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Quinn Emanuel Removed From $5 Million Defamation Suit

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:13:44 EST

]]>A Texas federal magistrate judge disqualified Quinn Emanuel from representing Techtronic Industries in its defamation suit against Muddy Waters, finding a partner's prior work for the short seller was substantially related to the claims and created an appearance of impropriety.

Shipman & Goodwin Opens in Dallas, Adds 2 Ferguson Braswell Restructuring Shareholders

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:59:59 EST

]]>One of the Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta shareholders who joined Shipman & Goodwin has worked with lawyers from her new firm on restructuring matters for a number of years.

Baker Botts Taps 4 Leaders, Each With Key Roles in Energy, Infrastructure Work

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:59:59 EST

]]>Baker Botts managing partner Danny David said the firm is "organizing our leadership the way clients are investing."

Back to School, With a Healthy Serving of Legal Weirdness

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:59:59 EST

]]>The steady stream of legal craziness lawyers are exposed to these days can pass along important lessons for even the most jaded among us.

Newsmakers: Polunsky Beitel Green Adds 2 Associates

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:29:59 EST

]]>Also: Kean Miller adds associate in Houston; Thompson Coe partner elections; and more.

5 Texas Lawyers Resign Amid Pending Complaints, 2 Justices of the Peace Suspended

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:54:56 EST

]]>Texas judicial and attorney oversight bodies suspended two justices of the peace, accepted five attorney resignations in lieu of discipline, imposed multiple attorney sanctions and saw the state Supreme Court reverse a five-year lawyer suspension.

Insurance Defense Firms Tyson & Mendes, Hall Booth Smith Add New Partners in 2 States

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:58:37 EST

]]>The Atlanta- and San Diego-based firms have been among the more visible foes of "nuclear verdicts" in professional liability cases.

From Novelty to Default: Why Companies Are Choosing the Texas Business Court

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:59:59 EST

]]>Filing data, removal patterns, and publicly disclosed Texas Business Court forum-selection clauses show that parties increasingly view the Texas Business Court as a preferred forum for dispute resolution.

Texas Jury Rejects $436M Patent Claims, Prompting Bid for New Trial

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:58:04 EST

]]>A group of Asus-affiliated patent licensing companies is seeking a new trial after an Eastern District of Texas jury rejected its $436 million infringement claims against AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile and found the asserted wireless-network patent claims invalid.

Former Dallas Cowboys Athlete Accused of Owing Investors $2.5M for Unrealized Solar Farm Project

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:30:01 EST

]]>A tribe-owned entity claims Dallas Cowboys great Emmitt Smith and a business partner took what was intended as an investment in a solar farm project and used it to repay another investor.