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The Battle Over Houston (Law School) May Be Drawing To A Close

This legal battle is pretty much over.

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Houston downtownThe legal battle that began when South Texas College of Law decided to change its name to Houston College of Law, much to the chagrin of nearby University of Houston Law Center, looks to be drawing to a close. After hearing that South Texas College of Law was changing its name to something so close to its own, Houston Law Center filed suit against the school that would be Houston College of Law. Last week, Houston Law Center got a preliminary injunction issued in its favor, stopping the planned roll out of the name change in its tracks.

Now the former South Texas College of Law has decided to not go through with a trial and will re-rebrand themselves, again. As the Houston Chronicle reports:

The school’s legal team agreed during a hearing Wednesday that by Nov. 4 it would confidentially share its proposed new name – which will honor a benefactor and include the word Houston at the end. If UH officials see no conflict, the new name will begin to be implemented and that transition must finish by the year’s end, the attorneys agreed.

U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison praised the schools for moving on, calling the legal battle “honorably fought on both sides.”

And the cost of undoing the name change? South Texas College of Law says the price is $422,000 — though Houston Law Center disputes that figure. But it still works out to a pretty expensive false start.

Judge praises law schools in resolving naming dispute [Houston Chronicle]

Earlier: Preliminary Injunction Issued In The Battle Over Houston
University Of Houston Law Center Files Lawsuit Against Unranked Law School
Law School’s Name Change Sparks Ire, Potential Lawsuit
Is This Law School’s Name Change A Good Idea?

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