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May 19, 2025
GM Issued 'Inadequate' Recall For Bad Engines, Drivers Claim
General Motors LLC knowingly sold vehicles "that were engineered to fail" and issued an "inadequate" recall to prevent "catastrophic" internal engine failure, a group of vehicle owners alleged in a proposed class action filed in Michigan federal court.
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May 19, 2025
Atty Says Texas Firm Fired Her For Taking Protected Leave
A former associate at a prominent Texas personal injury firm who claims she was fired after she took medical leave for a disabling eye condition and bereavement leave upon her mother's death has brought a disability discrimination suit against the firm and associated entities in federal court in Houston.
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May 19, 2025
Latham, A&O Shearman Guide $3B AI Manufacturing Deal
Latham & Watkins LLP and Allen Overy Shearman Sterling advised AMD on a $3 billion deal to sell its ZT Systems data center infrastructure manufacturing business to U.S.-based Sanmina in an agreement to expand domestic production for AMD's artificial intelligence offerings.
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May 19, 2025
Kirkland Guides Blackstone's $11.5B Deal For TXNM Energy
Blackstone Infrastructure has agreed to acquire regulated utility holding company TXNM Energy in an all-cash transaction valued at $11.5 billion, including net debt and preferred stock, TXNM said in a Monday announcement.
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May 16, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Gold Card, Hospitality, Revolving Door
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from 麻豆传媒360 Real Estate Authority 鈥 including attorney insights into the "Gold Card" visa program, the hospitality sector's reaction to tariffs, and聽the path from in-house attorney to private practice.聽
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May 16, 2025
Name Mix-Up Costs Lender Property Claim, 5th Circ. Says
A name mix-up in a petition will cost a lending company its claim to an interest in property forfeited in a criminal fraud case, the Fifth Circuit ruled Friday, agreeing with a Texas federal judge that the drafting error was fatal.
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May 16, 2025
Tesla Tells Justices Challenge To La. Sale Ban Should Stand
Tesla Inc. has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a petition from Louisiana regulators seeking review of its case targeting the state's ban on direct sales by automakers, saying the regulators are in fact competitors who view Tesla's business model as an existential threat.
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May 16, 2025
Fed. Circ. Backs Apple PTAB Win Over Location-Tracking IP
The Federal Circuit has backed a series of Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions that found a trio of beacon technology patents were invalid, handing a win to challenger Apple.
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May 16, 2025
Families Rip DOJ Bid To Ditch Boeing 737 Max Criminal Case
The U.S. Department of Justice might back down from criminally prosecuting Boeing over the deadly 737 Max crashes and save the American aerospace giant from a high-profile trial in Texas next month under a tentative deal that attorneys for crash victims' families decried Friday as offensive and "morally repugnant."
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May 16, 2025
Fed. Circ. Makes Apple Face Fintiv Payment IP Again
The Federal Circuit revived Fintiv Inc.'s infringement suit against Apple Inc. over contactless payments Friday, saying the Texas federal judge who freed Apple viewed what evidence is聽acceptable聽too narrowly.
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May 16, 2025
Houston Church Settles Claims It Enabled Predatory Pastor
A Baptist megachurch in Houston and the Southern Baptist Convention have settled a lawsuit brought by three women who alleged the church enabled and encouraged a sexual predator.
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May 16, 2025
Driver Fights Sanctions For Trading Vehicle In FCA Suit
Drivers alleging Fiat Chrysler sold vehicles with defectively designed interior trim on door panels told a Michigan federal judge that one of its lead plaintiffs doesn't deserve sanctions for trading in his vehicle, saying the trade-in was a snap decision and wasn't done to prevent the automaker from inspecting the vehicle. 聽
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May 16, 2025
Texas Justices Free Walgreens From Shopper's Theft Dispute
The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that Walgreens can escape a shopper's negligent hiring claim under the state's law against strategic lawsuits against public participation, or anti-SLAPP statute.
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May 16, 2025
5th Circ. Asked To Undo Houston Firm's 'Absurd' PPP Denial
A Houston firm asked the Fifth Circuit to reverse the U.S. Small Business Administration's "absurd" denial of its loan forgiveness under a COVID-19-era program, writing that a "good faith but mistaken answer" to an application question would have produced a different result under changed guidelines.
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May 16, 2025
Progressive, Kanner & Pintaluga Slam Accident Data Suit
Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. and Kanner & Pintaluga PA have filed separate motions in Texas federal court to dismiss a proposed class action accusing the two of conspiring to share auto crash victims' private information against state and federal law, with each arguing that the allegations, as the insurer put it, "make no sense."
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May 16, 2025
Justices Keep Pause On Some Venezuelan Removals
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday reasserted that the Trump administration cannot remove from the country alleged Venezuelan gang members who are currently detained in northern Texas under the Alien Enemies Act while they challenge the president's invocation of the 1798 wartime law.
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May 16, 2025
Jackson Walker Criticizes JC Penney Fee Suit As 'Money Grab'
Jackson Walker LLP wants out of a fee suit brought by former client J.C. Penney, arguing that the bankrupt department store's wind-down debtors entered claims as a "leverage play and a money grab" after learning that a firm partner had engaged in a yearslong undisclosed relationship with a Texas bankruptcy judge.
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May 16, 2025
5th Circ. Reverses Intervention Denial For Border Wall Cos.
A Texas federal judge erred when he refused to let several government contractors and the Sierra Club intervene in a lawsuit that blocked the use of border wall funding for anything other than new barrier construction, the Fifth Circuit ruled Thursday.
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May 16, 2025
EEOC's Take On Trans Rights Conflicts With 麻豆传媒, Judge Says
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission exceeded its authority when it laid out its worker-friendly take on the U.S. Supreme Court's Bostock opinion, a Texas federal judge found, striking down parts of agency anti-harassment guidance that interpreted the landmark ruling's implications for gay and transgender workers.
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May 15, 2025
Wayfair IT Contract Claims Must Be Arbitrated, Court Hears
An information technology firm has told a Texas federal judge that another IT provider must arbitrate its fraud suit against the firm stemming from their contract to provide software and hiring services to online retailer Wayfair LLC.
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May 15, 2025
Investor Makes Deal With PE Fund In Fla. Suit Alleging Fraud
A Texas accountant has lodged a federal complaint alleging a Florida-based CEO of a private equity fund and two executives refused to return $1 million of his life savings after buying securities that produced virtually no income, although the parties on Thursday struck a tentative deal to have the lawsuit tossed.
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May 15, 2025
Plaintiff's 'Total Victory' Forces End To Southwest Bias Suit
A Texas federal judge intends to issue a final judgment in a nonprofit's suit challenging an award program for Hispanic employees of Southwest Airlines Co., saying the "obstinate plaintiff" has already achieved total victory in the suit.
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May 15, 2025
Oil Producer Says Hess Corp. Stiffed It To The Tune Of $69M
An Oklahoma-based independent oil producer claimed New York-based Hess Corp. spun a web of "self-dealing" agreements among its subsidiaries to charge inflated midstream service fees, telling a Texas federal court Hess drained it of up to $69 million in revenue it would have otherwise collected.
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May 15, 2025
Apple Accused Of False IPhone AI Promises In 50-State Suit
Apple pulled a bait-and-switch on phone buyers when it promised that new artificial intelligence features would be available on the iPhone 16, despite knowing it hadn't yet developed those features, according to a sprawling proposed class action that brings claims under consumer protection laws in all 50 states.
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May 15, 2025
X Wants $105M Video Patent Verdict Thrown Out
X Corp. said it wants to undo a Dallas jury's finding from last month that said it owed $105 million for infringing a startup company's video sharing patent, arguing a reasonable jury could not have found the single claim was worth that much.
Expert Analysis
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Opinion
Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
Given the Trump administration's recent moves threatening the independence of the judiciary, including efforts to impeach judges who ruled against executive actions, lawyers must protect the rule of law and resist attempts to dilute the judicial branch鈥檚 authority, says attorney Bhavleen Sabharwal.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
鈥淣o comment鈥 is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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Partially Faulting Airline For 401(k) ESG Focus Belies ERISA
A Texas federal court's recent finding that American Airlines breached its fiduciary duty of loyalty, but not of prudence, by letting its 401(k) pursue environmental, social and governance investments, misinterprets the Employee Retirement Income Security Act's standard of care, says Jeff Mamorsky, a Cohen & Buckmann partner and ERISA drafter.
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How Design Thinking Can Help 麻豆传媒yers Find Purpose In Work
麻豆传媒yers everywhere are feeling overwhelmed amid mass government layoffs, increasing political instability and a justice system stretched to its limits 鈥 but a design-thinking framework can help attorneys navigate this uncertainty and find meaning in their work, say law professors at the University of Michigan.
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Opinion
Weight Drug Suits Highlight Need For Legal Work On Safety
The rapid ascent of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists like Ozempic has revolutionized diabetes management and weight loss 鈥 but legal wrangling over issues including off-label prescriptions, side effects and compounded versions underscores lawyers' roles in protecting patient safety, says attorney Gregg Goldfarb.
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Series
Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better 麻豆传媒yer
The parallels between the core principles required for competitive weightlifting and practicing law have helped me to excel in both endeavors, with each holding important lessons about discipline, dedication, drive and failure, says Damien Bielli at VF 麻豆传媒.
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Corp. Transparency Act's Future Under Treasury's Bessent
The Corporate Transparency Act鈥檚 ultimate fate faced uncertain terms at the end of 2024, but new U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's statements and actions so far demonstrate that he does not intend to ignore the law, though he may attempt to make modifications, say attorneys at Taylor English.
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Serta Ruling Further Narrows Equitable Mootness In 5th Circ.
The Fifth's Circuit recent Serta bankruptcy decision represents a further hardening of its view of the equitable mootness doctrine, and may set up a U.S. Supreme Court review of the doctrine in the near future, say attorneys at Cleary.
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A Look At A Possible Corporate Transparency Act Exemption
Attorneys at Kirkland offer a deep dive into the application of the Corporate Transparency Act's reporting requirements specifically to U.S.-domiciled co-issuers in typical collateralized loan obligation transactions, and consider whether such issuers may be able to assert an exemption from the CTA's reporting requirements.
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Opinion
Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice
A recent Third Circuit decision, contradicting a previous ruling about whether consumers of contaminated products have suffered an injury in fact, illustrates the deep confusion this U.S. Supreme Court standard creates among federal judges and practitioners, who deserve a simpler method of determining which cases have federal standing, says Eric Dwoskin at Dwoskin Wasdin.
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In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege
Several recent rulings illustrate the challenges in-house counsel can face when attempting to preserve attorney-client privilege, but a few best practices can help safeguard communications and effectively assert the privilege in an increasingly scrutinized corporate environment, says Daniel Garrie at 麻豆传媒 & Forensics.
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Emerging Energy Trends Reflect Shifting Political Landscape
As the Trump administration settles in, some emerging energy industry trends, like expanded support for fossil fuel production, are right off of its wish list 鈥 while others, like the popularity of Inflation Reduction Act energy tax credits, and bipartisan support for carbon capture, reflect more complex political realities, say attorneys at Greenberg Traurig.
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As EPA Backs Down, Expect Enviros To Step Up Citizen Suits
As President Donald Trump's U.S. Environmental Protection Agency draws down federal enforcement efforts, environmental groups will step into the void and file citizen suits 鈥 so companies should focus on compliance efforts, stay savvy about emerging analytical and monitoring methods, and maintain good relations with neighbors, say attorneys at Beveridge & Diamond.
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CFPB's Message To States Takes On New Weight Under Trump
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's January guidance to state enforcers has fresh significance as the Trump administration moves to freeze the bureau's work, and industry should expect states to use this series of recommendations as an enforcement road map, say attorneys at Brownstein Hyatt.
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Series
Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better 麻豆传媒yer
My collection of rare books includes several written or owned by prominent lawyers from early U.S. history, and immersing myself in their stories helps me feel a deeper connection to my legal practice and its purpose, says Douglas Brown at Manatt Health.