In re TXU Securities Litigation, 44th Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas (2007): we successfully moved to dismiss the consolidated state court class action filed to enjoin the largest going private transaction in history.

Oppenheim Pramerica S.A.R.L. v. Encysive Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al., United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (2007): we obtained a Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal with prejudice of all claims in a 10b-5 securities fraud suit against a Houston-based pharmaceutical company, which had suffered a 50% single-day stock price decline after the FDA failed to approve its lead drug candidate.

Jag Media Holdings Inc. v. A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc., 387 F. Supp. 2d 691 (S.D. Tex. 2004) : we obtained a Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal with prejudice in a lawsuit filed against more than 100 brokerage firms and financial institutions that were accused of engaging in or facilitating naked short sales. Fulbright represented more than 30 defendants, including A.G. Edwards, Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, Edward Jones & Company, Prudential Securities, Credit Suisse First Boston, SG Cowen Securities Corporation, U.S. Bank N.A., and National Securities Corp.

Broadhead Limited Partnership v. Goldman Sachs & Co., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (pending): we represent Goldman Sachs in a purported class action lawsuit alleging that Goldman's private wealth management clients were charged undisclosed markups and markdowns on bond transactions.

Momentum Partners v. Jean, 125th Judicial District Court, Harris County, Texas (2008): we defeated a shareholder's request to enjoin Quanex Corporation's proposed $2-plus billion spinoff and merger. After a March 2008 temporary injunction hearing, the court denied plaintiff's motion for injunctive relief in its entirety.

Marron v. Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc., United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (2006): we defeated several attempts to enjoin the $1-plus billion acquisition of Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. by Armor Holdings. We obtained a Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of a federal derivative action filed by a purported S&S shareholder and later defeated a rival bidder's attempt to obtain injunctive relief in state court. The transaction successfully closed.

Group One Limited, Individually And On Behalf Of All Others Similarly Situated v. Tesoro Petroleum Corporation, Bruce Smith, William Van Kleef, James Reed, Gregory Wright and Don Heep, United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (2000): We obtained a Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of a federal securities class action filed against a leading refiner.

Frank M. Daugherty v. Hastings Entertainment, Inc., et al; In the United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division (2002): We successfully defended underwriters A.G. Edwards, Salomon Smith Barney, and Furman Selz in a class action lawsuit filed in connection with the Hastings Entertainment initial public offering. The case was settled with no payments required by Fulbright's clients.