Texas courts have recently provided guidance on what constitutes improper jury argument, focusing specifically on unsubstantiated anchoring. Trial counsel routinely use strategies to enhance the persuasiveness of their…
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/ Civil Procedure
On 27 August 2024, a Swiss commodity trader entered into a settlement agreement for $48 million with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) in relation to alleged market manipulation charges. This case, rooted in…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Non-Compete Rule, which was scheduled to become effective on September 4, 2024, was set aside last month by US District Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas in Ryan LLC v. FTC,…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
The current roster of players in the Permian Basin stands in stark contrast to what it was at the peak of the shale revolution. During the last year and a half alone, the basin has seen a consolidation trend accelerate,…
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/ Business Organizations, Energy & Utilities, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The Texas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act (CUBI) aims to prevent the commercial collection of an individual’s biometric identifiers without their consent. CUBI has been around since 2009, but it has been making…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Consumer Protection, Privacy
In its never-ending war on corporate fraud, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has just commissioned a private army to fight as never before. On August 1, the DOJ launched a three-year program to provide financial rewards to…
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/ Business Organizations, Criminal Law
The murky world of artificial intelligence-enabled inventions requires illumination. Did the USPTO’s recent guidance provide this much-needed illumination, or merely leave a trail of breadcrumbs? Some say the guidance is simply…
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/ Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
California currently deploys almost 35 GW of renewable energy but expects another 148 GW of renewables will be needed to meet the state’s overarching 2045 clean energy goals. To fill this gap, California expects offshore wind to…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On 15 July 2024, 10 days into the UK Labour Government, the North Sea Transition Authority (“NSTA”, formerly known as the Oil and Gas Authority) announced that its Directorate of Regulation is opening an investigation into…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
After a large storm, companies and other large organizations often face significant property damage, power outages, physical access issues, and resulting business interruption losses. A key step in recovering from a hurricane…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Insurance
On May 10, 2024, Romy Andrianarisoa, former Chief of Staff to the President of Madagascar, was convicted for soliciting bribes from Gemfields Group Ltd (Gemfields), a UK-based mining company specializing in rubies and emeralds…
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/ Business Organizations, Business Torts, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade
In a term filled with important and bitterly divided decisions, the US Supreme Court’s decision in Snyder v. United States last week may be the sleeper pick for most controversial. Various media publications have characterized…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law
Today, July 1, 2024, Texas joins seven other states that have active consumer data privacy regulations as the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA) goes into effect..…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
The United States Supreme Court struck another major blow to the Securities Exchange Commission’s enforcement arsenal, finding that its oft-used practice of imposing monetary penalties in its in-house administrative proceedings…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Energy & Utilities, Securities Law
“How clear is clear?” asked Justice Antonin Scalia, famously. On Friday, the Supreme Court made absolutely clear that Chevron is dead. Judicial deference to agency interpretations of statutory ambiguities is no longer the law of…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law
