Patently O

JUNE 7, 2023

2023) , the Federal Circuit once again granted a writ of mandamus , ordering a patent infringement case to be transferred out of Judge Albright’s courtroom in the Western District of Texas (WDTX). states, including Texas, is no stranger to litigation in the Lone Star state.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Fully remote litigation position with an extensive experience in Texas state court. The post Fiduciary Litigation Opportunity appeared first on Above the Law. Apply within.

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JURIST

MARCH 20, 2024

Trevino , which concerns the arrest of a Castle Hills, Texas councilwoman who argues that she was arrested in retaliation for her critical speech about the city’s government. Blatt argued that expanding the probable cause exception could lead to excessive litigation.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Samsung plans to ask a Texas court to force a patent litigation business to disclose communications with litigation funders ahead of a trial next month over whether the tech giant's former in-house counsel stole trade secrets.

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JURIST

JUNE 22, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Monday that Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) can continue their lawsuit against the University of Texas Austin (UT) for racial discrimination in their admissions process. University of Texas.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 20, 2022

Share The Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon rejected abortion providers’ request to order a federal appeals court to send their challenge to a Texas law banning almost all abortions in the state promptly back to the friendlier confines of a federal district court in that state. 3 – in just two days. 10 opinion. “As

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Above The Law

MARCH 21, 2022

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Law 360

MARCH 7, 2024

The Fifth Circuit has affirmed a decision that, based on Texas law, no valid profit-sharing contract exists between parties who formed a business to provide pre-settlement medical advancement loans to litigants.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

A British nanotechnology company said Friday it landed $150 million from its litigation-funded patent infringement lawsuits against Samsung that ended in a settlement last month, just as jury selection was set to kick off in one of the cases in Marshall, Texas.

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JURIST

JANUARY 3, 2024

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Texas and Governor Greg Abbott in his official capacity on Wednesday over a state law that criminalizes illegal entry into the border state from anywhere but a port of entry, exerting state jurisdiction over what is usually a federal matter. Last month, Abbott signed SB 4.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Texas judge Karin Crump of the Travis County District Court issued a temporary injunction on Monday that preventing Texas Right to Life from enforcing the new six-week abortion ban against Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas.

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HowAppealing

JUNE 18, 2021

“What the Supreme Court Got Right (and Justice Alito Got Wrong) in the Texas ACA Decision: A slightly deeper dive into today’s California v. Texas decision rejecting the effort to turn constitutional litigation into a game of Jenga.” Texas Majority Reject Standing-by-Nonseverability? ” Jonathan H.

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JURIST

APRIL 6, 2023

million settlement with families of those injured and killed in the 2017 mass shooting at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas. Today’s announcement brings the litigation to a close, ending a painful chapter for the victims of this unthinkable crime. The US Department of Justice Wednesday reached a $144.5

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HowAppealing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

And Jessica Schneider and Ariane de Vogue of CNN report that “ Texas judge issues injunction against anti-abortion group on enforcing new law.” ” You can access today’s temporary injunction of the Travis County, Texas District Court at this link.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 26, 2022

A federal judge blocks HHS protections for emergency abortion assistance, and a new suit is filed against Texas prosecutors who have threatened groups that help Texans travel for safe abortions.

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HowAppealing

JULY 27, 2022

“Judge With History of Sexist Comments Called Out, Again, by 5th Circuit; Judge Lynn Hughes had issued a lifetime ban against a female litigator after she won an appeal related to comments he made in an earlier case”: Brad Kutner of Texas Lawyer has this report on a ruling that the U.S.

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Patently O

JANUARY 24, 2022

For those unfamiliar with how cases are assigned in district courts, let’s use the Western District of Texas as an example. The Western District of Texas is a vast district, stretching more than 600 miles across from El Paso (on the western limits of the state) to Waco (which is much nearer to Louisiana than New Mexico).

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

A conservative federal judge in Texas is at the center of attention because of a pending case in which he has been asked to rule…

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case challenging abortion bans that prohibit the procedure in the instance of a medical emergency. The injunction would provide an exception to the law, which would allow more people to become eligible for abortions while litigation continues. In the case, State v.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Monolithic”) in the Western District of Texas, alleging Monolithic infringed Bel Power’s patents by selling power modules for use in electronic devices. However, the Federal Circuit’s ruling in In re Monolith Power Systems, Inc. may have reopened that question. Bel Power Solutions Inc. (“Bel Bel Power”) sued Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

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ABA Journal

APRIL 9, 2024

A federal judge in Texas who declared that “venue is not a continental breakfast,” allowing litigants to pick and choose where to file a lawsuit,…

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

It was a busy end of August for abortion-related litigation in Texas.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The disbarred lawyer who filed a suit seeking a bounty against a Texas abortion doctor has a long history of lawsuits against government officials in…

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

A Texas judge has issued an injunction against an anti-abortion group, Texas Right to Life, blocking it from trying to enforce the new six-week abortion ban against Planned Parenthood in Texas, reports CNN. Planned Parenthood’s case against Texas Right to Life is set to go to trial in April 2022.

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

While Judge Albright and the Western District of Texas continued to hold onto their leads with the highest numbers of filed patent cases, the data revealed distinct drops in their cases in 2022.

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

While the new business court in Texas might seem an ideal venue for the numerous oil and gas disputes litigated in that state, many of these cases may remain outside its reach under the rules governing the court's jurisdiction — at least for now, say Conrad Hester and Emily Fitzgerald at Alston & Bird.

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Mondaq

JULY 6, 2022

Brightplus Ventures LLC, a plaintiff associated with Texas monetization firm IPValuation Partners, LLC (d/b/a IPVal), has launched litigation over the portfolio of LED and LCD backlighting patents.

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OilandGasLawyer

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Texas courts are very reluctant to hold that oil and gas lease provisions are ambiguous. These instruments affect title to land, and if an instrument is ambiguous it inserts uncertainty into land titles and results in litigation over the parties’ intent using extrinsic evidence, usually before a jury.

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Mondaq

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

David Johnson presented his paper entitled "Fiduciary Litigation Update 2020-2021" to the Texas Bankers Association's Wealth Management & Trust Conference on September 30, 2021.

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Law 360

MARCH 23, 2023

Google is pushing back against efforts from state-level enforcers to get their case accusing it of monopolizing the online display advertising market transferred out of multidistrict litigation and back to Texas, arguing a new law that enforcers cite does not apply retroactively.

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Patently O

JUNE 17, 2022

Litigants shouldn’t get to choose the judge who decides their case. Judge shopping, we’ve argued elsewhere , raises concerns about court bias and capture and can make litigation unnecessarily costly and inefficient. This is the second in a new series on venue transfer requests and mandamus at the Federal Circuit.

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Law 360

MAY 12, 2023

The Texas Senate passed a bill on Friday that would create a specialized business court, a measure that received the support of the Lone Star State's governor and chief justice despite questions raised by litigators.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 20, 2021

Generally speaking, under the “American” rule that prevails in the United States, the prevailing party in litigation must pay its own attorney’s fees. There is, however, a relatively narrow category of administrative “costs” related to litigation that the prevailing party can recover from the losing party. We’ll know more on Wednesday.

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Law 360

AUGUST 11, 2023

million energy regulation spat with Spain to the High Court, and the National Basketball Association aim for a slam dunk in an appeal against the Pizza Texas Bulls' U.K. The past week in London has seen Eversheds Sutherland face a breach of contract claim from the University for the Creative Arts, solar energy investor 9REN bring its €41.8

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Law 360

MAY 17, 2021

A Texas federal jury’s recent $2.18 billion patent infringement verdict against Intel serves as a stark reminder that parties should promptly focus on damages to reveal a case's worth, identify early settlement opportunities, and conform litigation strategy to the law, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

If parties to a case in Texas' new business court do not agree on whether the court has supplemental jurisdiction over their claims, then those claims may proceed concurrently in another court — creating significant challenges for litigants, and raising questions that have yet to be answered, says Ryan Sullivan at Reichman Jorgensen.

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JURIST

JANUARY 17, 2021

The National Rifle Association (NRA) announced Friday in a press release that it filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will reincorporate in Texas. ” It mentions that the move to Texas will enable the nonprofit to start down a new path with more sustained growth and continued success.

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