Texas is one of several states to reconsider the American Bar Association's role in accrediting law schools in the state.

“We're pleased the jury saw through efforts by the defendants to shift the blame and downplay our client's damages," John Morgan and William Lewis of Morgan & Morgan said in an emailed statement.

Vice Chancellor Lori W. Will appointed Icahn Enterprises and Handelsbanken Fonder AB co-lead plaintiffs, stating the institutions' significantly larger economic stake in the outcome of the case compared to that of a retail investor gave them a greater incentive to litigate toward the best possible outcome for all shareholders who become class members in the case.

Plaintiffs attorney Anthony DiPietro accused Wigdor Law partner David Gottlieb of "inducing" a client to terminate DiPietro and retain Gottlieb to negotiate her own settlement with Columbia University over sexual misconduct by an obstetrician-gynecologist. Gottlieb then accused DiPietro of misconduct.