several state bar associations, as well as the American Bar Association, have released guidance on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in legal practice, all of which share overarching themes and some nuanced differences, say Eric Pacifici and Kevin Henderson at SMB Law Group.

  • Review Shipping Terms In Light Of These 3 Global Challenges

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    Given tensions in the Middle East, labor unrest at U.S. ports and the ongoing consequences of climate change, parties involved in maritime shipping must understand the relevant contract provisions and laws that may be implicated during supply chain disruptions in order to mitigate risks, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • 8 Childhood Lessons That Can Help You Be A Better Attorney

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    A new school year is underway, marking a fitting time for attorneys to reflect on some fundamental life lessons from early childhood that offer a framework for problems that no legal textbook can solve, say Chris Gismondi and Chris Campbell at DLA Piper.

  • 2 Rulings Show How Courts Assess Health Benefit Denials

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    Two recent decisions from federal appeals courts offer important insights into how courts are assessing denials of health benefit claims brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, including guidance on how plan administrators should evaluate claims and what documents must be disclosed, says Mark DeBofsky at DeBofsky Law.

  • 3rd Circ. Hertz Ruling Highlights Flawed Bankruptcy Theory

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    The Third Circuit, in its recent Hertz bankruptcy decision, became the latest appeals court to hold that noteholders were entitled to interest before shareholders under the absolute priority rule, but risked going astray by invoking the flawed theory of code impairment, say Matthew McGill and David Casazza at Gibson Dunn.

  • Opinion

    This Election, We Need To Talk About Court Process

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    In recent decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has markedly transformed judicial processes — from summary judgment standards to notice pleadings — which has, in turn, affected individuals’ substantive rights, and we need to consider how the upcoming presidential election may continue this pattern, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • Series

    Playing Diplomacy Makes Us Better Lawyers

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    Similar to the practice of law, the rules of Diplomacy — a strategic board game set in pre-World War I Europe — are neither concise nor without ambiguity, and weekly gameplay with our colleagues has revealed the game's practical applications to our work as attorneys, say Jason Osborn and Ben Bevilacqua at Winston & Strawn.

  • 5th Circ. Shows Admin Rules Can Survive Court Post-Chevron

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    The Fifth Circuit's textual analysis of the Fair Labor Standards Act, contributing to its recent affirming of the U.S. Department of Labor’s authority to set an overtime exemption salary threshold, suggests administrative laws can survive post-Chevron challenges, say Jessi Thaller-Moran and Erin Barker at Brooks Pierce.

  • Open Questions In Unsettled Geofence Warrant Landscape

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    The Fourth and Fifth Circuits recently reached radically divergent conclusions about the constitutionality of geofence warrants, creating an uncertain landscape in which defendants should assert and preserve the full range of conventional Fourth Amendment challenges, says Charles Fowler at McKool Smith.

  • How Patent Litigation Is Changing Amid Decline In Filings

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    Marked by a notable decline in case filings and preferred venue shifts, patent litigation has undergone significant changes over the last decade and litigation hot spots have shifted, encouraging a more strategic approach to patent disputes, says Saishruti Mutneja at Winston & Strawn.

  • A Look At 5 States' New Data Privacy Laws

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    With new data privacy laws in Utah, Florida, Texas, Oregon and Montana recently in effect or coming into force this year, state-level enforcement of data privacy creates significant challenges and risks for how businesses interact with employees and consumers, and for companies that provide and use technologies in multiple jurisdictions, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.

  • Mental Health First Aid: A Brief Primer For Attorneys

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    Amid a growing body of research finding that attorneys face higher rates of mental illness than the general population, firms should consider setting up mental health first aid training programs to help lawyers assess mental health challenges in their colleagues and intervene with compassion, say psychologists Shawn Healy and Tracey Meyers.

  • Series

    Collecting Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The therapeutic aspects of appreciating and collecting art improve my legal practice by enhancing my observation skills, empathy, creativity and cultural awareness, says attorney Michael McCready.

  • Aviation Watch: Boeing Plea Agreement May Not Serve Public

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    The proposed plea agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice and Boeing — the latest outgrowth of the company's 737 Max travails — is opposed by crash victims' families, faces an uncertain fate in court, and may ultimately serve no beneficial purpose, even if approved, says Alan Hoffman, a retired attorney and aviation expert.

  • Using Primacy And Recency Effects In Opening Statements

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    By understanding and strategically employing the primacy and recency effects in opening statements, attorneys can significantly enhance their persuasive impact, ensuring that their narrative is both compelling and memorable from the outset, says Bill Kanasky at Courtroom Sciences.

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