Trey Hebert

IP disputes lawyer; believer in litigation modeling; husband of the incredible @ChristieMHebert; proud Dad!

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@SenTomCotton Seems like it’d be easier to change the school start time than ~1 billion clocks.

[Institute for Justice @IJ]

In 2021, independent journalist Justin Pulliam was arrested while filming a police encounter.

He teamed up with IJ to file a First Amendment lawsuit in federal court.

Last week, we won!

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Wordle 1,215 1/6*

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After guessing the same starting word almost daily since before NYT bought Wordle, it finally paid off!

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@JJLibling Cool! I look forward to seeing what you and your team accomplish! Congrats!

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It’s kinda humbling to learn a new word on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.

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Is there a rule prohibiting journalists from linking to judicial decisions in their reporting? If so, I propose repealing it.

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I’m having a very nice time connecting with judges and fellow practitioners at the EDTX Bench Bar Conference. If any of you are attending, I’d love to say hi in person.

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@fairvote @RepublicShared Sounds like a good idea, except for people that want more political power than they deserve.

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What’s twitter and why do I keep hearing about it? Did something happen?

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Looks like it’s Rising Stars season in Texas. Expect to see many humbled and/or proud attorneys soon.

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@mkgrenwel @Dr_MickWilliams @aphroditeinhell @BrendanSavageNY @robertredway “Hard” mode applies different constraints, so strategy might be different. If guessing a word with many variations at a single letter is more likely to lead to “unlucky” outcomes, then maybe it’s not just bad luck. Either way, it’s a fun game!

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@irrvrntVC @milanroy At the commercial litigation funding level, nuisance lawsuits are not big enough to justify funder involvement. Funders are financially incentivized to support only meritorious cases, which we should all want resolved fairly. But I’m in the business, so I may have some bias.

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Filibuster is weird. Seems to me like the number of votes required to pass legislation should be the same or bigger than the somewhat meaningless decision to end debate and vote on the bill. Anybody know why it’s flipped?

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Specifically, deals can be structured to keep pace with inflation. Court/arbitration awards indirectly track inflation as a key component in assessing damages, and so long as the investment return rises with increased damages, LitFin can serve as a hedge against inflation.

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Litigation finance has long been popular for its uncorrelated return profile. As inflation becomes an increasingly important macro-trend, capital managers may view inflation protection as another reason to invest in LitFin.

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On the way to daycare drop off, my 3 month old son fell asleep to Aerosmith’s “Dream On”. I guess he’s learning to listen?

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Nobody thinks that anyone shouldn’t have to pay their “fair share” of taxes. That’s kinda the point of “fair” and not the helpful to the debate. Instead, pols/pundits should talk about what is fair, and why.

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@MikeontheRun79 I mean society at whatever level wants to enact it. If a federal gov wants paid parental leave, then federal gov pays. Same for state or local gov. I probably prefer state level decisions for this kind of thing, but maybe federal is appropriate too.

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Seems to me that if society agrees paid parental leave is needed (it is!), then society should foot the bill, not employers. Asking employers to pay societal priorities shifts burdens and risks in a way that could lead to underinvestment and/or inhibit employment.

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Stability of expectations is critical for investment decisions. I’d probably be in favor of a rule that says significant changes to tax/investment law may only be implemented after a lengthy (multiple years) delay. We should not be debating 2022 tax rules today.