3/27/2026 11:07:50 PM DOI Proposes Major Revisions to Offshore Financial Assurance Rules By Liz Pursley The Department of the Interior (DOI), through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), has formally proposed a sweeping update to...
3/27/2026 6:53:09 PM Strait of Hormuz Closure Sparks Declarations of Force Majeure By Brandon Winchester The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has led to the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declaring the Strait of Hormuz closed to...
3/27/2026 3:29:20 PM Fifteenth Court Flags a Bigger Jurisdictional Question: When One Qualifying Claim Brings the Whole Appeal With It By Andrew Gould Many might have missed last week's opinion by the Fifteenth Court of Appeals in Texas Department of Insurance v. Thomas, which arose from...
3/25/2026 3:05:22 PM Defining the Arbitrator’s Authority: The Texas Business Court Analyzes Arbitrability in BNSF Railway v. Level 3 Communications By Andy Hicks In BNSF Railway Co. v. Level 3 Communications, LLC, No. 25‑BC01A‑0025, 2026 WL 509825 (Tex. Bus. Ct. Feb. 24, 2026), the Texas Business...
3/24/2026 5:09:54 PM Particularized Facts and Damages at the Pleading Stage: Delaware Court of Chancery Provides Guidance By Andy Hicks In Caerus Group, LLC v. Chemicar Europe NV, the Delaware Court of Chancery (Vice Chancellor David) granted motions to dismiss in...
3/24/2026 5:06:33 PM Fifth Circuit Considers Waning Role of Administrative Agency Tribunals By Fraser Holmes In Friday's decision in Intuit, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission, the Fifth Circuit considered a question with wide-ranging implications:...
3/17/2026 3:19:58 PM Texas Supreme Court Revisits Express Negligence and Comparative Indemnity By Andrew Gould In Friday's 5-4 decision in S&B Engineers & Constructors, Ltd. v. Scallon Controls, Inc., the Supreme Court of Texas addressed an...
3/13/2026 2:32:50 PM The Supreme Court Declines to Answer AI’s Authorship Question—For Now By Jenn Cordell On March 2, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in Thaler v. Perlmutter, ending—at least for the moment—the most prominent...
3/11/2026 2:27:41 PM Supreme Court Narrows “Arm-of-the-State” Immunity for State-Created Corporations By Fraser Holmes The U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corp. clarifies when a state-created entity can claim...
3/4/2026 7:16:24 PM March Madness, Meet Motion Practice: Texas Adds a Summary Judgment Shot Clock By Andrew Gould Just in time for March Madness, Texas has put summary judgment on a shot clock.Effective March 1, 2026 (for motions filed on or after...
3/3/2026 4:01:28 PM AI, Privilege, and a First-of-Its-Kind Federal Ruling: A New Reality for Legal Teams By Jenn Cordell A recent decision from Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the Southern District of New York marks a watershed moment in the legal profession’s...
3/2/2026 5:56:56 PM The Delaware Chancery Court Remains Popular for Business Disputes By Oliwia Lukacz The Delaware Chancery Court, with over 200 years of precedent on its books, is still a top choice despite competition from other states....