November 15, 2023
National Oilwell Varco, L.P. v. Auto-Dril, Inc.
B&L successfully avoid an abatement of this lawsuit on behalf of its client NOV. Defendant Auto-Dril moved to stay the case that had been pending pending for more than 8 years in favor of Auto-Dril’s recently filed (July 3, 2023) fraud case in Harris County, Texas lawsuit. Following an aggressive hearing, U.S. District Court Robert W. Schroeder III denied Auto-Dril’s motion to stay and entered NOV’s proposed schedule for rapidly resolving this lawsuit.
See Civil Action No. 5:15-cv-00027-RWS, In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Texarkana Division (ECF No. 353).