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On September 1, 2024, a notable change occurred in the Texas legal landscape with the official launch of the new Texas Business Courts. Created through House Bill 19, which was signed into law on June 9, 2023, these 11 civil courts aim to provide a specialized venue for trials, specifically those resolving significant, complex commercial disputes. They also seek to streamline cases away from the burdened district courts.

Companies in the midst of government investigations and enforcement actions often must contend with follow-on civil litigation stemming from the same issues. Indeed, due to differing standards of proof, companies that are able to successfully ward off government enforcement actions may still find themselves mired in civil litigation that comes with even more significant discovery and exposure to financial liability.

A host of questions are arising about the intellectual property rights attached to energy transition projects because of enormous investments in the space and the cutting-edge technologies that follow.

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (“FAR Council”) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on November 14, 2022, that would create several significant compliance obligations for federal contractors.