Minority business shut out of airport contract, Barnett Shale proceeds, lawsuit says

DALLAS — Attorneys from the law firms of Sayles Werbner, PC, and Provost Umphrey, L.L.P., are announcing a lawsuit filed in Texas state district court on behalf of Dallas-based ICC Energy Corp. against Oklahoma City-based energy giant Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) claiming that Chesapeake reneged on a commitment to partner with ICC Energy on the marketing of gas from the Barnett Shale at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

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DALLAS – Accomplished trial lawyer Mark Werbner, co-founder of the Dallas law firm Sayles Werbner, has been named as a finalist in the 2008 Texas Bar Journal Short Story Fiction Writing Contest.

DALLAS – Veteran trial attorneys Richard Sayles and Mark Werbner, founders of the Dallas trial law firm Sayles Werbner, each have earned a spot on D Magazine’s 2008 “The Best Lawyers in Dallas” list.

DALLAS – The Dallas-based trial firm of Sayles Werbner, PC, is announcing that experienced trial attorney Stefani Carter has joined the firm as a litigator.  The addition of Ms. Carter is the latest step in Sayles Werbner’s ongoing mission to attract top-tier courtroom lawyers for clients’ important courtroom matters.

MARSHALL, Texas – eTool Development, Inc. and eTool Patent Holdings Corp. announce that on May 9, 2008, the companies filed an action for patent infringement against National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: NSM), in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division.

Panel focusing on practice in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

HOUSTON – Noted trial lawyer Richard A. “Dick” Sayles of the Dallas-based trial firm of Sayles Werbner, PC, will be among the faculty members delivering presentations during the upcoming American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) spring meeting in Houston on May 14, 2008.

DALLAS – Mark Werbner, co-founder of the Dallas trial law firm Sayles Werbner, has earned his second selection among Texas Lawyer newspaper’s listing of the state’s top attorneys.

DALLAS - Litigation attorney Eve L. Henson, a shareholder in the Dallas law firm Sayles Werbner, recently was featured as a panelist at the American Bar Association’s “Women in Products Liability” conference held in New Orleans.

DALLAS - Richard A. Sayles and Mark S. Werbner, founders and name partners of the Dallas law firm Sayles Werbner, have earned spots on the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America.

Lawdragon publishes guides to the country’s top lawyers and provides an online rating service for attorneys. To compile the Leading Lawyers in America, the publication utilized online balloting and independent research involving interviews with thousands of lawyers nationwide. The list will be featured in the Fall 2007 issue, available in October. The complete list can be found at http://www.lawdragon.com/.

DALLAS – Richard A. Sayles and Mark S. Werbner, name partners and co-founders of the Dallas litigation firm Sayles Werbner, again have earned selections among “The Best Lawyers in America.”

Only 21 attorneys in history twice selected to prestigious list

DALLAS - For the second time, Mark Werbner, co-founder of the Dallas law firm Sayles Werbner, has been recognized as one of the top litigators in the country in The National Law Journal’s prestigious “Winning” special section.

DALLAS – Attorney Mark Werbner of Dallas’ Sayles Werbner has earned a spot among the Dallas Business Journal’s “The Defenders” listing of Dallas’ elite defense attorneys.

DALLAS – The Dallas law firm Sayles Werbner is recognized among the country’s top litigation firms in the prestigious 2007 Guide to Go-To Law Firms.

DALLAS – Richard Sayles and Mark Werbner, founders of the Dallas-based law firm Sayles Werbner, have both earned spots on the prestigious 2007 listing of The Best Lawyers in America.

DALLAS -- Richard Sayles and Mark Werbner, founders of the Dallas-based law firm Sayles Werbner, are recognized in the May issue of D Magazine as among The 2007 Best Lawyers in Dallas.

(Dallas, Texas) – Lawyers from Dallas’ Sayles Werbner, including name partner Mark Werbner, obtained a $73.5 million verdict against Sears Roebuck and Company on February 2, 2007 in a lawsuit arising out of the improper redemption of Sears’ corporate bonds. Eleven plaintiffs, including several large insurance companies and pension funds, had lost millions when Sears redeemed 1991 corporate bonds in violation of the terms of the bond indentures.

Conference Session Highlights Intricacies of Patent Litigation in Texas’ Eastern District

DALLAS ---- Sayles Werbner name partner Richard Sayles, together with Judge T. John Ward of the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, addressed a select group of attorneys on intellectual property litigation during an educational session at the Association of Corporate Patent Counsel’s winter meeting. The organization is comprised of chief intellectual property counsels of businesses operating worldwide and promotes education in the areas of intellectual property and patent litigation.

TXI, truck driver face civil damages action in HWY 183 crash that claimed woman’s life

DALLAS – Attorneys from the Dallas trial firm of Sayles Werbner, PC, are announcing the filing of a civil lawsuit against Dallas-based Texas Industries Inc. (NYSE: TXI) following a deadly freeway crash that killed a local real estate agent and seriously injured her five-year-old daughter. The lawsuit, Gamez v. Texas Industries Inc., et al., No. 08-04820, is filed in Judge Carl Ginsberg’s 193rd District Court in Dallas.

DALLAS – Mark Werbner, name partner and co-founder of the Dallas litigation firm Sayles Werbner PC, is recognized among the city’s top corporate litigators in a feature article appearing in the May issue of D CEO magazine.

DALLAS - Richard A. Sayles and Mark S. Werbner, founders of the Dallas-based law firm of Sayles Werbner, have earned spots on the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in America listing.

Firm co-founder profiled in cover story on lawsuit against Arab Bank

DALLAS – Once again, four partners from Dallas’ Sayles Werbner have earned selections as Texas Super Lawyers. Named to the prestigious 2006 list are Richard Sayles, Mark Werbner, John Conway and Eric Pearson.

(Dallas) Richard A. Sayles of the Dallas-based law firm of Sayles Werbner has been recognized as one of the top 500 attorneys in America by Lawdragon, a national magazine and online rating service for the legal community. The Lawdragon methodology combines verified online balloting and independent research involving interviews with thousands of lawyers nationwide.

Mark Werbner Adds Expertise as On-Set Guest in New York Studio

DALLAS – Attorney Mark Werbner of Sayles Werbner in Dallas is just back from New York where he was an in-studio guest of Court TV, the national legal television network. His appearance coincided with the network’s coverage of a trial in which Mr. Werbner represented young people injured in a 2002 bus accident near Terrell, Texas.

Name Partners Among State’s Top 10 Attorneys

DALLAS - Attorneys across Texas have singled out four Sayles Werbner partners - Richard Sayles, Mark Werbner, John Conway, and Eric Pearson - as Texas Super Lawyers.

(Dallas) - Attorneys for Reagan Lancaster, the former executive vice president of worldwide sales for Dallas-based i2 Technologies Inc., say the Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent allegations against Mr. Lancaster are false, and that he will contest the agency’s claims in court.

Profits generated by popular product line subject of federal lawsuit

CHICAGO – “The Secret,” a motivational movie and book based on the “Law of Attraction,” has spawned a worldwide phenomenon of DVD and book sales. Now, “The Secret” has prompted a lawsuit from the film’s co-creator, Drew Heriot, who says he was denied profits from sales and is entitled to compensation.

DALLAS – The Dallas-based trial firm of Sayles Werbner, PC, is announcing the addition of accomplished trial attorney Darren P. Nicholson, who brings extensive experience in both criminal and commercial litigation.

Rare Dual Specialties Work in Clients’ Favor

(Dallas) In an increasingly specialized world, it’s rare to come across a lawyer who can claim expertise in two seemingly disparate areas of the law. Mark Werbner is one of those lawyers.

(DALLAS) – Litigator Mark Werbner, name partner and founder of the firm Sayles Werbner, has been named a Best Lawyer in Dallas by D Magazine.

Parents Say Faulty Bridge Design, TxDOT Detour Led to Deaths

(Corsicana, Texas) – The mother and father of two children who drowned last May when their car was swept away by floodwaters, say the City of Corsicana and the Texas Department of Transportation are responsible for the children’s deaths. The parents, Patrick Stewart of Corsicana and Sentria Whitfield of Dallas, filed suit today in Navarro County, alleging the city and TxDOT knew of the dangerous flood conditions that killed 2-1/2 year old Patrick and 13-month old Brooke Stewart, but failed to prevent the deaths.