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Flour Bluff ISD authorizes contingent-fee legal agreement to pursue youth social media litigation
Summary
The Board adopted a resolution and approved a contingent-fee legal-services agreement with three law firms to represent the district in youth social media and related litigation and authorized submitting required findings to the Texas Attorney General for expedited review.
The Board adopted a resolution and approved entering into a contingent-fee legal services agreement with Thompson & Horton, LLP; Eiland & Bonnin, PC; and O'Hanlon, Demerath & Castillo, PC to represent Flour Bluff ISD in multi-district litigation involving youth social media usage. "A motion was made by Mr. Hooper, seconded by Mr. Gerlach, that the Board of Trustees adopt a resolution approving the contingent fee legal services contract... and the motion carried 6-0," the minutes record.
The Board also approved the contingent-fee legal services agreement itself and directed staff to submit the required findings under Texas Government Code 2254, Subchapter C, to the Texas Attorney General for expedited review. The minutes list closed-session authorities and note consultation with counsel on the youth social media litigation among the items considered in closed session; the minutes state that all final votes and actions were taken in open session.
