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Ben A. Barnes

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Ben Barnes is Dowd Bennett’s Dallas Managing Partner and…

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Texas Business Court Decision – February 24, 2026

No. 25-BC01A-0025  BNSF Railway Company v. Level 3 Communications, LLC (Div. 1, Judge Bouressa) 25-bc01a-0025-bnsf-railway-v-level-3-communications-2026-tex-bus-8.pdf Motion to Confirm Arbitration Award. In 1998, BNSF and Level 3 signed a right-of-way agreement to permit Level 3 to install fiber…

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Companies facing complex, high-profile employment disputes have a lot on the line. In addition to financial exposure, a business…

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