NEW YORK – An Arizona district court has written the final chapter in a 15-year-old dispute concerning the “Web Blaster” Spider-Man role-play toy by issuing a declaratory judgment in favor of Haynes and Boone, LLP client Marvel Entertainment. >>
The Dallas Court of Appeals recently handed Haynes and Boone client AT&T a complete victory on appeal in an employment discrimination suit. >>
AUSTIN, Texas—School districts and their supporters around the country have launched a wave of lawsuits asking courts to order more spending on public education, contending they face new pressures as states cut billions of dollars of funding while adding more-rigorous educational standards. >>
Haynes and Boone’s appellate attorneys persuaded the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a $25.5 million jury award tried in Houston, but revolving around a real estate deal in New England. >>
Haynes and Boone lawyers convinced a Georgia appellate court to uphold a summary judgment granted for KMG Chemicals in a nuisance/toxic tort case brought by 150 residents in Atlanta. >>
Haynes and Boone completed a trilogy of victories on behalf of a for-profit college, defeating certification of a putative class action seeking a complete refund of all tuitiion paid by every Texas student who had enrolled in an on-line clllege operated from out-of-state. >>
The fallen hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam received on Thursday the longest-ever prison sentence for insider trading, a watershed moment in the government’s aggressive two-year campaign to root out the illegal exchange of confidential information on Wall Street. >>
For the first time since President Ronald Reagan fired striking air traffic controllers in 1981, the long, strong arm of the U.S. government is trying to shift the course of organized labor, experts say. >>
With no end in sight to questions about the environmental risks of shale gas development, many observers are beginning to wonder if the gas industry should settle for a bit more regulation if it gets opponents off their backs. >>
Securities Litigation Partner
Nick Even advises public companies to take note of the recent Matrixx decision, highlighting the court’s findings of a "compelling inference that Matrixx withheld disclosure of the adverse event reports not because they were meaningless, but because of their likely effect on the company’s stock." >>
DALLAS - Three Haynes and Boone, LLP trial victories have ranked in the top half of
The National Law Journal’s VerdictSearch list of the Top 100 Verdicts of 2010. >>
The
Haynes and Boone Securities Litigation Year in Review 2011 outlines Supreme Court decisions and rulings from Circuit and District Courts that affect securities class action cases, including class certification issues. >>
In 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant opinion that should narrow the scope of general jurisdiction for corporations. >>
At the Texas Supreme Court, 2011 will be remembered as the year the Court conquered its backlog. >>
On December 23, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that it would postpone its requirement that employers post a notice informing employees of their federal labor law rights until April 30, 2012. >>
On Monday December 19, 2011, the Department of Justice announced year-end results for False Claims Act (“FCA”) cases in fiscal year 2011. The results demonstrate a dramatic increase in FCA cases brought by the government and private whistleblowers. >>