Headwater Research LLC v. Verizon Communications Inc. et al, No. 2:23-cv-00352 (E.D. Tex. July 11, 2025)

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Before the Court is the Motion to Disqualify Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr, filed by Plaintiff Headwater Research LLC. Dkt. No. 385. For the reasons discussed below, the Motion is GRANTED. The Fifth Circuit is “sensitive to preventing conflicts of interest” and applies ethical standards rigorously in motions to disqualify. In re Am. Airlines, Inc., 972 F.2d 605, 611 (5 th Cir. 1992). Motions to disqualify are determined under federal law. In re Dresser Indus., Inc., 972 F.2d 540, 543 (5th Cir. 1992).