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$4.3M Verdict Gone as High Court Rejects Long-Standing Exception

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:32:31 EST

]]>The Texas Supreme Court ruled that independent contractors injured by open and obvious jobsite hazards cannot sue property owners or general contractors under the necessary use exception, wiping out a $4.3 million verdict for a roofer who fell from an unguarded edge.

AI and Privilege: What Texas Litigators Need to Know

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:21:18 EST

]]>'Warner,' 'Morgan' and 'Tate' have each protected non-lawyer AI work product rather than ordered its production, with 'Heppner' the lone outlier. The critical question for Texas practitioners is no longer whether courts will address AI and privilege, but how the competing federal approaches will play out in Texas courts now that the Texas Business...

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Newsmakers: ONDA Elevates 3 to Partner

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:59:59 EST

]]>Also: Womble adds partner in Houston.

Cash App Parent Block to Pay $45M to States Over Fraud, Deceptive Safety Claims

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:06:23 EST

]]>Block Inc., the parent company of Cash App, will pay $45 million to 46 states and honor a $75 million to $120 million consumer redress obligation to settle allegations that it misled users about the payment app's safety and failed to protect them from fraud.

2 Texas Judges Suspended

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:10:57 EST

]]>The State Commission on Judicial Conduct announced two suspensions against to two Texas Justices of the Peace.

$393M Texas Judgment Awarded in Landmark Uri Gas-Pricing Trial

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:56:00 EST

]]>CPS Energy owes Yetter Coleman's client—Energy Transfer—$393 million after a judge rejected CPS' storm price-gouging defense and enforced the parties' gas contracts in full.

Baker Botts Secures $213M Trade Secrets Win for CSC as Supreme Court Rejects Tata Appeal

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:33:19 EST

]]>The U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to hear Tata Consultancy Services' appeal concludes a seven-year trade secrets dispute, upholding a judgment of over $213 million for Computer Sciences Corp. Texas federal courts found Tata willfully and maliciously misappropriated CSC's insurance software trade secrets to secure a $2.6 billion Transamerica...

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Blaming It on the Bear

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 23:59:59 EST

]]>Of course, I grew out of my childhood attempts to “blame it on the bear. But I recently learned that some people out there never grew out of that childish phase.

Partner Pay Clawbacks Are on the Rise in Big Law

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:26:08 EST

]]>Firms are increasingly asking partners to repay multi-million-dollar sums as they depart for competitors, a policy some argue is legally unenforceable.

In Full Swing: The Texas Business Court's Second Year Brings AI Scrutiny, Docket Equalization, and First Jury Trials

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:59:59 EST

]]>As the Texas Business Court enters the final quarter of its second year, the Court continues to demonstrate a strong commitment to efficiency, doctrinal clarity, and statewide accessibility.